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Notes From A Factory Floor: How I got from there to here
'The vulnerability, passion and impact of Geoff Thompson's writing is an exciting and dangerous tightrope. A gift.' - actor ORLANDO BLOOM
A BAFTA-winning screenwriter, penning multi-award winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winstone, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman and James Cosmo, Geoff Thompson is also one of the world's highest ranking (8th dan) martial arts teachers. The prestigious Black Belt Magazine USA polled him as the most influential martial artist in the world since Bruce Lee.
Further to his bestselling first memoir, Watch My Back, Geoff is often asked to fill in the gaps of his fascinating and inspirational life story by eager fans.
How did he manoeuvre himself from a tiny room in a Coventry bedsit to the hallowed halls of BAFTA? How did he transcend his designated class and achieve a reality where class holds no relevance? What was the trajectory, and who did he meet along the way - who were the angels and demons of destiny? And what can we learn from his incredible journey?
Ultimately people want to know the real Geoff, the inner thoughts, the essentials of his pilgrimage, the lessons of his unique experiences. Or more succinctly, now that he's made it this far, `what does he actually know?'.
Notes From A Factory Floor has the answers and is the ideal read for anyone who feels there is more to life. Geoff is the proof.
A BAFTA-winning screenwriter, penning multi-award winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winstone, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman and James Cosmo, Geoff Thompson is also one of the world's highest ranking (8th dan) martial arts teachers. The prestigious Black Belt Magazine USA polled him as the most influential martial artist in the world since Bruce Lee.
Further to his bestselling first memoir, Watch My Back, Geoff is often asked to fill in the gaps of his fascinating and inspirational life story by eager fans.
How did he manoeuvre himself from a tiny room in a Coventry bedsit to the hallowed halls of BAFTA? How did he transcend his designated class and achieve a reality where class holds no relevance? What was the trajectory, and who did he meet along the way - who were the angels and demons of destiny? And what can we learn from his incredible journey?
Ultimately people want to know the real Geoff, the inner thoughts, the essentials of his pilgrimage, the lessons of his unique experiences. Or more succinctly, now that he's made it this far, `what does he actually know?'.
Notes From A Factory Floor has the answers and is the ideal read for anyone who feels there is more to life. Geoff is the proof.
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419 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2020
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About the author
Geoff Thompson
141 books55 followersGeoff Thompson is a BAFTA-winning writer, filmmaker, spiritual teacher, and martial artist with a prolific career spanning multiple disciplines. He has authored books on self-help, spirituality, self-defense, and martial arts, while also writing for film and stage.
Beginning as a martial artist, Thompson specialized in reality-based self-defense, drawing from his experiences as a nightclub doorman. He co-founded the British Combat Association and taught seminars internationally, including for Chuck Norris. His self-defense innovations include "The Wall" and "The Fence," practical techniques for real-world confrontations.
His transition into filmmaking brought critical acclaim. His short film Bouncer (2002), starring Ray Winstone, earned a BAFTA nomination, and Brown Paper Bag (2003), inspired by his brother’s struggles with alcoholism, won the BAFTA for Best Short Film. He later wrote the feature Clubbed (2008), based on his autobiography Watch My Back, as well as The Pyramid Texts (2015) and Romans (2017), starring Orlando Bloom.
Beyond martial arts and filmmaking, Thompson has established himself as a spiritual teacher and self-help author. His works, including The Divine CEO and Live Your Dreams, focus on personal transformation and overcoming fear. He has delivered a TED Talk on conquering fear and hosted a popular podcast on spiritual growth.
In 2020, he released his autobiography Notes from a Factory Floor, chronicling his journey from factory worker to internationally recognized author and teacher. Through his writing, coaching, and filmmaking, Thompson continues to inspire others in the pursuit of self-improvement and personal mastery.
Beginning as a martial artist, Thompson specialized in reality-based self-defense, drawing from his experiences as a nightclub doorman. He co-founded the British Combat Association and taught seminars internationally, including for Chuck Norris. His self-defense innovations include "The Wall" and "The Fence," practical techniques for real-world confrontations.
His transition into filmmaking brought critical acclaim. His short film Bouncer (2002), starring Ray Winstone, earned a BAFTA nomination, and Brown Paper Bag (2003), inspired by his brother’s struggles with alcoholism, won the BAFTA for Best Short Film. He later wrote the feature Clubbed (2008), based on his autobiography Watch My Back, as well as The Pyramid Texts (2015) and Romans (2017), starring Orlando Bloom.
Beyond martial arts and filmmaking, Thompson has established himself as a spiritual teacher and self-help author. His works, including The Divine CEO and Live Your Dreams, focus on personal transformation and overcoming fear. He has delivered a TED Talk on conquering fear and hosted a popular podcast on spiritual growth.
In 2020, he released his autobiography Notes from a Factory Floor, chronicling his journey from factory worker to internationally recognized author and teacher. Through his writing, coaching, and filmmaking, Thompson continues to inspire others in the pursuit of self-improvement and personal mastery.
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November 20, 2020
Raw, honest and gritty memoir of an incredible journey. Abused at aged 11, Geoff misplaced his anger and became violent. He was walking with fear and in order to confront it went to work as a bouncer for 10 years. His book highlights the impact abuse has on a young mind which left him with depression and crippling self doubt.
He has been on a journey of transformation by exposing his fears and shame through his writing of books, films and plays.
This book felt alive to me with his energy leaping from the pages, as I learnt about his expansion by standing up to his fear and his darkest shadows which eventually led to a place of forgiveness and letting go of any negative behaviours that no longer served him.
It's a story of never giving up, cleansing our past traumas and personal transformation
Rumi spoke in my ear. He told me that birds made great sky circles with their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and in falling they are given wings"
He has been on a journey of transformation by exposing his fears and shame through his writing of books, films and plays.
This book felt alive to me with his energy leaping from the pages, as I learnt about his expansion by standing up to his fear and his darkest shadows which eventually led to a place of forgiveness and letting go of any negative behaviours that no longer served him.
It's a story of never giving up, cleansing our past traumas and personal transformation
Rumi spoke in my ear. He told me that birds made great sky circles with their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and in falling they are given wings"
January 24, 2021
More philosophical and thought provoking than I expected
I really enjoyed reading this. I stumbled across a Instagram story on Geoff’s page of a passage within the book. It read:
“we can never get away from the fact we are dealing with the dead and the unpaid Karma on our debt sheet. The dead (as Jung said) will have their say”.
This inspired me to buy.
I found the chapters very very long, but I wasn’t put off by this.
I really enjoyed reading this. I stumbled across a Instagram story on Geoff’s page of a passage within the book. It read:
“we can never get away from the fact we are dealing with the dead and the unpaid Karma on our debt sheet. The dead (as Jung said) will have their say”.
This inspired me to buy.
I found the chapters very very long, but I wasn’t put off by this.
January 10, 2021
A surprisingly good book about living life on your own terms.
I’m now following this author closely and plan to read the Devine CEO shortly.
I’m now following this author closely and plan to read the Devine CEO shortly.
July 28, 2021
Utterly brilliant, honest, enlightening and just plain and simple essential reading.
December 22, 2023
Notes, is a brutally honest book about a man's journey. Me putting more words to it, would do it a disservice. Go read it yourself.
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