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George McLennan

George McLennan

Former professional footballer turned founder of GMAC Gardens Ltd, a garden and grounds maintenance company based in Ashford, England; mental health advocate and resilience speaker.

Jul 22, 2026

6:46
more so rather than others because you've had a journey of a footballer and i think in that career or that career path you always see the shining lights don't you of the premier league you think you've made it or you're going to make it i'm on my road to success yeah uh and then i think perhaps for you to then stop that or fall out of love or lose passion probably would you say is in hindsight now, would you think that was the right choice or was it just something that you felt at the time or was it challenges that you were experiencing that were out of your control? Yeah.
7:28
So I think by the time I was like coming to retire, I'd already had some time out of the game due to some mental health things that I had.
7:40
I had a lot of anxiety when I was playing.
7:43
which affected my performance loads, like performance anxiety.
7:47
And then just not the right club for me, not the right setup.
7:53
It didn't suit me.
7:56
And I think just in my head all the time, I was just thinking I want to do like something myself, like where I can make the rules or where I can be in control of.

31 MINS LATER

38:52
So what would you say is your highest point of the journey so far? In business or

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