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E209 - Dr Waheed Arian: How I escaped Afghanistan and became an NHS doctor

The High Performance Podcast

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The Biggest Moment of Failure

When I landed in the UK, I was arrested and my whole world turned upside down. It was because of an incident on the plane that I tried to burn my passport. That's probably the only time that it crossed my mind that is it actually worth living if that would be the case. One golden rule for me would be that we have one stage for me to make the most of it. And I just stick to that - something that would make me very proud."

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