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POWERLIST 2008
Beach
Sue Watson
I HAVE spent many hours on beautiful beaches around the world,
each providing vivid memories: the sun rising on Kuta Beach in Bali,
paddling to shore from a yacht in Antigua, learning to meditate on
deserted beaches in Thailand.
In 1989, I discovered Camber Sands, in East Sussex. It was a cold,
wet, foggy weekend, the sea was wild, the wind biting, the tide was
in. As I walked on the beach, the waves battered the shoreline, moist
sand blew in my face and clung to my hair. Since then, I have become I have traded clockwatching for cloud-watching. Every day the
a frequent visitor. Now I’m ‘between jobs’, living right on the beach. sky is different, stunning formations constantly change with the
Unlike other beaches in southern England, such as Brighton and direction of the wind. When the sun shines on the sea, highlighting
Hastings, Camber Sands has beautiful soft sand, a gentle incline into the waves, magnifying the vast horizon, the view is mesmerising. I fi nd
the sea, and miles of open space. Importantly, it is a clean, Blue Flag, myself staring at the sea, calmed by the movements of the waves,
beach. Early each morning, quietly stirring to life, awoken by dog the reassuring noise of the shingle being gently shifted, the seahorses
walkers, windsurfers, kite-surfers, and horse-riders, each providing an dancing to the shoreline. Even when the rain pelts the windows, the
amazing vista of colour, excitement and movement, I watch a bright wildness of the sea invokes a feeling of freedom.
green tractor traverse it, picking up rubbish swept ashore overnight. I adore Camber Sands. I leave the chaos of south-east London, say
When the tide is out, the beach is wide and about seven miles goodbye to the deafening, often hostile, noises of police sirens, barking
long. It is sheltered by an amazing dune system, which protects dogs and boy racers and within 90 minutes I can be walking along the
the shoreline. My small son adores the dunes; every trip is a new seashore, clearing my mind. No airport, no passport, no stress.
adventure for him, fuelling his inquisitive mind and vivid imagination,
as he charges up and down the sand hills. Sue Watson is an accountant and diversity consultant
Shoes
Tim Campbell
FOR A man to use the emotional noun, to describe his passion for
leather footwear may seem a bit off, but ever since I was young I’ve
had a love affair with shoes. And once I explain my relationship with
them, hopefully you will see why my use of the word ‘love’ is so apt.
It was not always thus. When I was much younger I hated shoes.
Memories of relentless polishing on a Sunday afternoon at the behest
of my mother caused that. Mum was a stickler for cleanliness and Jeffrey West, Gucci and Loake, I found styles that accentuated my
taught me from a very young age that people are often judged on their passion for nice suits and I realised there is more choice open to men
appearance. As a single parent, she never wanted her children to be than I had ever imagined.
seen as statistics, so she made sure we were always presentable. She Now, my favourite shoes are by hand-made specialists Berluti.
used to always say that if your shoes are clean people will know you They are beautiful. I have been educated about the difference a good
come from a good home. At the time I thought she was speaking cobbler’s last (a wooden mould of your foot) can make to one’s shoe
another language, or that the polishing was just another one of her experience. It is not about vanity or price tags. It’s about confi dence,
alternative Caribbean punishments – she had a few! But now, realising quality and your personal brand.
the emphasis that interviewers – and women – place on good footwear, There can be nothing worse than someone who has taken the
I know she was wise beyond her years. time to purchase a nice suit then destroying the look with a beat-up
I eventually got a part-time job so I could afford to choose my own pair of shoes. When I step into boardrooms and public arenas I want
shoes and this is where the positive side of my relationship with them people to listen and respect what is coming out of my mouth and not
began. The love of trainers and the negative baggage I’d been carrying be outdone by the negative chatter coming from my attire.
for all those years fell away once I discovered the joys of Wallabees
and Blackjacks, and shoe shops such as Shelly’s. As I went into full- Tim Campbell is founder of The Bright Ideas Trust
time employment and was exposed to brands such as Oliver Sweeney,
www.berluti.com
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