A Maverick Student - Why doing it "your way" matters to your happiness, success and career‪.‬ What makes a Maverick ?

Many of us don't feel school was for us. I worked hard there, learnt how to study, got a couple of "A " levels, largely thanks to being in a top class with very bright, academic classmates, and i was determined and conscientious.. This episode covers what i did learn at school that helped me in later life, what working from  the age of 13 taught me and how when i went off to Polytechnic, a long way from home,  my life changed, for many reasons. No matter what, i stayed true to myself, who i was and who i believed i could be. It didn't hurt that i was criticized at school, along with  my other sisters,  for being "disruptive" and "chatty" - two of the key skills that leaders need in the  2020s.  10 years after leaving school i lead a team buying hundreds of millions per annum for one of the UKs dominant retailers. How? By being a curious Maverick thinker with a huge thirst for learning.