Phil Bedford on The Importance of Addressing Bullying

"𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐲."   Bullied children and teens are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and sometimes long-term damage to self-esteem. Without the proper attention and treatment, this can continue into adulthood, when they are more likely to abuse and bully others at the workplace and at home.   My guest today, Phil Bedford aka The Rebel Networker, having lived in the Middle East since 1998, now leverages his extensive business acumen, Masters Degree, and over a decade of experience in sales training, business development, and consulting to expand the Asentiv franchise across this region. He runs regular networking events and workshops in Dubai. Considered a leading expert in referral marketing, Phil is passionate about helping business owners to grow an amazing business and lead a spectacular life.   But being the successful man he is today came with a high price at a very young age.   Phil shared his story with me on how he was bullied at school and how when he decided one time to tell his teacher about it, the teacher instead of supporting him, told him to wait in class until his bullies went home, so he could leave.    I hope we all learn from this episode that we all have a role in the prevention of school bullying, and the first step after listening to this episode is taking the right action.