Between Views

Arthur Hull - A drum circle facilitator.

For me, life is lifelong learning. I’m a sponge. I’m always open to learning.”

“Everyone’s got a message to teach you, as long as you can listen.”

John Maye: Incredible, insightful, wise & a great story teller.

“I listen and I accumulate knowledge”

“It’s important to remember all the gifts you’ve been given throughout your life.”

Books: 

Ishmael: A novel - Daniel Quinn

Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsh

Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse

“A lot of us aspirational people aim for big heights but what is it that ultimately we want in life?”

“Money can’t buy youth.”

The USA is a mind blowing country full of abundance and great expanse.

In Vietnam “This man with the least, gave me the most.”

“Be open to travel always.”

How do you choose which aspirations to follow: “Write it all down”

“What you say no to allows you to focus on what it is you’re going to do.” What’s your intention, what’s your mission, how does it sit with others.” “Like Mary Kondo says: Does it spark joy?”

“If you need to make it financial: “How are other people making money out of this?”

“If I give you a bowl of porridge in the morning then I'll give it to you with all the things in it that I think are necessary in a bowl of porridge. That’s my job. Your job as a receiver is to look at it and take out all the things that don’t serve you.”

“If you think life is scarce and there is a lack of resources, then you will live like that. If you think that life is abundant and full of opportunity then more things and opportunities will come. There’s always opportunities. It’s just a matter of clarity to see them and being open.”

Opportunities come from your community.

“Network, know people and make an impact in those first moments. Do something that impresses people like remembering their name.”

“There are no mistakes, just learning opportunities.”

Benji nominates: The Ukestra (Mark and Jane), Bradden from The Creator Incubator, Cathy from Upcycle Newcastle and Heather Stephens (Head of sustainability for the Newcastle Council, Teacher in China, It specialist for a Korean email platform, creator of solar powered ovens) Benjie would ask her: “Do you ever rest?”

The most useful thing when being a parent is maintaining your sustainability.

“It’s the most difficult and energy draining thing I have ever experienced.”

“I have had to ask favors from my community. Reciprocity is key. It takes a village to raise a child.”

“It was part of my life's jigsaw puzzle to have a child.”

“I would recommend having kids younger when you have more energy.”

“Say no to everything that comes up and go to bed early.”

Benjie’s answer to Nanci’s question: “Listen. Be ready for the gifts that everyone has to offer.” In terms of what to take out: “Take out judgement. See the person right in front of you as just another human doing their thing”

Benjie’s question: “What’s your recipe for your own personal sustainability.

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What is Special Surfers? How did it all begin?

How far people are traveling for special surfers.

What it does for the participants.

Disabled communities and a shifting understanding of disabled people.

Developing compassion, patience and understanding through the event and community.

The biggest lesson i’ve learned in life is: “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover and if the cover is blank then definitely don’t judge a book by it’s cover.”

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“Life is a party and everyone should attend.”

“We don’t all have the recipe. You can always adjust your recipe and get a new result.”

How hospitals treat shark attacks.

The need to return to surf the spot of the attack.

A unique experience post attack. 

Soul contracts and mentors. 

How the attack reshaped Dylan's life.

The long term effects of the attack.

Creatures as mentors.

Moments as mentors. 

Book: Clan of the cave bear.

Characteristics of the Great White worth taking on.

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Growing up in Plettenberg bay.

Geographic ripeness for Great Whites.

Robberg Peninsula and its seal population.

Joining the high five at 5 community.

An ominous premonition. 

How it feels to be hit by a shark. 

The injury Dylan suffered.

The dream effect of near death moments and the lack of pain from shock.

The benefits of getting attacked by a shark.

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The qualities you need to stick to investments. 

“I would say no matter what age you are, start investing.” 

The value of delayed gratification. 

Waiting 1 year before buying a want. 

“Buying gives me dopamine; Investing gives me serotonin” 

John’s Mentors:  

1) His own father for giving through music. Losing one's self in music. Passion and emoting. 

2) His own mother: The bond of family and keeping the family together through thick and thin. 

3) Francis, a family friend, taught John Accountability. “Anything that happens don’t ever look around and point fingers. It’s you.”  

4) Someone taught John leadership and investing. “Do the right things. Time is your friend and your enemy.” 

