Toby Gorniak MBE - Transformational Coach

Have you ever struggled with your own identity?

As a young boy, I really struggled with my own identity, who I was and why was the world so different? And one of my biggest things was why did I have to be born brown? Why could I have been white like all the other boys? Because if I was white, I wouldn't have gone through half this stuff I went through in my life. Not till later in my life, I've learned that you know what? I'm very special. I'm very unique. This is a gift who I am, and each person and each other human being are a gift. So I had to learn to love me and love myself and love who I am, but I took time at the beginning. I did really struggle of understanding who I was and where do I belong.

What is it like being called a 'Local Legend'?

I mean, when I was called a local legend, it was hilarious because if you can imagine, the craziest thing is this. I came from a country, from a city where people didn't like me just because the skin colour of mine. And now I'm in a different country, in a different city and people respect me and appreciate me, and they can call me a local legend. I mean, that's just super cool. So I love it when I walk down the street and people go, hi Toby. Hello. Good morning. What's up? Alright mate, I just love it. So yeah, it makes me feel very special, makes me feel loved and appreciated in my community.

Do you dance everyday?

So for me, dancing is a daily thing. If it's in the morning, in lunchtime, in anywhere. If I can dance, I'm dancing. Sometimes I walk down the shop and say like, I'm in Sainsbury's, and sometimes they play music. I'm like, oh, I love this song. Ill have a Boogie while I got my trolley. Do you know what I mean? And I'll chill in the vibe. And I think dancing something so natural to me, so expressive, I just love and don't think I could do without it. It's just something I do. So yeah, dance is something that happens every day.

What would you be doing if you wasn't a dancer?

How do you feel when you dance?