Letter To My Younger Self with Anya Hindmarch CBE accessories designer, sustainability campaigner and bestselling author

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

What would you say to your 21 year old self? What advice and wisdom would you share?

In this micro episode, we hear from Anya Hindmarch CBE, accessories designer, design and arts advocate, sustainability campaigner and Sunday Times bestselling author.

as she gives us a glimpse into the world through her eyes with an intimate letter written to her younger self.

With an unique ability to make the ordinary, extraordinary, Anya’s letter is a love note to self, one that encourages and supports, advises and guides.

This is your micro shot of inspiration and an episode that brings to life the transformative power of a simple letter.

Transcript

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0:00.0	do things. You will never know at the outset what they lead to, but looking back it will be that one
0:04.9	thing that you nearly didn't do that led to everything.
0:11.6	Hello, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Letters to My Younger Self, a beloved part of conversations
0:19.8	of inspiration.
0:21.4	I wanted to bring you poignant moments from the many years of recording this
0:25.6	podcast which has changed my life, drawing on the gracious vulnerability of my guests where we can absorb what I believe are some of life's biggest learnings.
0:37.0	This micro podcast is brought to you by Royal Mail, a business who understands the power of a simple letter.
0:47.0	Today I'm excited to step back into the world of Anya Heinmarsh, CBE, a complete creative visionary. If you follow me, you'll know I'm a big fan, the
0:58.1	Queen of Brands and a woman for whom I absolutely adore. And in this micro episode you will hear the advice that 32 years
1:07.1	later Anya shares with her 21-year-old self in a letter that is so beautiful and soulful and one that is absolutely
1:16.7	full of timeless wisdom. I think you'll find yourself nodding along to everything she says just like I've been.
1:25.2	Dear me, firstly, happy birthday. I'm going to start by saying well done for being nice.
1:30.9	I watched you at dinner the other night and saw you make sure that your grandmother wasn't stranded and that your cousin was included in the conversation.
1:38.0	There's a lot of pressure at your age to be cool, but what is really cool is to be kind and don't forget to be kind to yourself too.
1:46.8	So this next stage is important and really exciting, the end of education and the start of real life.
1:53.0	Education and everything up to this point has only been the warm-up act for real life.
1:58.0	The years between now and 53 go really quickly.
2:02.0	I can tell you that because I'm 53 now. These years though are the most exciting
2:06.4	ones and the ones where you will make the difference. My advice is never be ordinary. Be very focused from now on on success. Do be focused on making money,
2:17.1	sorry to say, as that makes you safe but more importantly gives you freedom and allows you to help others.
2:23.0	But do start everything from passion,
2:26.0	because that is what gives you success.
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