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<\/figure>People fear public speaking more than people fear death. But that’s not why I’ve always been reluctant to say ‘Yes<\/strong>‘ when someone asks me to speak on their stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No, the reason I usually say ‘No<\/strong>‘ is because my delicate English sensibilities mean that I don’t like standing up and saying:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n ‘Hey, look at me, aren’t I great?!’<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because I’m not great, I’m just an ordinary person, who’s picked up a few tricks along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However I do like sharing those tricks<\/strong> with people, sharing my knowledge and helping other people achieve what I have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even more, I like helping people avoid the mistakes I’ve made. We all make mistakes and as you’ve no doubt guessed from the title of this post, I made whopper! <\/p>\n\n\n\n So when my good friend Tom Dylan from the Cuppa Coffee Property networking meet at the Lowry Shopping Centre in Manchester asked me to do a talk for him, I unusually said ‘Yes’ and chose the topic of how I lost \u00a31\/2M following what 95% of people would I think agree was good financial advice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n