Glen graduated from CBSHS in 1990. During his time at CBSHS he was House Captain of Leo and was an active member of the student council.
Glen also found the time to be a state champion sprinter in Year 12.
Now based in Sydney, Glen runs an organisation promoting a greater sense of optimism and hope and has spoken at over 500 schools worldwide and published four books.
About Glen
"I can tell you first hand how life-changing hope can be.
It’s thanks to an illness as a teenager that I am who I am today -
and blessed to be changing the lives of thousands of people every day.
At aged 17 I was a Queensland representative sprinter set
for a promising career in athletics, with a dream of going to the
Olympics. Then life took a sudden and dramatic turn when I was diagnosed
with the incurable disease, Ulcerative Colitis. My sporting dreams were
shattered.
I had a choice: let it defeat me, or fight back & create a life I was proud to lead."
"With the $2 I had left from my disability
pension, I started a Youth Centre in my hometown. At the time the city
had very little to keep young people entertained and out of trouble.
Through sponsorship and fundraising I developed a fully functional youth
venue, with sporting, Internet and entertainment facilities. It quickly
grew to having over 800 members. My efforts were soon recognised
nationally as Young Australian of the Year for Queensland, Community
Service in 1998. And it’s all grown from there."
"Today I get to meet and speak to people
young and old across Australia and the globe. It’s an honour to witness
the change that being ‘hopefull’ has made in their lives.
For further information on Glen's work visit his website:
www.thehopefullinstitute.com