Pandemic Puzzle: knowing when to pivot into a new direction

Life Origami

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?