THE PRESS CALL ME and my partners at Virgin 'Mavericks in Paradise'. There's no doubt that we tend to do things in a less stuffy way than most businesses - and I have ended up with two tropical islands to have fun on - so it must be true. And for me it works. I work hard and I play hard.
Though I have never followed the rules at every step, I have learned many lessons along the way. My lessons in life started at home when I was young.
They carried on at school and in business from as early as my teens when I ran Student magazine. I am still learning and hope I never stop.
These lessons have done me good throughout my life. I have written them down and I hope that you will find something in these pages that might inspire you.