Stage 3: Paralysis. For many, facing your fear can bring on physical and mental paralysis. Even if it’s fleeting, it’s immobilising. The brain shuts down, and the body can’t shift. The fear is so consuming you can’t think your way out of it and must wait for the moment to pass. Then we can determine how we need to respond; to fight or flight. Overcoming extreme adversity as a child and young adult has given Steven Crompton a passion for business and philanthropy. A passion for running start-ups that improve lives to running 6,500 miles across Africa to raise money for those start-ups. Steven epitomises someone who has achieved, through exceptional hard-work, both physical and mental strength. Flight was almost the path he took, but he stayed for the fight. Fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves, doing everything in his power to stop his history, repeating itself for others.