Transformational Journeys with Casey Bailey

Author, educator, and poet Casey Bailey is with Herman talking about how he combines his very different passions.Casey discusses how important and powerful it is to play a part in other people's journeys of transformation and how anyone's journey is made up of many inspirations and defining momentsThis is an inspirational listen and an insight into how we need to understand and see young people beyond the constraints of their environments and support them in accessing opportunities and changing their narrative KEY TAKEAWAYSI try not to define myself I'm just a soul on life's journeyA lot of people go a long time writing and sharing poetry before they call themselves a poetThere is nothing that is so rewarding as teachingThe journey can be transformational for them and they don't even recognise who they were when they started their journeyTo play a small part in their journey is massiveThere are lots of defining moments in your life and there are some decisions that need to be understood so you can effectively move past themChanging other's lives and influencing others through your contribution is really powerfulPeople told us that people like us didn't walk in worlds like thisGrime Boy is about friendship, loss, and the environment we grow upWe look at people where I come from as having no aspirations or not being ambitiousWe need to look at the environment, access to it and how it shapes people and who they wanted to beThe aspirations aren't low they are just negative aspirationsIt's about them being able to see beyond the constraints of their environmentWhen we write them off it makes it easier for us to deal with itWhen we see people in those situations as human we know we have a role to play BEST MOMENTS‘My two prominent personas have merged and seep into everything I do'‘You don't have to want to write poetry you can just want to listen to it'‘We felt that we had to change who we were or change our aspirations VALUABLE RESOURCEShttps://www.everychildneedsamentor.com/about-us/Finding Your Path Podcast Casey Bailey website ABOUT THE HOSTHerman is the visionary behind ECNM's mentoring vision and services with over 20 years of mentoring experience across the community, music, and the education sectors. Through his mentoring work, Herman has won multiple awards and he is passionate about making mentoring high quality and accessible for all young people.Herman leads on business strategy, the development of strategic partnerships and pioneering new mentoring initiatives and innovations.Besides leading ECNM, Herman is a father of three daughters, enjoys watching Formula One, loves cooking for his family and is even known to write a rap or two. CONTACT DETAILSEvery Child Needs A Mentor website         Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.