An Inspiring Legend – Marc Woods
“In my life there are places I remember…” sang the Beatles in their much loved song ‘In my life’. Yes in your life there are places, occasions and faces that you come across in your daily grind, and you remember some and forget many. Meeting Marc Woods is one of those occasions which will remain entrenched in my mind for all times to come. While in Armonk, the HQ of IBM, I had heard about the exploits of the legendary Marc Woods in Paralympics. That he had won 12 Paralympics Medals of which 4 were Gold are testimonial to the courage and determination of a man who has learnt not to accept defeat under adverse circumstances. I was in Bangalore on 5th of Sept 07 teaching a Basic Blue for New Leaders session, and IBM made it possible for me to meet Marc Woods . Sitting beside a legend is no easy task. But soon I was feeling at ease with him as he smiled through his bright blue eyes and shared his trials with destiny with me. Coming from a small fishing village in Britain he lost his left l...