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Jai Howitt

Founder | Creative | Social Media Marketer See the world as i do, through my eyes. Currently chasing vibes on Cocos (Keeling) Island 🌞
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20/05/2020

If you’re uncommon amongst common people, you’re in the wrong place
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Let that sink in 💭

17/03/2020

Meet Big Zu, the baddest company car you’ll ever see. He joined the family a couple weeks ago and I’ve just been keeping it on the down-low (until now)
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When I bought my first car I borrowed money from my parents and paid it back over months of working at a fish n chip shop in high school.
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My second car? An old Land Rover spray painted matte black, I bought off 2 backpackers because it was dirt cheap and I needed something to get around in while I searched for a van to live in.
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Then the van came along and I unloaded my bank account (a whole $3000) to buy it and make it fit for travel... then I ran out of money and just floated around my home town waiting for a bigger opportunity to come along 🤷‍♂️
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This is the first car I’ve genuinely wanted to own. Not a cheap clapped out bomb I snagged just for the convenience of saving some money. I’d been living with a ‘scarcity’ mindset for too long, and my belongings (cars included) were a reflection of this limiting mindset.
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2020 things are shifting. Money stories I believed as a kid are slowly being released and man, it feels good.
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Moral of this story?
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Screw the Lambo, get yourself a Big Zu 🚙 @ Perth Hills

16/03/2020

One from the Cocos archives. Things are changing and so is my feed... I’ve been holding onto the ‘travel content creator’ persona for far too long and the reality is, that’s not really an accurate representation of my life anymore 🤷‍♂️
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Sure, I love to travel, and i’ll be travelling a lot more but not in the near future. Right now it’s head down putting in work, and pretty pictures just aren’t gonna cut it.
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I want to share raw stuff. Artsy snaps, entrepreneurial thoughts, a deeper look into my life and journey so far 🙏
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All of this and more coming real soon. Thanks for sticking with me fam ✌️

08/03/2020

A friendly reminder that you are exactly where you need to be, learning exactly what you need to be learning.
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It might not make sense for you right now, but it makes sense. Smile, embrace the challenges and keep putting one foot in front of the other, you got this ✌️

30/12/2019

Hey, it’s been a while.. Almost 6 months actually.

A lot has changed, as you can probably guess, and a lot didn’t go to plan, but 2019 has been a big year for me in more ways than 1...

In Jan/Feb I was living in Bali with a mentor, soaking up as much knowledge and advice as I could

In March I moved to Perth for the first time, while Amy finished her last year at Uni. I worked alone at home (mostly) earning much less than the hours I was putting in.

Recognised that I had a lot of limiting beliefs that were holding me back. Stories that I had been telling myself all my life, particularly around money and not feeling worthy of being paid more than the bare minimum.

Started pushing through those money stories and saw start to take off

Made some great connections in Perth

Built relationships with some epic brands, and really took the time to learn about e-commerce as a whole.

Built a bigger audience on TikTok in 2 months than I had on Instagram in 3 years 🤷‍♂️

Moved over to the Cocos Islands to spend time with family after almost a year away

Realised that routine and discipline are SO important, especially when surrounded with a lot of temptations and ‘fun’ activities

Got to know some incredible people, and made lifelong friendships 🙏
..And now planning for an even bigger 2020 🎉

My biggest takeaway from this year would be to not overlook mindset. And I’m not just talking about limiting beliefs, or reading books that get you motivated.

I’m talking ground level stuff.. f**k FOMO off and stop drinking every weekend. Buy a bloody good pillow and sleep 8 hours a night. Spend less time with old friends who haven’t changed and more time with go-getters and visionaries. Be happy to be alone at times. Start operating out of abundance, not scarcity.

2019 has taught me a lot. 2020 will teach more a lot more. Bring it on 💯

03/07/2019

From the wintery greens to the red dirt.. Sometimes a change in scenery is all it takes to re-kindle the fire inside 🔥
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21/04/2019

Back when the only decision I had to make in the morning was which scooter had more chance of getting to the surf and back without blowing up 😂🏄
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No phones, no concept of time, simply living. How it should be ✌️

28/03/2019

It fascinates me how attached people get to the 'old' version of you.. As if assuming that you're never going to change or grow 🌱
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Humans are constantly evolving, just some are changing faster than others. Each on their own journey.
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It's up to you to decide whether you're ready to let go...
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Let go of the fear of judgement
Let go of the negative influences
Let go of the current version of yourself
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And lean in to positive change.
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It won't happen overnight, and you'll probably repeat this process 100x over but it'll be a hell of a lot more fulfilling than doing nothing and wondering where you went wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

18/01/2019

Currently boarding a flight outta Aus. Wish I could say we're headed back to Cocos but Bali's gonna have to do... Looking forward to a month of networking, growth, good vibes and putting up with and the crew. 👊

09/01/2019

I feel like the last few years have each been the start of a year of opportunity, but there's something special about 2019. Almost as if everything I've done and everything I've worked towards will finally come together.
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A word that has continued to show up over the last couple of weeks is 'limitless', which I feel is a reminder that upper limits are going to be pushed, and new heights achieved - unbound by any limiting beliefs I've grown up believing... Such a powerful notion when you really think about it.

