If you to read my Linkedin page, you would find out a lot more about me, but why do that.
Dr Philip R. Oldfield having worked in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry for over 35 years, has now recently retired.
He is currently involved with a number of different charities, and went to Peru on humanitarian trips with the Pure Art Foundation working in the Manantay slums of Pucallpa. Empowering people to get out of the poverty trap, by providing good housing, food and water, medical care, and education.
The most important lesson in life I learnt as a child.
When I was little, I was very ill, almost died when I was born, which left me with a chronic lung disorder . The only thing that seemed to help was a nice mug of hot tea, which I would make for myself. On one occasion, I actually found myself cursing a God I did not believe in, or even knew existed, and wanted to be put out of my misery because I was in so much pain. I then turned round only to see my dad; and as soon as I stared at him, he just burst into tears.
In the years that followed I noticed that he took an interest in what I was doing in my spare time. I was very interested in electronics (I was working on a few projects), and an avid science fiction fan. My dad then started to bring in radios, televisions, tape recorders, and record players for me to repair. Some of them I could keep for myself. Others, once they were repaired would go back to their owners, his friends from the local pub. They would pay my dad, and I would get a percentage.
The key to it all was this, he did not do everything for me, but gave me the support and resources to be successful on my own, leading to a positive self-esteem, and the rewards for my efforts was all part and parcel of it. More importantly, I realised that although I couldn’t control events that happened in my life, I did have the choice to decide how to respond to them. Realising that, was a real game changer for me. Ultimately, our destiny is determined through the choices we make. The other game changer for me was being grateful for my lot in life, I thoroughly recomend it.
A wise man once said: “If you really want to be successful in this world, then choose to be a good human being. There’s a lot of demand out there, and very little competition.”
Or to put it another way, work hard and be kind .
