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Life Origami

By The Heartfelt Life

Greg and Amee Dickson, Life Origami co-founders, support & coach people to learn how to bend, fold and shape life to their will, whims and wishes. We utilize a proprietary approach we call "training enhanced coaching". It blends the best of self directed online learning and 2-on-1 coaching to ensure our clients experience meaningful change in their lives and businesses.
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Life OrigamiJun 06, 2020

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How To Deal With Pandemic Negative Thoughts

How To Deal With Pandemic Negative Thoughts

1:26 automatic negative thoughts, 12:36 four types of automatic negative thoughts and mental habits
Feb 08, 202141:02
Pandemic Puzzle: knowing when to pivot into a new direction

Pandemic Puzzle: knowing when to pivot into a new direction

This is a casual conversation between Amethyst and myself discussing how to Pivot and embrace change. 0:36 The $64,000 dollar question 1:36 Knowing when to Pivot in a new direction 2:00 Backing away from the unknowns and making changes 2:35 Beware of our Comfort Zone Bias 3:30 Becoming comfortable in our own skin 4:07 Struggling in relationships that aren’t working 5:07 To bad to leave, too good to stay 6:11 Feeling uncomfortable resistance & tension 7:00 Resistance and tension are my friends, an early warning system 8:28 forcing ourselves being our comfort zones 9:32 if you stay in your comfort zone, you will never Pivot 11:00 Nothing changes into your reach your “Enough!” Threshold 12:19 Mental Switch, there has got to be something more, I’ve had enough 13:26 Getting in touch with our potential, glimpse of something better 14:29 we become aware that there’s something better 16:40 this is toxic, I’m tired of this, I have to do something else 17:07 in a relationship habit 17:57 we get a glimpse of how we are responsible & accountable to ourselves 18:50 is something getting in the way of your joy? 19:14 Middle age insights 19:39 the pandemic wallow 20:12 Pandemic Comfort zones, all we can do is respond 21:46 the pandemic is absolute chaos 24:28 we are living in an unreasonable time 27:25 most business models & revenue models are not broken, if you haven’t taken the pandemic into account 29:07 we don’t want to quit on our dream, we want to quit on the Tyranny to end 30:08 what drives Greg nuts during the pandemic 30:51 you don’t have to give up on your dream, change your path and adjust your directions 34:55 we have to know what the dream is so we can Pivot & find our path 36:11 what are some of the things that I never gave myself permission or time to do? 37:27 What are some the things on your bucket or dream or idea or project or fun that you never allowed yourself to do? 38:28 it’s very different to “have” dreams than it is to “live” your dreams 38:51 there is an opportunity for all of us in the pandemic to pivot, upgrade and accelerate the quality of our lifestyle 41:12 We Pivot our lives all the time, Greg had Pivoted 21 times over 49 years 42:11 in every economic upheaval, or time when I had to make a life pivot there was always opportunity, it just took time to see it 42:39 habitual thinking is the enemy of progress 43:24 be the student of your life, if you step behind your comfort zone 43:52 Friends, family and associates are not always going to be supportive when you are trying to make a Pivot 49:28 when quitting is an absolute appropriate response to lifes circumstances at certain times 51:20 what to do when you’ve had enough, I’m going to create something... what if this idea could be one of your finest moments in your lifetime?
Jan 31, 202156:28
Unravelling your pandemic puzzle in 4 parts

Unravelling your pandemic puzzle in 4 parts

Part 1: Shaping Your Conscious mindset, begins 3:15, Part 2: Getting To Clarity brains at 29:30, Part 3: Role models, communications in business & life, begins at 54:58 Part 4: failure to understand & comprehend situation begins at 1:14:26
Jan 18, 202101:34:05
The Letting Go Show

