Letter To My Younger Self with Julie Deane CBE, founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

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

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🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this micro episode, Julie Deane CBE, the remarkable founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company shares her wisdom and reflections of an extraordinary journey in a letter to her younger self.

Julie’s letter is one from the heart and one that reminds each of us of the power of embracing our individuality and how by having the courage to go against the grain and trust in our own instincts we will always be one step closer to our dreams.

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	Don't worry about not following the crowd. Don't worry about feeling that you don't care about things other people do seem to.
0:06.8	Just know what you do care about and know what makes you happy. Hello, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to letters to my younger self, a beloved part of conversations of inspiration. I wanted to bring you
0:25.4	poignant moments from the many years of recording this podcast which has
0:30.0	changed my life, drawing on the gracious vulnerability of my guests
0:35.0	where we can absorb what I believe are some of life's biggest learnings.
0:40.0	This micro podcast is brought to you by Royal Mail, a business who understands the power of a simple letter.
0:50.0	Welcome. Well, I'm very happy to be speaking to you today and especially as we will be hearing from the extraordinary woman and the remarkable founder of the Cambridge Satchel Company, Julie Dean.
1:03.2	She was my first ever guest on conversations of inspiration,
1:06.7	and I have to say, it's a conversation I have never, ever forgotten,
1:11.6	and her words of wisdom have resonated with me for so many years now.
1:17.0	Julie's journey is such a powerful one and I think it speaks volumes to women everywhere, especially those of us daring to pursue a dream
1:26.7	and transform our lives by doing what we love.
1:32.1	Dear Julie, I'm writing this letter by hand because technology is about to take over.
1:38.0	Your phone will do everything.
1:41.0	Email will try to rule your life and I need to tell you to not fall for
1:47.0	it. Creativity will make you stand out. When others send email you must remember that less is more, send cards, write letters
1:56.7	and know that friends are people that you are actually friends with. This doesn't make sense to you right now, but it will.
2:06.0	Enjoy this time before mobile phone madness hits. Celebrate everything. You will have much to celebrate, but you will feel there's no time.
2:15.6	You will have the chance to do incredible things, but just do them.
2:20.8	Don't worry about not following the crowd.
2:23.0	Don't worry about feeling that you don't care about things other people do seem to.
2:28.0	Just know what you do care about and know what makes you happy. Your life will have chapters. Enjoy every one of them and make
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