Meet Lyndsay.

Lyndsay has the most amazing, inspirational story that everyone needs to know about.

After surgery Lyndsay required an amputation and her openess to opportunity increased. Lyndsay said YES.

Do you know anyone who has:

• taken part in the closing ceremony for the paralympics
• had an acting career as a one legged stripper taken place in emergency training exercise which required fake blood
• lived in France started a hugely successful business where the measurement of success is prioritised at the customer experience
• learnt to sit ski been on dragons den - and 1000s other things

We are now accountability sisters - for when we write our books. There I have said it out loud now Lyndsay so get writing them notes! Please share Lyndsays story far and wide for anyone you know who works in healthcare who may know someone who or an individual who uses walking sticks. I have stopped making sense now as I am enjoying listening to Lyndsay too much - make a brew and enjoy. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Timestamps

[00:28] Lyndsay Watterson’s background information

[01:04] The state of Lyndsay’s business now [

04:59] The feedback that Lyndsay gets from the customers on the products [11:12] The transformation from making sticks to commercialising them [15:09] The life of Lyndsay before the business [21:19] The hairdressing career [24:50] Tips to bounce back from a downfall in both life and business [31:07] Lyndsay’s biggest lesson from the business [33:56] How Lyndsay comes up with the design ideas [40:12] What Lyndsay would love people to tell her about the disability [46:50] The power of compliments to people’s lives [50:17] Does Lyndsay experience pain? [53:39] How Lyndsay gets her motivation to carry on despite the pain and the misery [56:17] The Dragon’s Den challenge [01:04:21] The best way to ask for help from someone in a crowd [01:08:43] The experience in France

Notable quotes:

● “Walking sticks make people feel empowered, special and sexy. They make people feel more confident.”

● “Allowing the feelings to manifest really helps in bouncing back from a downfall.”

● “The Instagram lifestyle is not real. People have real hunger for something real.”

● “Most people don’t even try because they are afraid of failure. However, the only way to succeed is to put yourself out there and try new things.”

● “Sometimes people are scared to ask people with disabilities if they want help. But when is it wrong to ask people if they need a hand?”

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