Jonny’s story of how he became Founder of the award-winning adventure travel company www.wildfrontierstravel.com (@wildfrontiers) is an incredible one. One which is triggered by coming to terms with grief. This grief propels him to set off on his motorbike and ride from the UK to Cape Town. Instead of coming back by plane he decides to criss-cross Africa, taking 10 months and returning to the UK some 20,000 miles later.
On his return his chapters include being an author (a trilogy on his life and travels), travel writer and then setting up Wild Frontiers in the paper!
You will hear more about this poignant and tragic catalyst and a heap more on this episode. Our chats include the challenges faced when running an adventure travel company (they head to some remote climes at times trust me!), climate change and their 2020 carbon reduction plan with Eco Act.
Our chocolate sojourn is with Jonny’s favourite chocolate ... an upgrade from my previous guests favourites (😉) Amedei’s Chuao. Then it’s time to explore Jonny’s wellbeing … where we conclude there is room for improvement, but he does a 30 minute session on the cross-trainer every morning which surely is pretty good!
At the end of the episode I spin some thoughts about burnout. A word now recognised by the WHO as a disease. Why are so many of us suffering from it or have suffered from it?
My book recommendation: The Revelation Letters by Audrey Burns-Ross
Relaxation tip from The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu: 'But for real relaxation, there is nothing like lying on my back on the floor and letting the music of Beethoven wash over me.'
Chocolate: Amedei Chuao
Quote: 'The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to be.' Kobe Byrant
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