Tim Matcham Garden Design

There are a number of people who inspire me. Usually for different reasons – but I’m going to start by mentioning someone that I met late last year. The gentleman in question is Geoff Holt. Geoff famously circumnavigated Great Britain in 2007 and I was privileged enough to get to see him talk about his ‘Personal Everest’ at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club. OK plenty of people have sailed round Britain over the years but not single handed and not quadriplegics.

I have just completed reading his book ‘Walking on Water’ and it is a very candid take on life before and after an accident which left him paralysed, in a wheelchair and in need of constant care for even the most basic of human functions that the rest of the world take for granted.

He signed my copy of the book, ‘To Tim. No Excuses! Geoff Holt

The book has had me rolling with laughter at his antics but also set my thoughts going. Geoff achieved his Personal Everest (well at least the first one! I suspect there are more in the pipeline!) despite his ‘disability’ because he believed he could do it. He also persuaded others that he could do it. His support team including his amazing wife Elaine and son Tim put their life on hold to see the dream become reality.

The quality of the writing had believe I was part of the team, that I was the one in the Challenger sailing dinghy experiencing the terror and excitement of this extraordinary trip. I punched the air when he crossed the finished line!

So many of us drift through life with no goals or ambitions. If we set ourselves goals it is not our bodies that will prevent us achieving them it is our minds and our determination that will see us succeed.

Geoff I salute you, sincere thanks.

Thank you

Tim

ps Geoff has alerted me to the fact there is another project in the pipeline – watch this space!

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