I am a great believer that you need passion and energy to create a truly successful business.

I doubt that I would have been successful in my career and happy in my personal life if I hadn't prioritized health and fitness. Staying active ensures mental preparedness and the courage to try new things. It helped me to stay focused on work but also to have fun and try new approaches and explore new places. That's the spirit behind Virgin Sport - we wanted to introduce fitness activities that are enjoyable, accessible and part of your overall lifestyle.

We need a new way of doing business to get out of the present crisis ... Absolute greed has come close to bankrupting the world. Thanks to the crisis that certain businesses have dumped on everyone a lot of people are going to suffer on a global scale. All of us must learn. It is all the more important that those business leaders that are left standing try to be a force for good.

People who think and say we more often than I are a lot more likely to succeed.

It is important in life to turn adversity to success

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.