Tim's Open Road
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Tim Winton Highlight (0:45)
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Interview (4:24)
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INTERVIEWED BY:
Australia 2008
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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Byron Bay, Queensland Australia
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AIRED ON:
Public Television: Season Five
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ON DVD:
TIM WINTON
Sustainability Consultant/Founder
Permaforest Trust
INTERESTS:
Environment & Nature Non-Profit Organizations
THEMES DISCUSSED:
Courage Desire Education Experience Exploration Passion Success Transitions Values
TAGS:
awareness, commitment, compassionate, connection, direction, driven, escape, exhaustion, happiness, life, meaning, nature, optimistic, responsibility, social issues, sustainable, transform, tree planting, urban, work
BIOGRAPHY:
Growing up as a city kid outside Toronto, Canada, Tim Winton had always known an urban existence. As a recent college grad, he was on the straight road to what he then-defined as success: corporate financial success. But then Tim embarked on an outdoor experience that would forever alter his path: he went tree-planting in Canada's wilderness, for up to two-months at a time. It was in that setting, in the woods, that Tim's value set changed. Rather than separating work and play, he discovered a desire to live life in an integrated way. Tim went on to found the Permafrost Trust, a not-for-profit environmental education center. He believes everyone has a unique opportunity to live an extraordinary life.
