Hello You 84: Life is a Learning Curve

Hello You with Jim Hawkins

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Hello You 84: Life is a Learning Curve

'It's the inner self that you need to take care of'

Jim Hawkins

Jan 31, 2025

Transcript

‘Anything that’s big and frightening, I’ll be there’

Jacqueline Porteous left school as soon as she could, with no qualifications … but with an unshakable belief in herself, and in the power of believing that what you want and need can be yours.

That’s taken her around the country, and back to her native Shropshire. It’s taken her from cleaning and factory work to the construction industry, driving huge vehicles, and onto Dragons’ Den.

And in her mid-sixties, she’s not finished yet!

Take a listen to this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast. I hope you enjoy Jacqueline’s story … and if you’re looking to book a motivational speaker, maybe you can help her into the next chapter of her life?

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‘It’s all about loving yourself first. You have to love yourself, and then go out and love other people too, by helping them’

You can find Jacqueline Porteous on Facebook. I’d love it if her first motivational-speaker gig came from a fellow member of the Hello You family.

If you’ve enjoyed this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, please share it with someone else who might enjoy it too?

And I’d love to know what you think about what you’ve heard, and any ideas you might have for future topics to talk about, other interesting people (perhaps you?) who could make good guests for Hello You, perhaps places or events I could go to, to listen to what you or others have to say? It’ll soon be warm enough for me to return to sitting on benches recording random conversations. Where should I go first?

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There’s plenty of space around the Hello You table, and I’d love it if you pulled up a chair and joined us. Hit this button, and your place will be set.

Thank you for being there. It means a lot

Take care of yourself, and take care of the people around you. In times like these, it’s what we need to do. How else are we going to get through everything?

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Hello You with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.

I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.

It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.

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