The Letting Go Show

It’s time to let go, get over the past and get busy living. Sometimes we have thoughts that we cling to that become obstacles to making forward movement in life.
Challenges may come our way that we can’t make the necessary decisions to create change
We cling to our stories and identity’s
Habits associated with my identity in biological research - without using all that education, it’s a waste, I’m not enough
I spent my life savings on a business that I lost in a divorce- I’m not enough
Not credible - unworthy without it all - fancy career, house, clothes, vehicles, vacations, house parties, my dog ... I’m nothing without it
Story about the swimmer
Story about scientists who need to buy groceries during covid example
Jan 11, 202101:55:48
Starting Over Again: Change Sucks

Starting Over Again: Change Sucks

Amethyst and Greg have an open conversation about change and what to do when you reached your enough point
Dec 29, 202032:26
Starting (Over) Again: Dealing With Pandemic Grief and Loss
Dec 28, 202030:38
Is your ego a tyrant?

Is your ego a tyrant?

Living with a tyrant • Beware of the ego goal setting trap
Jun 30, 202008:10
Relationship turmoil during COVID-19 #audiomo #relationships

Relationship turmoil during COVID-19 #audiomo #relationships

Relationships during COVID-19 and ourselves • Beware of your need to be right • Listen and be curious • Let go of your stories and Amethyst weighs in with her perspective
Jun 26, 202024:05
The fine line of productivity #audiomo #productivity

The fine line of productivity #audiomo #productivity

Infinitely flexible or rigid? An obsessive need to be right can kill your dreams just as much as being rigid and there is a fine line between the two and that line is the learning line
Jun 25, 202012:58
Crisis of conscience #audiomo #Covid-19

Crisis of conscience #audiomo #Covid-19

What do you believe? Are you willing to defend your beliefs? Are you willing to live a life based on congruency instead of desire?
Jun 24, 202004:32
Becoming unshakeable in 2020 #audiomo #wellness

Becoming unshakeable in 2020 #audiomo #wellness

Internal versus external frame of reference, values, beliefs, morals and ethics… What are the principles you live by?
Jun 23, 202003:57
I’ll trade fulfillment and growth for happiness any day

I’ll trade fulfillment and growth for happiness any day

The secret to happiness • trade up to joy
Jun 22, 202008:23
Impressions of the iPhone 11

Impressions of the iPhone 11

If my iPhone 8 home button and hadn’t broken I probably wouldn’t have upgraded but I’m glad I did
Jun 21, 202003:39
Friday #selfcare #audiomo #rest

Friday #selfcare #audiomo #rest

Sound seeing • Refresh and recharge • How’s the quality of your sleep • Friday afternoon, sunshine, birds, pretzel s and cherries
Jun 19, 202007:34
What do you say when you talk to yourself?

What do you say when you talk to yourself?

How we betray ourselves • Pay attention to what’s going on within your thinking box
Jun 18, 202003:18
Suffering from Mental Rigamortus? #audiomo #change #covid19

Suffering from Mental Rigamortus? #audiomo #change #covid19

Water cooler musing about change and intellectual honesty
Jun 16, 202030:52
Coping in chaos #audiomo #chaos #covid19

Coping in chaos #audiomo #chaos #covid19

Come back to center • Getting to center • Learn our way our of our problems and challenges
Jun 15, 202008:31
Potpourri of thoughts

Potpourri of thoughts

Morning restoration of plants • Things change, self care too? • Sounds of the shoreline
Jun 14, 202009:40
What does an advocate do? #audiomo

What does an advocate do? #audiomo

An advocate is a Champion and What does an advocate do?
Jun 12, 202003:46
Be an advocate #AudioMo #advocacy

Be an advocate #AudioMo #advocacy

Sometimes all you need is a friendly ear and someone to speak up on your behalf or provide support for someone else to be their eyes and ears to think of their best interest
Jun 11, 202006:03
Random thoughts July 8 #audiomo

