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Event Spotlight - Neil Francis

Event Spotlight - Neil Francis

Seven years ago Neil Francis was enjoying a high flying business career, and then suddenly on the 18th October 2006, while on holiday with his family everything changed – Neil had a stroke. Changing Course tells Neil’s story of starting again and shares ideas and inspiration about changing direction in life..

For more than a decade Neil Francis was as a successful CEO. He grew his internet company from scratch, worked with some of the world’s top businesses delivering fantastic results, and led the way in his industry. Then, at the age of 41, Neil’s world collapsed. Out of the blue, a stroke brought his business career to a shuddering halt.

But Neil wasn’t beaten. To aid his recovery, he took a job as a caddie at one of Scotland’s top golf courses. And from this most unlikely of scenarios, he found remarkable insights and wisdom that, coupled with his vast business experience, will provide a sure foundation and rich support for anyone who is looking – or is forced – to change course in their life.

In this intriguing book, Neil masterfully weaves together his insights on adapting to a new direction in life, distilled from conversations with some of the highly successful individuals for whom he caddied. To anyone changing course, or starting again, with the ambition of truly enjoying what they do in every area of their life going forward, Neil delivers a gem of a route map – perceptive, enjoyable, challenging, readable and, above all, inspiring.

Read the Scotsman's article on Neil

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Reviews –

‘It's impossible not to be inspired by Neil. He's living proof that there is no such thing as one career path for every person. He's proof that a health scare needn't make you afraid for the rest of your life’. - Bunkered Magazine

‘It's an honest portrayal of his love of wearing the badge of a CEO and how it fuelled his ego - and how he has come to terms with a new and very different way of life. Often the word 'inspirational' is over-used, but Neil's book is well worth reading - and makes us all grateful for our own pleasures’.Business Quarter Magazine

‘While his own change of course would never have happened without the stroke, the book is aimed at anyone facing a major life-shift, or considering one because they're unhappy with the course they're currently on.’- The Newcastle Journal

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