• Using Negative Experiences to Expand Consciousness — Geoff Thompson

  • Oct 17 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Using Negative Experiences to Expand Consciousness — Geoff Thompson

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  • Geoff Thompson is an BAFTA award-winning writer, screenwriter, and martial artist, who has authored more than forty books. Once a bouncer in Coventry, Geoff turned his life around by making a hierarchy of ”fears“ and directly confronting them, one by one. In this conversation, we explore: — Geoff’s life-changing encounter with his former abuser in a Coventry Cafe — Geoff’s thoughts on finding your true self and becoming unified as a person. — How limiting beliefs shape our lives and what it takes to overcome them. — The role of truth in Geoff’s journey and how it informs his writing. And more. You can keep up to date with Geoff's work on Instagram at: geoff_thompson_official. --- Geoff Thompson is 63 years old. He lives in Stratford Upon Avon. He has published close to fifty books. Some of his work in the self-help genre has been translated into dozens of languages including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, German, and Spanish. His first book, Watch My Back, detailing his experiences working as a nightclub bouncer in Coventry, hit the Sunday Times bestsellers list, was made into a stage play, adapted into to a BAFTA nominated short film starring Ray Winstone, and a BIFA nominated motion picture for cinema. He has also written articles for national magazines and broadsheets, including The Times, Men’s Fitness (former columnist), GQ and FHM. Geoff’s work as a playwright started when he was invited to join The Royal Court Young Writers Group in London. He has gone onto write many successful plays that have toured nationally and internationally. His stage musical We’ll Live and Die in These Towns was produced and performed to great acclaim at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in 2018, and is in the process of being adapted to film. He is also a BAFTA winning screenwriter, penning multi-award-winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winstone, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman, Christopher Eccleston and James Cosmo. His most recent feature film, Retaliation starring Orlando Bloom, received great acclaim in the US: it is a muscular biopic about the metaphysical power of forgiveness. Geoff Thompson is one of the world’s highest ranking (8thdan) martial arts teachers. The prestigious Black Belt Magazine USA polled him as the number 1 self-defense author in the world. Geoff’s new book 99 Reasons to Forgive And Revenge Ain’t One is published with O Books. You can keep up to date with Geoff's work on Instagram at: geoff_thompson_official. --- Interview Links: — Geoff’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geoff_thompson_official
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