Random thoughts July 8 #audiomo

In this show: The 2020 Learning Journey #audiomo #learning • Slacktivism or activism? • Find the middle way • Phase 2 Alberta Relaunch June 12 • Canadian response to racial issues
Jun 10, 202018:06
Costa Rica, Camden NJ, Medicine Hat, AB Canada as examples and outliers

Costa Rica, Camden NJ, Medicine Hat, AB Canada as examples and outliers

Costa Rica example? • Camden, NJ crime down significantly since disbanding police • Where there’s a will there a way?
Jun 09, 202008:34
Random thoughts #audiomo #socialaudio

Random thoughts #audiomo #socialaudio

Summer sounds, Minneapolis defunding police, Canadian policing, more thoughts about social audio
Jun 08, 202011:11
The Social Audio Problem #audiomo #socialaudio

The Social Audio Problem #audiomo #socialaudio

I am not the product. Apps and developers seem to think we need them more than they need us. Not true. App developers need us more than we need them.
Jun 07, 202006:13
Decision making

Decision making

Be careful who you listen to and what you read and consume.
Jun 06, 202005:51
Review of The Lost Guru, Chapter 1 and Introduction

Review of The Lost Guru, Chapter 1 and Introduction

In this episode you will find a review of the 17 episodes from our reading of The Lost Guru, Chapter 1 and Introduction. We begin reading chapter 2 on Wednesday, February 12
Feb 11, 202006:41
The Lost Guru, Chapter 1, Happiness and Longevity

The Lost Guru, Chapter 1, Happiness and Longevity

We discuss how our longevity has been correlated with how happy a person is over their lifetime. How our emotional disposition also affects our attitudes and behaviours. That challenges come at us unexpectedly and quickly.
Feb 07, 202036:28
Bonus Episode 2: waiting for happiness?

Bonus Episode 2: waiting for happiness?

In this episode Amethyst tonight discuss the challenges that “waiting“ presents in our lives how it actually becomes a stumbling block to progress and our wellness.
Feb 07, 202021:37
Bonus episode: is there such a thing as as a person being broken?

Bonus episode: is there such a thing as as a person being broken?

We are interrupting the reading of the audiobook to include our commentary and observations around the concept of human beings being broken and why we think there is no such thing as true “brokenness“ within a person.
Feb 05, 202038:53
The Lost Guru, chapter 1, your superpower, neural plasticity of the brain

The Lost Guru, chapter 1, your superpower, neural plasticity of the brain

Yes believe it or not, you have a superpower and it is your brains ability to adapt and evolve and learn, in this episode we explore the brains ability to morph, evolve and change and what that means for living a healthy vibrant life at any age.
Feb 03, 202026:38
The Lost Guru, chapter 1, the second brain

The Lost Guru, chapter 1, the second brain

In this episode we read a portion of There Lost Guru book that talks about our second brain and we discuss the importance of it to our health and well-being
Jan 31, 202017:02
Chapter 1, The Lost Guru, the drive to thrive

Chapter 1, The Lost Guru, the drive to thrive

In this reading we explore the drive to thrive, how our primal need for self-expression helps us to fully and have it our life.
Jan 29, 202017:14
Letting go of our toxic fear stories

Letting go of our toxic fear stories

This is a bonus episode where we read an article Amethyst that wrote a year ago and then we discuss and share our observations
Jan 28, 202021:20
The Lost Guru, chapter 1, living as a perpetual student

The Lost Guru, chapter 1, living as a perpetual student

Even master’s live as a perpetual student, they have a vision they work to fulfill and they are constantly refining their approach. They have figured out how to turn their life into a work of art.
Jan 27, 202018:32
The Lost Guru, Chapter 1, The Learning Curve conondrum

The Lost Guru, Chapter 1, The Learning Curve conondrum

There is no way to bypass your learning curve, you can’t spend your way out of the learning curve, only learn your way through it
Jan 24, 202014:49
The Lost Guru: chapter 1, you don’t know what your

