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Jamie Laing | 'I'm proud of you' - four words we should hear more of at work?

'I'm proud of you' - four words we should hear more of at work?
BBC/Comic Relief /Latoya Fits

I’m proud of you.

This week, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard these words, directed at one man: Jamie Laing.

The Made in Chelsea star turned Candy Kittens founder turned Radio 1 DJ is currently running his fifth ultra marathon in five days, on a painstaking pilgrimage from London to Salford, all in the name of Comic Relief.

His genuinely astonishing fundraising efforts have been matched not only in donations topping £1million – see here for details on how you can contribute – but also in an outpouring of solidarity, love, vulnerability, and emotion from his colleagues, friends, family, and complete strangers from all walks of life.

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