Here's to a limitless 2019 insta fam, hope you'll crush it too 🍻👊

28/12/2018

Island time - where curfews don't exist, peak hour traffic is unheard of and early mornings become a thing because it's liberating, not because you're getting up to go to a job. 💭
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It's on island time that I operate at my highest level, unconstrained from the pressure of deadlines and stress... Often improving the environment that you live in is the best way to to shift your mindset, and from there... Well, life will never be the same.
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If you're contemplating making a big change in your life, this is a sign. Don't look back 👊

28/11/2018

Back to the big smoke in two weeks.. Gonna miss nights like this☝
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For anyone back in Perth my boy is putting on a screening for his Cocos video and we'd all love ya to be there (link is in his bio if you wanna grab a ticket).
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It's gonna be a struggle leaving this place again, not knowing when I'll be back. Still waiting for to sponsor me so I can fly for free 😘 hahah last few months have been tooo good 🙌

23/11/2018

Bonfires at golden hour on one of the most remote islands in the world.. We've hit an all time high folks 🍻

19/11/2018

Hi all, i'll be re-branding this page slightly and changing the name from 'Through Jai's Eyes' to 'Jai Howitt'. The photos and videos will continue as normal - just wanted to keep ya all updated!

29/10/2018

Stoked to have some new crew out here exploring for the last week or so.. Creatives juices have been flowingg, sharks a plenty and vibes just as good as this island paradise I get to call home.
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Haven't posted in a while so I figured I'd come back with a banger 🎉
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12/10/2018

My life goal is to wake up each morning with a mind as clear as this water 💦

05/10/2018

Prison island..
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15 years ago when my family first moved here Prison Island was more than double this size.. It used to house prisoners and slaves back in the early settlement of Cocos.
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Crazy how things change - few years from now and it'll be an underwater dive site. Think it's about time we head back for a night to really experience it before it's gone.. Anyone?
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30/09/2018

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time 💭

27/09/2018

Blur the line between dreams & reality... The only thing stopping you is you 💭

14/09/2018

For years, almost every mentor and successful person I've followed have been telling me to put in the work, forget about the next year of my life and put it towards building the future I dream of... I've heard it time and time again, yet it never stuck.
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The thought of getting up before 7am? Fk that
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Spend more than an hour working? Pfft
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Sacrifice my social life? Tell him he's dreamin'
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I knew I needed to do it but I simply wasn't willing. I didn't have a big enough vision, no real driver.
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If I'm honest, it wasn't until this year that I realised something needed to change.. I'd been fluffing around for a while, living cheaply, working here and there, enjoying myself... But wasting a hell of a lot of time.
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An opportunity came up, and I took it. For 3 months I worked closely with and his incredible family, travelling to the other side of the country, then living overseas.
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To say my life evolved over those few months is an understatement, but if there was one thing I took away from it, it was this:
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Put in the work. Forget about the next year of my life and put it towards building the future I dream of..
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It's funny, i had been told a thousand times, but it wasn't until I physically saw it in front of me... It finally stuck.
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A person living and breathing a life like the one I'm chasing... Finally it was real, finally I believed it.
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Thank you, James. For showing me what's possible.
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This is just the beginning 🙏

08/09/2018

I'm forever grateful to have parents who saw life from a different perspective. Parents who didn't care that I wasn't interested in university, encouraged me to find a passion and build a business around that.
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My little brothers used to sell candy on the sidelines of our Saturday morning soccer games, and Dad would walk with them every time to make sure they were doing alright.
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My sister went to the rubbish tip every weekend to find old furniture, paint it and resell it for just enough profit to buy her more books 📚
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A few years ago we all worked on a business painting house numbers on curbs, and pre-sold $1000 worth of orders in 5 days to our little community.
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I've been funding my travels for the last couple of years by building a business helping people understand and grow on Instagram, and working as a freelance content creator.
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I'm working on something much bigger at the moment, which is super exciting, but the point I'm trying to make about all this is that my life and subsequent opportunities would have been SO different had I grown up around different people.
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You can't change the past, but you can sure as hell change your current state. Surround yourself with people who love and support you, with every thing that you do. If that means being alone for 6 months while you find a new tribe, so be it.. You'll find more success being alone than around toxic people who hold you back. Just a lil something to think about as you continue on with your Saturday arvo. Peace n love ✌️

30/08/2018

Stranded on an island somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean 🌏

27/08/2018

Take a moment to stop and think about what you really want to be doing right now, in your life...

Go do that.

23/08/2018

365 days of summer ☀

14/08/2018

Been in the water more times in the last week than the 4 months before that combined, and I'm pretty bloody stoked about it.. What a day to have a good day 🙌

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13/08/2018

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11/08/2018

It's the little things 🦀

29/07/2018

Average day in the office, no complaints here 🙏

25/07/2018

Moving forward, always ☁

15/07/2018

There are several reasons why I choose to wake up early.. Here's one that doesn't need an explanation 🙏

08/07/2018

Island attire 🌴

04/07/2018

Going places ☁

28/06/2018

You might have noticed I've been a bit quiet on here the last couple weeks.. Happens to be the longest time I've ever gone without posting but it's all for a good reason. New inspiration, projects, business opportunities and a re-imagined sense of creativity are just a few things I'm looking forward to expressing in the near future. It's the small percentage of people that are doing things differently that really inspire me, most of which don't even know I exist.. And a few of which I've tagged in this post. Thank you 🙏
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13/06/2018

So it feels like I only just left, and it could be because I only just left, but I forgot to mention I'm heading BACK to Bali real soon. On Saturday actually, with and the team. Will be based there for a couple months so yeaaah that's my latest life update for you all xx

11/06/2018

Having never been to a pro surf event before, I couldn't turn down the offer when AirAsia suggested Flynn and I go scope it out in Bali last week. Amidst thousands of people lining the cliffs of Uluwatu I managed to snag this photo, crouched under the single random pot plant that was hanging over the edge of the railing. This may well be my favourite photo ever.. Not often you get to witness the world's best surfers on one of the world's greatest breaks. Yeww 🤙 WSL

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