The Lost Guru: chapter 1, you don’t know what your

Despite what you think, you don’t know what you want and that’s a bigger problem than your
Jan 22, 202026:42
Chapter 1 audiobook, wisdom of the lost guru

Chapter 1 audiobook, wisdom of the lost guru

In this episode we read to you from the first chapter of our book and discuss the fact that you are “not broken“
Jan 20, 202021:20
The Lost Guru: Evaluate Your Thoughts

The Lost Guru: Evaluate Your Thoughts

In this episode we talk about why you need to evaluate your thoughts to tap can tap into the wisdom of your active witness.
Jan 17, 202025:00
Finding The Lost Guru

Finding The Lost Guru

In this episode we continue to read from our book “The Lost Guru“ and Shera further insights around the value of storytelling and the challenge of our unconscious storytelling
Jan 16, 202027:50
The Lost Guru: Introduction, Your Active Witness

The Lost Guru: Introduction, Your Active Witness

In this episode we continue our reading of the introduction to the book “The Lost Guru“ and then share our thoughts about the origination, background and significance of this insight
Jan 13, 202027:51
The Lost Guru: You have your own answers

The Lost Guru: You have your own answers

You really do have your own answers. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays we will be sharing a portion of our new book titled “The Lost Guru” then we will discuss the audiobook amongst ourselves observations and sharing insight as the authors. We invite you to chime in, ask questions and provide feedback. The book will be published soon, stay tuned.
Jan 10, 202025:05
The Lost Guru: 10 characteristics to fully inhabit your life

The Lost Guru: 10 characteristics to fully inhabit your life

Monday, Wednesday and Fridays we will be sharing a portion of our new book titled “The Lost Guru” then we will discuss the audiobook amongst ourselves observations and sharing insight as the authors. We invite you to chime in, ask questions and provide feedback. The book will be published soon, stay tuned.
Jan 08, 202016:42
The Lost Guru audiobook

The Lost Guru audiobook

Monday, Wednesday and Fridays we will be sharing a portion of our new book titled “The Lost Guru” then we will discuss the audiobook amongst ourselves observations and sharing insight as the authors. We invite you to chime in, ask questions and provide feedback. The book will be published soon, stay tuned.
Jan 07, 202015:52
What is your self care budget?

What is your self care budget?

The way we manage our finances is a form of self care. Managing money is a key aspect of self care. Budgeting your self care, what do you want to experience? Then how do you plan and budget your self care? Season 2 Episode 9
Sep 11, 201915:20
Perspective and Prose

Perspective and Prose

Sadness follows expectations and disappointment. Reflections on love, life, sadness and dreams.
Sep 10, 201906:22
Narcassism Commentary and Observations

Narcassism Commentary and Observations

Avoiding responsibility and accountability at all costs is a narcissistic trait. The best defence against a narcissist is an offensive game plan. Your game plan is made up of your personal code of morals, values, ethics, beliefs and principles that you trust.
Sep 09, 201915:54
Rigid vs Learning Mindset

Rigid vs Learning Mindset

We never loose our ability to learn. We loose our willingness to learn sometimes. Amethyst and I discuss balancing or desires and what we should/could do
Sep 05, 201929:43
Bitter versus Better

Bitter versus Better

When we feel angry we either become bitter or better. The difference is a choice. When we confront our stress, we disarm it. We regain conscious control, instead of being trapped in the blame, shame,and guilt game. So what can you do?
Sep 05, 201909:50
Values vs Productivity

Values vs Productivity

Greg used to be a productivity geek. On the outside I was the organized, productive business coach. On the inside I was full of conflict, fear and self loathing. Avoiding facing our hypocrisy is futile.
Sep 03, 201915:08
What’s coming this week

What’s coming this week

here’s what you can expect this week in Season two, episodes four through eight. Episode 4: values versus productivity. Episode 5: bitter versus better. Episode 6 rigid versus willingness to learn. Episode 7 commentary and observations about narcissism. Episode 8 perspective via some prose.
Sep 02, 201903:01