Jane Goodall ON: Winning the War on Nature & How Simple Actions Make Big Changes

Oct 18, 2021

Jane Goodall, a renowned ethologist known for her groundbreaking studies on chimpanzees, shares her lifelong passion for nature and the power of individual action. She discusses how hope can transform into tangible change, especially during challenging times. Jane emphasizes that everyone can make an impact on the planet, illustrating this with personal anecdotes and her work with the Jane Goodall Institute. She encourages listeners to redefine success through altruism and community engagement, fostering resilience and connection to nature.

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ANECDOTE

Connecting with David Greybeard

Jane Goodall shared a touching moment with David Greybeard, a chimpanzee.
This interaction demonstrated a connection through gestures, predating human language.

ANECDOTE

My Octopus Teacher

Jay Shetty recently watched My Octopus Teacher, a documentary showcasing a unique human-animal bond.
It highlighted the interconnectedness between humans and nature.

INSIGHT

Hope in Action

Hope is not passive; it requires action to make a difference.
Without hope, we risk falling into apathy and inaction.

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Jane Goodall sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about her passion and love for nature and wildlife. She believes that all of us have the power to make a difference around us and impact our surroundings significantly. And as we continue to hope in the most trying times of our lives, when we take action, this hope turns into change, into a success, and into a celebration.

Jane is an ethologist known for her long-term research on the chimpanzees of Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park. In 1995, the University of Cambridge awarded her a Ph.D. in ethology, one of the few candidates to receive a Ph.D. without having first possessed an A.B. degree. She established the Jane Goodall Institute to help support the Gombe research and the Roots & Shoots program for the youth to actively participate in environmental, conservation and humanitarian issues.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro
02:19 Parental support molds us
04:59 “Because you did it, I can do it too.”
07:34 We live in a war against nature
10:22 Everyone of us makes an impact on the planet
12:58 A language of gesture that predated human spoken language
18:49 Living through a time when it totally seemed hopeless
22:53 The only way to give hope to others is to help them
24:48 Hope is about action
28:00 First, see that you can make a difference locally
32:04 You don’t have to change everything on your own
36:35 We communicate through our words
39:23 What’s your definition of success?
42:28 Unless we live for money to help make a difference
46:40 The Survivor Tree story
50:42 Messengers of hope need to be storytellers
54:00 Influential people inspire more people to make a difference
54:48 Jane on Final Five

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