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Meet our New Client Publisher
Michael O’Mara Books is proud to announce our sales and distribution partnership with Guppy Books, a new independent children’s publishing house founded in 2019 by Bella Pearson, former Publishing Director at David Fickling Books.
![As many of us are getting excited watching Olympians battle for 🥇 we thought it appropriate to share this excerpt from @mattlittlesandc’s Way of the Tortoise:
“For a truly inspiring example of how environments can shape people’s perspectives and behaviours, look no further than the combat sports… one such example that inspired me more than any is that of mixed martial artist and UFC Strawweight Champion, Rose Namajunas.
Raised in a tough neighbourhood, she faced lots of challenges growing up, including having a mentally ill father who died when she was sixteen. Softly spoken and poised, she went on to cause one of the greatest upsets in the history of MMA when she beat Joanna Jędrzejczyk in 2017.
“In her post-fight interview, Namajunas summed up her feelings and values, which were all the more incredible given everything that she had been through in her life: ‘I just want to use my gift of martial arts to make this world a better place… this belt don’t mean nothing, man. Just be a good person, this [belt] is extra, this is awesome but let’s just give each other hugs and be nice. I know we fight but this is entertainment and it’s nothing’.
Namajunas is now using her platform to raise awareness of mental health issues globally.”
More stories and examples like this, and how tortoise 🐢 principles can help you achieve your goals can be found in The Way of the Tortoise - out now!
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