Life either happens to you, or for you.

In Neil Laughton’s case, he chose the latter.

I say chose, because what could have been setbacks were turned into the events that made him the man he is today.

That is our constant choice. The ability to lean into life as the adventure it is.

Not something to be shied away from, or resisted, but embraced.

It’s that willingness to lean into, and engage with our apparent mishaps that transform them from adversity into teaching.

Neil has applied this approach to the two areas which we love learning about on the freedom project podcast, adventure, and business.

Through these, he has created freedom.

Neil Laughton is a successful business entrepreneur, multiple Guinness World Record breaking adventurer, former Royal Marines Commando, helicopter pilot and Special Forces Officer.

During a varied business career he founded companies in property development, construction, commercial interiors and office furniture, which were bought by a FTSE 100 in 2011.

Since then Neil has focused on helping business leaders become more inspirational and their teams to deliver exceptional performance. He is the CEO of Laughton & Co Ltd, Director of Floating Developments Ltd, Founder of the Penny Farthing Club and Vice-President of the charity Scientific Exploration Society.

Neil has a passion for travel, sport and adventure. He has organised and led more than 50 expeditions on 7 continents – by land, sea and air. He summited Mt Everest with Bear Grylls, circumnavigated the UK & Ireland on a jet ski and he piloted the world’s first road legal flying car on a 10,000 km journey from London to Timbuktu and across the Sahara Desert.

You have a tonne to learn from this guy, so here is Neil Laughton