The Art of Tracking

[00:01:52] – Exploring Boyd’s childhood through a story about a black mamba

[00:05:05] – Looking at the early history of Boyd’s family and their foundation in the bush of South Africa

[00:08:52] – The launch of their safari business

[00:09:58] – How they connected with an ecologist that encouraged them to “partner” with the land and how that led to the leopards of Londolozi

[00:16:17] – Expanding their model to other areas and creating an economy of wildlife.

[00:17:04] – How Boyd discovered what he wanted to do with his life in healing

[00:17:12]– Cathedral of the Wild: An African Journey Home by Boyd Varty

[00:22:41] – The concept of Ubuntu, the African value “I am, because of you.”

[00:27:10] – How Patrick got to meet Boyd

[00:28:07] – Exploring the idea of building your villages and some of the forces that combat that in our daily lives.

[00:33:15] – The difficulty in following your inner compass

[00:38:47] – Looking at Boyd’s early experiences in tracking and how he applies those principles in his current life.

[00:44:15] – Exploring the two different types of confidence and why there’s a benefit to throwing yourself into difficult situations, especially as a tracker.

[00:49:05] – Identifying the places where you can be relentless in life

[00:50:58] – The single most memorable tracking experience for Boyd, which is an incredible tale of tracking lions. (Also one of the best answers to a question yet)

[01:03:41] – What can people do to get the holistic experience of the African bush

[01:06:07] – Ways that people can learn more about Boyd.

[01:08:48]– When Nelson Mandela stayed with his family after getting out of prison

[01:15:28] – Kindest thing anyone has ever done for Boyd

[01:17:07] – A story of how his friend Sully saved his life from a crocodile