Letter To My Younger Self with Rio Ferdinand, Sportsman, Broadcaster and Campaigner

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

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

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

As a legendary footballer and a man who has navigated some of life’s toughest challenges, you might also know that Rio Ferdinand is also a man who isn't afraid to be vulnerable.

In this micro episode, you will hear the letter that Rio wrote to his younger self, a letter that speaks about the road he has travelled, from the council estate on which he grew up to the heady heights of success and his journey with grief.

It is also a letter that speaks to his resilience, compassion and belief in others.

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	Get over yourself. Trust your gut and learn from your journey. Trust, trust, and never, never give up.
0:07.6	Show up, always and be your best. rest.
0:20.0	Hello, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to letters to my younger self, a beloved part of conversations of inspiration.
0:23.6	I wanted to bring you poignant moments from the many years of recording this
0:28.0	podcast which has changed my life,
0:31.6	drawing on the gracious vulnerability of my guests where we my life's
0:35.0	drawing on the gracious vulnerability of my guests 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.
0:48.0	I must admit I was a little nervous to speak with Rio at first. This was Rio Ferdinand a legendary footballer, a face so recognizable to us all and a man on a mission
1:00.9	on a mission to reimagine the social media world that we live in.
1:05.6	But I needn't have worried because of course goodness me from the moment we started talking.
1:11.6	He was just so humble and honest and inspiring. Rio's
1:16.8	known such huge success but he's also felt the darkest days consume him. He has experienced grief, the acute pain that he found
1:26.2	himself navigating, not only his own, but also that of his children. He's known life's
1:32.2	greatest highs in public and the greatest lows in private.
1:36.3	So the fact that this letter was written with such poignancy, with such heart and soul, and ultimately such a big vision perhaps should come as no surprise.
1:48.0	It's difficult for me to write this letter to myself because to the outside world it must look like success has always been at my
1:56.2	feet but the honest me looks at my feet and see something very different it sees a journey
2:06.0	they were brave enough to be wrapped in ballet shoes and withstand the lovely comments I got from my friends when I was 14. Strong enough to carry me into
2:11.0	football, but more than anything they always carried me home.
2:14.8	Whenever there is success, it really is the people around you. My parents who sacrifice
2:21.0	for their son, my family, those who saw something inside me to ignite,
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