Think Big, Live Large' is one man's journey through the lessons of being in business, loving, and losing what matters and finding new reasons to celebrate every day. Andrew Darbyshire finished high school at fifteen and went on to become a self-made hugely successful businessman, philanthropist and sought after public speaker through his own sheer determination to come out on top of whatever he set his mind to achieving. A qualified pilot, investor and family man, who has dined with world leaders and has been through some of the worst imaginable ups and downs, all before the age of forty-six.Bad Times Are Never Permanent!This is one man's journey through the lessons of being in business, loving, and losing what matters and finding new reasons to celebrate every day. Andrew Darbyshire finished high school at fifteen and went on to become a self-made hugely successful businessman, philanthropist and sought after professional speaker through his own sheer determination to come out on top of whatever he set his mind to achieving. A qualified pilot, investor and family man, who has dined with world leaders and has been through some of the worst imaginable ups and downs, all before the age of forty-six.In this book he shares with you:• His story of business triumphs, adversities and how he took a fledgling start up to become a world leader in retail software systems.• The lessons he learned along the way about money, people, winning and losing, and the upside of failure.• How the loss of one of his daughters opened his pathway towards his extensive philanthropic interests.• How he successfully, 'works' on his multinational business for less than an hour a week.For anybody seeking additional motivation to know that higher education does not always guarantee success or failure but that what you learn after school does, if you know how to apply the lessons learned. It is also a book for people who are struggling with life through difficult times to give them the tools to pull through.Andrew Darbyshire is a successful Melbourne-born international businessman, author and philanthropist, with an incredibly inspiring story to share. He founded his software business, PacSoft, in the mid-80's and now has staff and offices in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. His path to success wasn't easy and he has experienced significant loss along the way. The lessons he learnt on his journey, that he shares with you, have allowed him to free himself of his business on a day-to-day basis, to concentrate on his philanthropic interests.Andrew's appointments include:Past board member of the Song RoomBoard member of Florey Neurosciences Foundation CouncilBoard member Zoos Victoria FoundationBoard member of Petstock FoundationChairman of The Click Foundation – finding a cure for epilepsyChairman CAPRA - Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia @ MonashABAF Councilor (Australian Business Arts Foundation)Founder and Patron of Caitlin's Retreat.Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company DirectorsChairman of Rees Partners

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