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For many of us reading and writing seems pretty common place. So much so that we might not even consider what it must be like to navigate our modern world without an ability to read and write.

Graham Neville dropped out of school in year 10 and ever since, he navigated he world with a very minimal ability to read and write up until his 50’s. For his entire life he hid this from the world, sharing his secret with only a select few.

But with covid lockdowns and the world increasingly moving online he realised he had to make a change, but even he couldn’t have predicted the massive effect this move would have on his life.

He was asked to appear on the SBS program Lost For words, has been a guest speaker on numerous occasions and his personal life has also benefitted from the boom in self confidence he has experienced as well.

In this episode Grahame shares:

-      His early career life after he dropped out of school

-      His early struggles with reading and writing

-      What his life was like without reading and writing

-      How he hid is inability to write and read

-      Why the fear of getting found out was so serious for him

-      How he finally took the step to change things

-      how doing the course got him on tv

-      The scary experience of being in Sydney with no support for weeks

-      The surprising support he received

-      The avenues and opportunities he has gotten since

-      The huge change in his self confidence

Key Quotes

“The fear was overwhelming.”

“When it came to reading and writing I just delegated.”

“The first book I read was cat in the hat, and now I'm reading the barefoot investor.”

More about Grahame

You can watch Lost For Words season 2 here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/lost-for-words/season-2

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