Books: The magic of thinking big. How to win friends and influence people. 

Johns’ answer to Nexus’ question 

Johns’ question: In todays’ world, how long does it make sense to plan for and what should you plan for? 

How music can change your state. 

Music facilitating crying. 

“Music and films really touch me and affect me and move me as a person. They make me feel incredibly elevated. I have felt the highest highs emotionally from music and film and I can experience incredible sadness and sorrow through music and film.” 

The music industry in India. 

“If you want to make money and have a proper career that affords you everything you want you have to focus on the business side.” 

“You can never tell someone what you’re worth” 

"How can you tell someone what you’re worth without actually telling them?"

“Most people will only remember the last (extra) half an hour of the show.” 

“What we set out to do is delight clients” 

“They should be so in awe that they can’t help the next day but to talk about you. That’s when you’re a brand.” 

Endorsement, social proof and the value given by our fellow man. 

“I believe in manifestation but in the way that you have to clearly define that goal in your mind. You have to be able to picture it, feel it, taste it. And that guides you. It puts you in a position to be able to achieve that.” 

"Play for all 5 people in the crowd. One of them could be the one who makes the change."

“There is so much mediocre work going on in the world today that when you go above and beyond it really stands out.” 

“The brand is always on.” 

“1 person can influence 100 people. For each 1 person that supports you, you potentially add another 100 to your network.” 

“Family. That’s one of my main values.” 

“I believe how you treat your family is how you treat the world around you.” 

“It starts with family values and it just expands out of that” 

“I believe that we have to be the best that we can be.” 

“The day you stop growing is the day you die.” 

“How do we make this better?” 

“It can always be better. It’s never the best.” 

“I don’t want to ever chase money for the sake of money. I want to chase these other things: Craftsmanship, excellence, values, growth, connections, people. Everything else is just a biproduct of that. If my money has grown it’s just a bi-product of that.” 

“I don’t believe this is a finite world. There’s plenty to go round. So we’re fine actually.” 

How John came to love music and dive into the industry. 

Getting hired as a musician as a kid. 

The effect of Mr. James Ambat on John’s early music life. 

The influence of environment and nurture in John’s growth as a person. 

MTV as background inspiration. 

Could anyone escape the effect of nature? 

Music as salvation. The family’s true motivation's and how they came together. Being part of something that’s bigger than you. 

We were taught “When you’re a musician, when you’re on stage, you can’t just say I'm a musician, watch and listen. You’ve gotta perfrom. You’ve gotta give. You’ve gotta show emotion. You’ve gotta feel the music. And only then can any audience connect with you. 

How a good mix of skills build a business well.  

How family stick together in business. 

“Our biggest value is authenticity. We never want to be fake. We never want to project something we are not. For whatever reason, we will not do it.” 

“We want people who follow us to want to connect with us. It’s about connection.” 

“Even if you connect with our music and you never give us a single dollar throughout our entire lives, we’re still happy to have met you, happy to have known you and happy to be with you.” 

“In my opinion the best gift you can give someone is a song.” 

“Only by truly giving out that gift you have, we will receive whatever it is that this universe has for us.” 

Nexus’ inspirations: Ilya Aleksayev 

That works YouTube 

Martial arts and its influence on your life. 

Nexus’ Sensei. 

Kyle Royer knives. 

Filling your social feed with inspiration. 

¨The thing that´s helped me with selling my knives is letting go and not caring about the small imperfections. You know the hardest judge on the imperfections is yourself. ¨ 

Plettenberg bay and the influence of tranquil nature and the ocean. 

¨We´re sitting in this ocean waiting for a wave. We´re floating in this giant mad world and every now and then a really awesome opportunity comes up in front of you and you need to be able to react and jump on it. But not just take it, have fun with it, play with it, do something cool and then jump off at the end when you see there´s another one coming. ¨ 

Self-discipline. 

The risk of chasing personal reward over objective success. 

Nexus´ answer to Chris from Josies´question. 

Nexus’ question for the next guest. 

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Knife care for non-stainless-steel blades. 

The best types of steel. 

Knife making in a nutshell. 

Which anvils and tools are the best for knife making. 

The cost of a knife making start up. 

The dream set up for Nexus. 

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