Renaldo Lawrence is a content creator, educator, and Adobe Educational Leader based in London, England. For nearly seven years, he's posted daily 30-60 second encouragement videos—a practice that started after one message saved someone's life.

In this episode, Renaldo and I reconnect to talk about his journey from professional basketball player to educator, his mission to inspire students and strangers alike, and why he believes "age is a gift."

What we discussed:

✅ The phone call that changed everything (why he posts daily encouragement)

✅ His near-death accident and the wake-up call it provided

✅ "I don't have bad days—I might have a bad hour, but never a bad day"

✅ Teaching 1,300 students in London (and why classroom size matters)

✅ YouTube University: Learning anything from drone videography to life skills

✅ His 99-year-old mother and the importance of seeing family while you can

✅ Why the next generation doesn't know their history (and how to fix it)

✅ Building a self-help course on self-care launching fall 2019

✅ Going from 5 days/week to 3 days/week (and how it changed his life)

✅ Paper and pencil > digital: Writing down goals and solutions

✅ His great-great-grandfather was the first Black man in the South Carolina Senate

CONNECT WITH RENALDO:

Instagram: @renaldlawrence1

Facebook: Renaldo Lawrence

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@renaldostechnologyworld-u2m

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldo-lawrence

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