Born to a Brazilian mother and English father, it was the Brazilian footballing gene that was clearly more dominant in Paul as he spent his early professional years playing for Chelsea FC. Scoring on his debut against Derby County in 1997, Paul played over 25 first-team games for his local club and was involved in both their FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup victories in 1997 and 1998 respectively.
尽管实现了每个小男孩踢英超的梦想，但保罗觉得，这是一种职业，并没有浇灭他内心的满足感和对个人成长的渴望。他认为正是这场冲突导致了他人生的一个重大转折点——疾病。在职业足球队工作了13年后，保罗患上了慢性疲劳综合症，不得不退休，他认为这是他梦想中的职业。
"When you're unwell for a prolonged period of time you certainly get to know yourself extremely well, you start searching and establishing your core values and discover what's actually important for you in life."
These core values led Paul into business as he founded a website company with his friend which was aimed at helping fund and support sport at a grassroots level. The huge success of the company led to it being sold 8 years later. The insights and experiences gained from years running his own company gave Paul a great interest in communication skills, effective leadership and, dare he say it, conflict management!
He is particularly passionate about getting the best out of his team and fulfilling the potential of individual team members. Words commonly found coming out from Paul's mouth are, 'There is always a way.'
"I remember a fantastic coach I had in my early years at Chelsea FC. As a young, inexperienced player, I was riddled with doubts about not being good enough and had a strong fear of failure. He gave me the confidence and self-belief to help me overcome these negative blocks. In a sporting environment... in any environment, I found this key in helping fulfil potential."
Paul's introduction to Impact Factory proved timely as the sale of his company and the journey he had been on meant he was primed and motivated to move into coaching and the 'self-discovery' ethos of Impact Factory was something that Paul could completely identify with. He duly completed our internal training program and has been involved in演讲技巧,Personal Impact和自信courses amongst many others.
保罗不工作的时候，每个周末都会在伦敦西部管理一支非联赛球队，重新点燃他对教练和足球的热爱。他是个常客，每年都喜欢去一个新的国家旅游。在印度和泰国做志愿者是他最喜欢的经历，巴西是他最喜欢的国家，我们想知道为什么！
