Will Young and the meaning between the milestones

Understanding that setbacks can bring clarity, that privilege carries responsibility and that success extends beyond personal milestones – has shaped Young’s journey ©Getty Will Young knows that the true gift in life is perspective. It’s something he’s learned through a series of career setbacks by the age of 31. Many of these are well documented. Less well known is how he has used some of them towards creating a bigger life. To understand the context of the off-field growth, it’s worth recapping some of the setbacks. It was in 2019 when a terrorist attack in Christchurch narrowly missed the Bangladesh team and led to the abandonment of a Test in which Young was set to debut. His parents, partner and brother had booked flights to watch him receive his Test cap the next day, but those plans unraveled within hours of his press conference at the Hagley Oval. Then, a few months later, he earned his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket, only to…