EPISODE · Jul 7, 2022 · 1H
How to Find your Own Solution to your Worries and help homelessness: with Beddown Founder Norman McGillivray
from Unbox Your Gift: Passion to Profession Podcast · host Unbox Your Gift Podcast
How to find your own solution to your worries: with Beddown Founder Norman McGillivray This is Mind Blowing, yet, Simple Solution to Homelessness If you want to learn how a remarkable yet simple idea can be conceived, and how you can follow the same path to find your own solution to a problem, listen IN. Norman, a finalist for the Australian of The Year, thought up the life changing idea of Pop up homeless shelters in vacant spaces. Take spaces that are commonly used and busy during the day but at night are left vacant or empty, then activate and repurpose the space at night into pop-up accommodation to ensure the homeless, those who are sleeping rough are then able to come and get into a bed at night. In the morning pack up so the space can be used for its intended use and in the evening...Beddown. This is a remarkable conversation with a man who after becoming redundant, thought, what next? Who knew the "what next" would turn into a simple yet life changing project for one of society's most vulnerable. If you're thinking, "what next" in your journey, listen to this podcast, how an idea, projected to change other lives, actually changes your own. Listen In.
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How to find your own solution to your worries: with Beddown Founder Norman McGillivray This is Mind Blowing, yet, Simple Solution to Homelessness If you want to learn how a remarkable yet simple idea can be conceived, and how you can follow the same path to find your own solution to a problem, listen IN. Norman, a finalist for the Australian of The Year, thought up the life changing idea of Pop up homeless shelters in vacant spaces. Take spaces that are commonly used and busy during the day but at night are left vacant or empty, then activate and repurpose the space at night into pop-up accommodation to ensure the homeless, those who are sleeping rough are then able to come and get into a bed at night. In the morning pack up so the space can be used for its intended use and in the evening...Beddown. This is a remarkable conversation with a man who after becoming redundant, thought, what next? Who knew the "what next" would turn into a simple yet life changing project for one of society's most vulnerable. If you're thinking, "what next" in your journey, listen to this podcast, how an idea, projected to change other lives, actually changes your own. Listen In.
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