Being limitless | Amar Latif | TEDxGlasgow

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“If you want something that doesn’t exist, you have two choices. Either you do without, or you build it yourself.”
This is Amar Latif’s ethos in life. And one that’s paid off.
He’s flown a plane over Ayers Rock, trekked 220 miles across Nicaragua, skied down some of Europe’s highest mountains, and founded a successful travel company.
Losing his sight at the age of 18 was not going to stop Amar from living the life he dreamed of. He believes that no matter what personal challenges you are facing, through small actions and being aware of who you are, you can live a life without limitations.
If you’re looking for a dose of motivation, this is it.
Amar Latif is a blind world traveller, entrepreneur, and TV presenter with an astonishing track record of facing up to major life challenges.

Due to an incurable eye condition, Amar lost 95% of his sight by the age of 18.

But, by sheer determination, Amar has managed to turn an unpromising tale of loss, into one of truly inspirational achievement.

After leaving a successful career as an accountant at BT, Amar was determined to travel the world as an independent blind person.

Regular travel companies rejected blind people, but Amar wanted to empower thousands of other blind travellers to see the world.

He founded Traveleyes in 2004, a unique and award-winning travel company specialising in group holidays for blind and sighted travellers. On Traveleyes trips, sighted travellers act as the eyes for the blind and visually impaired travellers, describing scenes and landscapes as they travel through some of the most incredible places.

This way of travelling has opened the holiday travel industry to millions of blind and partially sighted people around the world.

With over 60 destinations to choose from, Traveleyes’ travellers can just as easily find themselves on a sunny beach as they can skiing down Europe’s highest mountains, sailing across the Ionian Sea, or
walking with lions in Africa.

As well as creating innovative TV programmes, delivering motivational speeches, and running
Traveleyes, Amar also leads group explorations where he’s uncovered countless wonders of the world through all his senses.

Amar believes that travel is more than just a seeing of sights and when you start using all your other
senses, the world becomes more alive. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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