Can you define your dream job in 60 seconds?

One of the most powerful memories of my life dates back to an evening in the Summer of 2010, when I was watching my hero at the time, James Caan on Dragons’ Den. I had almost reached breaking point. I was going through a divorce,  unhappy in my job, and earning considerably less than my financial worth. 

During the show, I suddenly experienced a rare and inexplicable moment when something inside me just shifted and I decided that I was going to find a way to work with James.

Within 4 weeks of making that decision, I met someone connected to him.

Within 2 weeks of meeting that connection, I was introduced to his HR Director.

Within 1 day of meeting his HR Director, I was introduced to James. 

Within 5 days of meeting James, I was offered my dream job.

My lesson: When you can define exactly what you want, anything is possible.  

Many of us go through life, on autopilot and just accept where we are and what we have. We then complain we are unhappy despite us having consciously chosen the pathway we are on in the first place. 

I was one of those people until the 18th November 2006, when my son Eshan was born with a severe disability. My destiny changed within a matter of minutes, and that was when I realised that time and money wait for no-one. 

So, I finally set up my own business:  www.Kaleidoscope.Group a company that supports people with disabilities to find their dream jobs or start their own businesses. Over 12 years, I personally met over 2,100+ individuals from 29 countries, spanning 65+ disabilities and discovered so many were remarkably talented and very capable. 

However, they were not getting the opportunities they deserved because society was inadvertently making assumptions about what they could achieve. This meant that many of them lost the essence of who they were or what they wanted, in order to assimilate. 

This programme was originally created with them in mind but has since evolved into supporting anyone who wants to rediscover their value, rebuild their confidence and redefine their future.