Sport, Determination, and Dyslexia with Adelle Tracey

In this episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew speaks to Adelle Tracey: a top Team Great Britain athlete and middle distance runner. Andrew and Adelle spoke about Adelle’s childhood in Jamaica, her beginning in sport, how dyslexia has impacted her life and her goals for the 2021 Olympic Games and beyond.Top Quotes“That’s the superpower of dyslexic people: Finding a way out of a problem.” - Andrew Kitley“80% dyslexics leave school without a diagnosis” - Adelle Tracey“Believe in yourself. Don’t see dyslexia as a barrier, see it as a strength.” - Adelle TraceyAbout The GuestAdelle Tracey is a middle distance runner, Team Great Britain athlete, and makeup artist. She was chosen as a torchbearer in the 2012 London Olympics and lit the Olympic flame. In the semifinals 2018 European Championships, Adelle achieved her 800 metres personal best of 1:59.86, and went on to finish fourth in the final. Adelle is an ambassador for the British Dyslexia Association, and is in contention to appear in the 2021 Olympic Games. Resourceshttps://www.adelletracey.com/https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/https://www.kitall.co.uk/https://www.onefineplay.com/ About The HostThe Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice & inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of dyslexia into a gift.

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Welcome to The Invisible Gift, the show all about turning the Neurodiversity into possibility. Andrew Kitley grew up knowing he was different. His dyslexia and ADHD made it difficult for Andrew to learn the same way others did in school. Despite Andrew possessing exceptional abilities in other areas, he was told he had a problem, a disability. Andrew left school frustrated, unfulfilled, without reaching his full potential. This could have been a disaster but it turned out to be a blessing. Andrew would work his way up the literal and metaphorical ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: a structural engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. Now, Andrew is under no illusion he has a gift. His dyslexia, his neurodiversity, has made him determined, adaptive, and creative. Andrew is on a mission to learn more about neurodiversity. How it can challenge, define, and empower. In The Invisible Gift, Andrew will seek the advice and inspiration of another trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning their challenge into an invisible gift.