I was a competitive soccer player in my early adult years which helped me develop physical strength and stamina along with mental focus and toughness. However, these traits would be significantly challenged throughout my adult life starting with an injury and other life circumstances which led me to cut my soccer aspirations short.

I turned to the corporate world, applying the same psychological skills and camaraderie I learnt on the sporting field and over the following 15 years I rose through the ranks into key management positions. The higher I rose, the more stressful work became and with other complications arising in life I didn’t know how to process it all. I turned to alcohol and substance abuse to help me cope. My life continued to spiral out of control culminating in an adverse event.

In the years that followed, I felt my mental and physical health deteriorate to a point where I was faced with a choice: either continue on the same path of self-destruction, or turn my life around. I chose to face my fears and self-doubt and started on a transformational journey with personal development, exercise and healthy eating at its forefront.