Love, Pain & Money: The Making of a Billionaire

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That new life includes running his charity Caudwell Children, which has helped thousands of disabled and autistic children, and supporting research into Lyme Disease and into acute neuropsychiatric conditions PANS/PANDAS. From the age of three of four, I'll start talking to them about the evils of drugs in society and start talking about being a kind and generous person. Almost a brainwashing process."

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When your body is pumping adrenaline, your mind is clouded with fear. If your life and the lives of your loved ones are in danger, you’d do whatever you needed to do.” The business eventually became the Caudwell Group - part of which was an independent mobile phone network service provider called Singlepoint and also Phones 4u. While John remains active in business, he now devotes most of his time to his lifelong philanthropic ambitions. As a signatory to the Giving Pledge, John is committed to giving at least 70 percent of his wealth to charitable causes during and after his lifetime. There's millions of children out there that need the help and we're only at the moment helping 15,000 a year.” Stiils taken from BBC Crimewatch in which a reconstruction of the robbery at John Caudwell's home was shown. Pictured are the actors

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Love, Pain and Money: The Making of a Billionaire

As long as that pride doesn't lead to complacency, it's a positive thing. But I think you've got to be very careful. I've always preached to all my children that pride comes before a fall.” John Caudwell is fundraising for Caudwell Children". Justgiving.com. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. Our history". Caudwell Children. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. It was unpleasant having to relive the whole experience but, if it helps to catch the thieves, then it will be worth it. Obviously, I want the people responsible caught from a personal point of view, but I also wouldn’t want other people to endure what we went through.” I've never gone out to collect billionaire friends at all. My friends are various forms of professionals and various forms of business people, not extremely super wealthy, but lovely people, generous with charity, and people that I admire for their values and the way they are rather than admiring them for their wealth.Police described it as a 'professionally-executed' incident, saying it must have been 'well-planned' because the offenders knew what they wanted and where the items were. But as it got further through the sale process, seeing that my predictions for the UK economy were going to come true, I got more and more desperate to actually get it sold and move on to my next life.” BBC News - General election 2019: Surge in Tory donations before polling day". bbc.co.uk. 23 December 2019 . Retrieved 23 December 2019. Ward, Victoria (13 December 2015). "Phones4U billionaire John Caudwell says 11 family members now diagnosed with Lyme disease". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 17 May 2019.