WEBVTT - The Good Things Guy

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<v Speaker 1>Good Things, Good Things with Brent Lindickey and wrapping up

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<v Speaker 1>the week for us as always, Brent lindikew the good

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<v Speaker 1>Things guy. Hey, what's happening seven oh two In Cape

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<v Speaker 1>Talk Fam, I've put three brilliant South African stories today,

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<v Speaker 1>all about people pushing boundaries and reminding us what is possible.

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<v Speaker 1>First up, former abscess CEO Ari ras and Bach is

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<v Speaker 1>currently cycling four thousand kilometers across Europe while living with

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<v Speaker 1>Parkinson's disease. He has taken on the North Cape four thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>a self support and ultra distance cycling event from northern

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<v Speaker 1>Italy through eight countries all the way to the North

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<v Speaker 1>Cape of Norway. The riot is the first major awareness

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<v Speaker 1>initiative for the newly established Urri rating Bach Parkinson's Foundation,

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<v Speaker 1>which aims to educate South Africans, encourage early diagnosis, and

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<v Speaker 1>change the conversation around the condition. Ari's message is that

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<v Speaker 1>a diagnosis may change your life, but it does not

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<v Speaker 1>have to end your purpose. As he puts it, Parkinson's

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<v Speaker 1>may change the way you move, but it should never

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<v Speaker 1>define who you are. Our second good thing is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge South African business win local tutoring company Teach Me

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<v Speaker 1>to has been included in Times World's Top Ed Tech

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<v Speaker 1>Companies for twenty twenty six. Founded by South African entrepreneur

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Miller, teach me To started locally but now operates

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<v Speaker 1>in more than fifty countries. The company invested heavily in

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<v Speaker 1>technology from around twenty seventeen and started developing online tutoring

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<v Speaker 1>before COVID, meaning it was ready to pivot when the

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic changed education almost overnight. Nick, who has since moved

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<v Speaker 1>to Silicon Valley, says one of his biggest lessons has

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<v Speaker 1>been that South Africans often underestimate our own ability. He

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<v Speaker 1>says the biggest lesson is not to mistake pedigree for

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<v Speaker 1>capability or confidence for competence. And finally, ten year old

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<v Speaker 1>Nolo Matawae from Sharpville is stealing hearts across South Africa.

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<v Speaker 1>Nolo lost his leg in a car accident when he

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<v Speaker 1>was just six years old, but today he plays football

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<v Speaker 1>alongside able bodied teammates using crutches to race around the pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Photos of him playing recently went viral and caught the

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<v Speaker 1>attention of Johannesburg sports charity Play It Forward, which headed

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<v Speaker 1>to Sharpvill last Sunday with football kit balls boots and clothing.

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<v Speaker 1>They had bought Nolo brand new Nike football boots, but

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately they didn't fit. Without hesitation, he handed them to

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<v Speaker 1>one of his teammates and happily chose to play in

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<v Speaker 1>his pre loved boot instead. A supporter has since arranged

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<v Speaker 1>a properly fitting new pair for him. But there's even

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<v Speaker 1>and even bigger development here. Play It Forward helped Nolo's

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<v Speaker 1>mother apply to Jumping Kids, an organization providing prosthetic equipment

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<v Speaker 1>to children living with lower limb amputations from disadvantage communities.

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<v Speaker 1>Nolo is now booked for an assessment later this month.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's For more good things, you can visit www

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<v Speaker 1>dot good things God dot com. As I say every week,

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<v Speaker 1>wishing you only good things, wishing you only good things,

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Lindakle, the good Things God are wrapping up the

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<v Speaker 1>week for us