How To Discover And Follow Your Unique Life Path (Boyd Varty)

A Lion Tracker's guide to life

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Boyd Varty is a lion tracker,  author, coach, and storyteller who brings forth ancient wisdom to help others find deep meaning and purpose in their life.

His books A Lion Trackers Guide to Life and Cathedral of the Wild are awesome. 

I was excited to have him on the show because I love the message of his books and just think he’s an awesome human. 

In our conversation, Boyd shares how you can apply many of the same principles of tracking animals in the wild to discovering a path that’s uniquely you.

Ideas that really stuck out to me:

• The journey to self-discovery often begins with a moment of clarity. For Boyd, it was when his mentor Martha Beck said: "The restoration of the planet will come out of a shift in human consciousness."

• True transformation always begins with not knowing. We're conditioned to always have answers, but the real magic happens when we surrender to uncertainty.

• Your body is your compass. Pay attention to what expands your energy and what contracts it. That's how you start developing your "track awareness" in life.

• The path to authenticity isn't always flashy. It's often marked by simplicity, a sense of enough, and a natural inclination towards service. That's the real payoff of living on your track.

• True confidence is not needing anything from anyone. Paradoxically, that's when people are most drawn to you.

• The mystics who isolated themselves in nature were onto something. Solitude strips away the unnecessary, revealing your true energy patterns and interconnectedness with all things. It's not about escaping life, but seeing it more clearly.

• Boyd’s life has been a continuous process of discovering what he loves and finding a way to share it.

I also really enjoyed hearing about Boyd’s adventures spending 40 days in isolation in nature in order to understand the archetype of the mystic. 

He describes feeling like he wasn’t just observing nature, but that nature was observing him. Feeling known by your environment seems to shift your entire perspective on things.

He documented all 40 days of his experience in his Track Your Life podcast. 

I really enjoyed Boyd’s perspective and uplifting energy. I hope you enjoy this conversation and check out his work!

Much love, 
- Scott

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Recommended Resources:

• Boyd Varty’s Website

• Boyd on Twitter

• Boyd On Instagram

• Boyd on Youtube

• The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life

• Cathedral of the Wild

• Boyd’s Podcast

Episode Transcript

• Boyd Varty Full Transcript

Show notes:

• 00:00 - Connecting the Tracker Experience with the Consciousness Journey

• 02:56 - The Power of Surrendering into Not Knowing

• 09:29 - Developing Track Awareness: Paying Attention to Energizing Tracks

• 17:39 - Questioning Limiting Beliefs and Finding Freedom in Acceptance

• 21:12 - Following Inspiration and Expressing Creative Essence

• 28:40 - Balancing Practicalities with Following Your Bliss

• 30:34 - Questioning Scarcity and Cultural Norms

• 31:32 - The Aliveness and Wealth of Unique Expression

• 38:51 - Characteristics of Authenticity and Service

• 46:49 - The Transformative Power of a 40-Day Experience in Nature