What I told my younger self

A transcript of my talk to my former school

Verulam Sixth Form, 1963

I’m fortunate to be asked to give talks in many different countries, including to CEOs, prime ministers and presidents. This week, I was asked to give a talk to a place that means more to me than any of that —my former secondary school.

Verulam is a state secondary boys school that was founded in 1938. It is based in St Albans, H…