I didn't have the best time at school - bullying, hanging around with the wrong crowd and problems at home had a really negative effect on me. I dropped out of college before the course began and I became a shadow of my former self. I ended up leaving school with no qualifications; I was homeless for a time, had issues with drugs and I even got in trouble with the law.
I realised I had to change my life otherwise I'd find myself with no prospects for the future. That's when I found The Prince's Trust.
I took part in the charity's Get into Hospitality programme, a four-week employability course run in partnership with Costa Coffee. It helped me to see my potential and gave me purpose and put me in the mindset of thinking that I could achieve something. I developed a lot of skills and during my work placement the manager was so impressed that he offered me employment before the course had even finished.
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