Turning Points Stories to Change Your Life

by Ogilvy, Julia

• ISBN13: 9780745953809
• ISBN10: 0745953808
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-19
• Publisher: Lion Books

Summary

When tragedy touched Julia Ogilvy's life, she found herself reassessing the way she lived. Married into a life of privilegeher wedding was attended by the Queen and Princess of Walesand recently acclaimed Business Woman of the Year, she took the decision to leave her career to found a charity. Her story provides a powerful example of how a successful and glamorous life does not always bring peaceand how her new role gives her the fulfillment she sought. Julia's turning point was the death of baby Cameron, and after telling her story she charts the journeys of others whose lives have been similarly changed. Gordon Brown tells of the effect of the death of his daughter Jennifer at the tender age of 10 days old and Sir Bob Geldof reveals how his childhood struggles helped to make him more open to respond to the desperate situation in Ethiopia. Other contributors are less well- known names but also with powerful storiesDiane Irabaruta's experience of losing her family in the Rwandan genocide, Olivia Giles' resilience after her hands and feet were amputated as a result of meningitis, and other men and women who have overcome disability, drug addiction, and more, to make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Author Biography

Julia Ogilvy is founder and chair of Project Scotland, a revolutionary national volunteering organization which provides development opportunities for 16–25 year olds. She has won numerous awards, including Scottish Business Woman of the Year and Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year.