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This is a global original podcast. Paul McKenna's positivity podcast.

Hello, this is Paul McKenna, and welcome to the positivity podcast.

My objective is to interview the most interesting people in the world,

and in the next 30 minutes, get insights and even discover how it is that they do what they do,

what makes them unique and fascinating, their success

mindset, and certainly what keeps them positive.

My guest today is a writer, broadcaster and TV icon, known for presenting the BBC

show That's Life for 21 years, amongst many others.

She founded the charity's child line,

promoting child protection, and the silver line, designed to combat loneliness in older people's

lives. She's just received the Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. I'm talking today

with Dame Esther Ranssen. You should care about the opinion of people you respect,

but do not care about the people who just throw manure at you.

My mother used to say to me, it'll be better tomorrow, and it always was.

Never be frightened of failure, because the only way we ever learn is from mistakes.

My daughter's pointed out to me that if someone says no to me, it becomes a challenge. When I was made a dame, I was allowed a motto and I tried to find a way of translating into Latin. If you can't get over it, get around it.

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