- Everything was
going well for Jerry Daliel,
but a serious car accident in 2011
was to change his life forever.
(ambulance siren)
Whilst initially able to move
his children and pregnant wife to safety,
a malfunction within his
brain led to his legs
becoming paralysed, and
he was rushed to hospital.
Extensive medical
investigations failed to uncover
the reasons for the paralysis,
and Jerry was faced with
an uncertain future,
a future characterised by
frequent hospital admissions
and dependence upon a wheelchair.
Faced with these circumstances
most people would be
focused on their recovery,
but Jerry decided to
follow a lifelong ambition
to study not one, but two law degrees.
Studying from his hospital bed
and later at the University
of the West of England,
he graduated with a two-one
in crime and criminology.
Whilst peers had their
sights set on future careers,
Jerry's aims were somewhat
more immediate and inspiring.
Having spent past five
years in a wheelchair
Jerry was intent on standing
to receive his degree.
(audience applauding and cheering)
This extraordinary story led
to people wanting to know more,
and it was through this that
Jerry notes people's questions
were often based upon their need
for help and support in their own lives.
The focus became less about
his journey to recovery
and more about how he could use
his experiences to help others.
And so, drawing upon
notes from his diaries,
Jerry began understanding the
events in the past five years,
the obstacles he'd encountered
and the ways in which he'd overcome them.
It became clear that at each step
he drawn upon inherited knowledge
born from his past
experiences and upbringing.
And so he set to work, uncovering
the behavioural patterns
that affect people's lives
and how these agile techniques,
innate within us all,
can be used to improve our lives.
And, from here, "Paradigm
Uncovered" was born.
