CompTIA Conference day 2 - Sir Ranulph Fiennes

I have to say that not many people actually impress me these days. But Sir Ranulph Fiennes who was the keynote speaker at the CompTIA event today absolutely blew me away with his speech.

Stressing the importance of picking the right team he then launched into an amazing look back on his life - from his early life in South Africa, through his days at Eton (hilarious comments on the academic abilities of some Etonians) and onto his miliary career, before talking us thorough some of his amazing expeditions.

This is the man who had a major heart attack and just weeks later ran seven marathons in seven continents. He has discovered a lost city, crossed both poles in a single expedition, mapped unchartered territory in the Antarctic, lost several fingers, burned off 8,500 calories a day and raised millions for worth charities such as the British Heart Foundation and cancer charities.

For the first time in my career I've found myself unable to take notes as I just wanted to listen to every word he said.

The average attention span of a human being is 10 minutes, but I've never seen a room so enthralled for a full hour before.

Not many people deserve the title Sir in my opinion but he is more than deserving of the accolade and is a true inspiration to us all.