“… I confess… I love Manga… I’m not ashamed… “
In Summary:
We move onto the topics of REST and PLAY with Justin and we dive into a smorgasbord of things such as:
- Pursuing start-up/venture ideas on the side
- Justin’s reason for wanting to make a lot of money
- Buddhism and spirituality
- The benefits of meditation
- Manga vs Anime and some of his favourites
- How he ended up raising 3 kittens
- And that’s just to mention a few!
Hopefully this will “inspirate” .. Onto episode eight!
Podcast Content and Show Notes:
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Also, timestamps may differ slightly by a few seconds.
| 00:02:50 | Are there any side projects or ventures you are pursuing on the side? |
| 00:03:32 | Justin’s first project (pitching a start-up idea) |
| 00:04:30 | Justin’s second project on the side (considering a business partnership) |
| 00:08:21 | What was the main motivation for doing an MBA? |
| Some roles mentioned: Social Work Sustainable development |
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| 00:09:28 | When did you start thinking about start-ups? |
| 00:11:39 | The reason why Justin wants to make a lot of money. |
| Also mentioned: Soju |
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| 00:12:24 | The difficulty of making a lot of money when working for a corporation. |
| 00:13:34 | The idea around money being Evil VS a tool for Good. |
| 00:15:19 | The importance of balance business VS idealism of non-profits. |
| 00:18:14 | Where some of Justin’s start-up ideas come from… |
| 00:22:08 | Transitioning into REST… roughly how many hours of sleep does Justin get? |
| 00:27:42 | Are there any daily rituals you have? |
| Buddhism, meditation Morning and evening prayer |
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| 00:29:49 | Chanting / Mantras |
| Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism The Buddha Nature Absolute Happiness Becoming the best “us” we can be. |
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| 00:30:59 | An explanation of Karma / Cause and Effect |
| 00:35:01 | Soka Gakkai International (www.sgi.org) |
| Nichiren Buddhism – The organisation that Justin is a part of. | |
| 00:35:37 | How does meditation benefit you in your day to day life? |
| 00:39:16 | Are there any other rituals or regular things you like to stick to, to recharge your batteries? |
| Zoning out / checking-out Manga / Anime |
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| 00:41:08 | Manga that Justin is enjoying now: One Piece |
| Other Manga mentioned: | |
| Dragon Ball Naruto Boruto |
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| And as promised, here are some more of Justin’s favourites which he sent to me (in no particular order) | |
| One Piece Shigeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) Death Note Rurouni Kenshin Haikyuu (Volleyball series) Dragon Ball (all of them) Bleach Hunter x Hunter |
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| 00:42:32 | Do you have an all-time favourite Manga? Fullmetal Alchemist |
| 00:43:28 | Do you read or watch the Manga? |
| The difference between Manga vs Anime | |
| 00:44:31 | Are there any hobbies or special interests that you pursue? |
| Raising 3 kittens (Nick, Bella, B) | |
| The challenges of adopting stray/foster kittens. | |
| Sharing responsibilities of raising them | |
| The link to the kitten foster care centre is here: https://m.cafe.naver.com/ilovecat.cafe | |
| However since it’s all in Korean, not helpful to most of us, so here’s another suggestion: http://www.animalrescuekorea.org |
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| 00:54:34 | What else do you like to do just for fun? |
| People watching (observing human interaction) | |
| Just enjoying being around people. | |
| 00:57:16 | Is There anyone you have found to be particularly inspirational? |
| His parents | |
| His Dad’s work (providing encouragement for others) | |
| His mother’s Brain Aneurysm and the after effects of it. | |
| 01:04:21 | If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself 20 years ago? |
| Stop trying to fill your own void with other people to make you feel better about yourself. | |
| Put money into your retirement plan. | |
| Start praying/chanting now. | |
| 01:07:02 | Do you see an alignment between the amount of practice (prayer/chanting/meditation), and with your physical/mental health or your personal/career success? |
| A couple of things mentioned at this point: | |
| Tantric meditation | |
| Transcendental Meditation (TM) is the term I was searching my mind for at the time! Here are a couple of links about it: | |
| https://www.tm.org/blog/vlog/jerry-seinfeld-the-thing-that-i-love-more-than-money/ | |
| http://thepuristonline.com/2017/05/meditation-with-jerry-seinfeld-and-howard-stern/ | |
| And here’s another interesting article I stumbled across while perusing the www: https://www.gq.com/story/gq-transcendental-meditation-guideVery interesting to say the least…. | |
| 3 bases in the practice of Buddhism | |
| Faith, Practice, Study It’s an on-going journey |
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| 01:12:57 | How do you think your life would be different if you didn’t practice Buddhism? |
| There was definitely a pivot point (pre vs post SOKA) | |
| Depression, thoughts of suicide | |
| If you are experiencing such difficulties please make sure you seek help! Online resources available as well. Just a few examples: | |
| Online Counseling | |
| https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ | |
| https://psychcentral.com/lib/suicide-helpline-suicide-resources/ | |
| Superficial lifestyle, credit card debt | |
| Living the so-called New York lifestyle | |
| 01:20:14 | Finishing off with rapid-fire questions. Things mentioned: |
| The Titanic (movie) Einstein Black Widow (Marvel hero character) Scarlett Johansson |