For Joshua Coombes, connection begins with one thing: truly seeing the person in front of you.

In this episode of The Greaterverse, Anne-Marie Kruk is joined by Joshua Coombes, speaker, author, educator and founder of #DoSomethingForNothing, a movement encouraging people to use their skills and time to connect with others.

Joshua’s journey began when he took his scissors onto the streets of London and started offering free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness. What began as a simple act grew into a decade of encounters around the world that challenged his understanding of helping others and taught him the power of meeting people with dignity, openness and vulnerability.

Today, Joshua is bringing those lessons into schools, encouraging young people to look beyond conventional ideas of success and explore what genuinely sparks their interest.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

• Why Joshua believes we should ask young people why they want to pursue something, not simply what they want to be

• What people experiencing homelessness taught him about dignity, vulnerability and human connection

• Why the advice that resonates may be confirming something we already know

• How learning to face discomfort helped Joshua develop greater self-compassion

• Why sitting beneath a tree without your phone might reveal more than you expect

  
  

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