The question
What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
Learning to get back up.
The six Olympic gold medals, because at school I was never great at sport. When I look back on my career I think, how on Earth did that happen?
My books. There’s no greater feeling than a disabled child coming up to me and saying, “I’ve never seen myself in a book before.”
I campaigned for a creative industry regulatory body, and that’s now happening in the next 18 months. It’s called CIISA [Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority]. I’m proud that I set the ball rolling and dared to challenge the establishment.
Compare and despair. Comparing yourself with someone else or what someone else is doing or what someone else has is a recipe for sadness. What matters is who you are and what you want.
I don’t embarrass easily: I’m kinda shameless.
I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.
I would try to work on being able to trust people more easily.
Online shopping for clothes.
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