In the 13th episode of Season 8 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Daniel Firea, a self-development YouTuber and photographer. Daniel shares his journey from a life filled with vices and bad mental health to one focused on positive self-development. He discusses the impact of stopping vices, adopting a healthy lifestyle, and finding faith. Daniel explains his motivation to help others through his YouTube channel, promoting a holistic approach to self-improvement. The episode emphasises the importance of continuous learning, honesty, and having a higher power to rely on. In Daniel’ own words: “I’m trying to promote working out, sport because when I was in that bad period, I stopped sport, I was eating bad, I was smoking, I was doing all these bad things that I'm saying. But after I managed to stop them, I start seeing an improvement in my mental health immediately just by stopping devices, starting sport again, working out. regularly dieting, so eating better, stopping the bad friendships.” #Selfdevelopment #Physicalhealth #community #Manchester #GM #SocialImpact #NonProfit #Podcast Did you know:  ·     Self-development is the capacity and action to grow one's self-awareness, abilities, talents, and skills in order to improve one's quality of life. This personal development may be done at any time and in any place, with or without the help of others. ·      It is the process of learning new things and building new skills that help people achieve their goals and manifest their dreams. ·     It is often a lifelong process. Key resources: Daniel’s YouTube channel Future Learn courses on self-development   Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: (01:02) Introduction to Daniel Firea (01:43) Daniel's Journey to Self-Development (03:06) Finding Passion in Photography (04:43) Broad Focus on Self-Development (06:15) Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle (07:21) Overcoming Physical Challenges (08:40) Debunking Myths About Self-Development (11:12) The Long Game of YouTube Success (14:03) Signature Questions (18:58) Final Thoughts and Contact Information   Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk