Today’s conversation is a continuation of my discussion on applying the lessons of tracking animals in the wild to tracking in your own life. I encourage to listen to that episode first. In this second part, Boyd’s sister Bronwyn joins and offers perspective on business and life. Given that Boyd and Bron grew up in this wild place, their perspective on the world is refreshing and very different. We discuss a wide range of things, But the section on restoration near the end is just phenomenal stuff. Please enjoy part two of my conversation with the Varty family.

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Show Notes

1:21 - (First Question) – Concept of shame and the role it plays in the lives of the people that visit

3:11 – Bron’s take on shame and if this is uniquely male issue

5:15 – How the Varty’s think about the concept of presence, and time with Nelson Mandela

13:34 – Selfishness as an impediment to presence

20:26 – Tending the cup

20:37 – Life is not a zero-sum game

23:15 – How they run the reserve as a business

30:18 – Importance of motivation as a business

33:55 – Cultivating a culture that makes a business a family

40:15 – How they help other family businesses

45:29 – The idea of restoration as a business and legacy

51:23 -Restoration model in investment

53:49 – The age of restoration will be born on the age of information

54:48 – Places that have given Varty’s deep connections (other than Africa)

1:00:46 – Kindest thing anyone has done for Bron

Learn More

For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. 

Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub

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