{"id":2986,"date":"2018-07-10T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T09:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2018-07-10T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T09:38:11","slug":"trust-me-im-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/10\/trust-me-im-a-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust me I&#8217;m a Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=epredator\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday, July 8th 2018 was a very unusual day. I was invited to Southampton Solent University to receive an Honorary Degree in Technology. I got the invitation a few months ago and I have to say it is a really humbling feeling. As with all these things it is not individual effort that has led to this, but all the fantastic people I have had the opportunity to work with and share time with over the years. Also thank you everyone for you kind wishes and congratulations, likes and jibes online \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nMy job that day was to join in with the rest of the academic body on stage and congratulate each of the 600 graduating students with a round of applause from the stage. Then I had my citation read out and the Chancellor handed me my tube and conferred the honor. Then I had a free form 5 minutes to talk to the students and families about the wonderful opportunities out there for them all. This part was the biggest honour of the day as a graduation day is a rare and special time. I talked a little about Choi Kwang Do and the milestones that we have in martial arts, and how getting a belt doesn&#8217;t mean stopping practicing and learning from the previous belts, its ongoing to learn and practice and the journey really does matter more than the destination. I also implored everyone to share and work together and most of all be nice, all the time if possible!<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/42599341344\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Doctorate shots\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1821\/42599341344_1f1c739c50.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Doctorate shots\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAlso with me in gaining a Doctorate was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solent.ac.uk\/news\/school-of-media-arts-and-technology\/2018\/oscar-winning-editor-of-gravity-awarded-honorary-degree\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Sanger<\/a>, Oscar winning film editor on Gravity (amongst many other fantastic films). He became a Doctor of Art. He gave a really good speech, and we commented afterwards how we said very similar things in different ways, which I hope helped get re-enforce our enthusiasm for getting on out in the World.<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/epredator\/42413175155\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"Doctorate shots\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1828\/42413175155_0274db23eb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Doctorate shots\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe university link is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solent.ac.uk\/news\/school-of-media-arts-and-technology\/2018\/emerging-technologies-expert-awarded-honorary-degree\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> but I am adding int he video from that page of the mini interview and roundup that the team did and put up really quickly!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOGWyEfTzcI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.feedingedge.co.uk%2Fblog%2F2018%2F07%2F10%2Ftrust-me-im-a-doctor%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><div name=\"googleone_share_1\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:5;float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><g:plusone size=\"tall\" count=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/10\/trust-me-im-a-doctor\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, July 8th 2018 was a very unusual day. I was invited to Southampton Solent University to receive an Honorary Degree in Technology. I got the invitation a few months ago and I have to say it is a really humbling feeling. 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