WiserEarth Governance

As a four year old, Mark Desvaux used to ask his mother, "What is life all about? Why are we here?". He asked those questions a lot. Twenty years ago however, he got a glimpse into some possible answers when given a book by his father that set him off on a course of personal discovery. During that time, he has studied hundreds of remarkable people and inspirational, motivational books about life including subjects on personal growth, life purpose, abundance and gratitude. He best describes himself as a 'student of life':

"We all have our own unique journey in life, with an accumulation of experiences and beliefs which define who we are at this very moment. As long as we keep exploring, we are living. Otherwise, we simply exist."

Inspired by national success as an athlete in his teenage years, he had the privilege of being trained by an Olympic coach. In his early twenties, Mark began to experiment with what was possible in life. His personal journey so far includes turning down a PhD, pioneering online private sales for property in the mid-90s (houseweb.com), setting up further businesses in the music and publishing industries (trlmusic.com), being diagnosed at the age of twenty-five with an "incurable" disease which now no longer affects his life and most recently living out another of his crazy dreams - having a song chart in the Top 30 and performing at Glastonbury with his band. The album is now a bestseller on Amazon including No.1 in the Dance/Chill Out Chart.

Called an inspirational speaker by the BBC, Mark shares some of his discoveries in his forthcoming book, "4000 Saturdays", which helps people to refocus on what is really important in their life (www.4000saturdays.com). Mark has appeared in many television and radio shows (including Radio 5 Live, BBC1, BBC2, ITV), national newspaper and magazine articles. He has worked with groups and individuals from diverse backgrounds including championship athletes, entrepreneurs, cancer patients, musicians, prison inmates, students and businessmen and women. He is currently directing the documentary feature film called "Part of the Solution" (movie.4000saturdays.com).

In an increasingly fast-paced, fast-living world, Mark continues to explore ways to help people live their lives to the fullest, in a balanced, peaceful and meaningful way.