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Happy-go-lucky?

In the UK, 600,000 people – one in 103 – has epilepsy. And – extraordinary statistic – 87 new cases in this country are diagnosed every day. Yet in spite of its prevalence, most people know little about it, and Helen did not make a big deal of it that day. She would not have wanted it to define her. Besides, she is anything but a moaner.

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Helen’s seizures are brought on by intense emotion, “when I am over-excited or very blue”. She is investigating whether the mood changes are “auras – warning signs. Some people see pretty colours, others have a distinct taste in their mouths.” Whatever the verdict, Helen will work with it – she is plucky. Yet it is a shock when the last entry in the book lurches into the news that the relationship with Matt is over. They are still friends but she tells me she is “devastated”. “One moment we were discussing children's names, the next I was having a seizure and Matt couldn’t handle it any more. That was such a shock – I’m still getting over it but feel confident about new relationships. I’ve always been happy-go-lucky…”

- How I faced up to epilepsy, by Kate Kellaway, The Observer, March 9, 2017.

2. For some insane reason, many people believe that entrepreneurs have life all figured out. That we are happy go lucky all of the time and our business is full of rainbows that pop out magical Skittles. They seem to think that we don’t know what it’s like to doubt ourselves. They believe we don’t understand that feeling of not knowing which direction to go. They think we are sitting back just watching the bucks roll in with no cares or stresses.