The Gyst Life

The Gyst Life

By David SchmeikalSociety & CultureEducationArtsSelf-Improvement
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  • 97 - Overcoming Adversity: Building A Callus On Life

    Sometimes life gets hard. Bad things happen to good people. We all have our own version of something terrible that has happened to us or around us and whether we like it or not it shapes who we are.

    Overcoming the trials and tribulations in life isn't just something that happens, it's something that we need to drive us forward and push us to greater heights. You can look at the roadblocks and speed bumps along the way as something to be a victim of OR you can choose to see them as opportunities to build a callus on the pain of having do endure life itself. You get to decide to live life on your own terms!

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    1 hr 11 min
  • 96 - Modern Racism: The New N*****

    Just like everything else on this beautiful planet we call earth, Racism has undergone an evolution of sorts. There is a lot to be said about the leaps and bounds we have taken as a collective species. Most of our spiritual enlightenment has occurred in the last 100 years so we are still young in the grand scheme of things.

    It's important to bear in mind the idea of encountering the world with a sense of wonder rather than coming from a place of judgment and persecution. We all just want to do the right thing in the end. But whose idea is the closest to right is another debate altogether.

    Remembering that each of our lenses we view the world through are slightly different shades will help you navigate the uncertainty of what our future holds.

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    1 hr
  • 95. A Higher Level Of Consciousness: Elevating Your Perspective

    Have you ever felt like you didn't see something that other people could? We know what we know, and we know what we don't know. But how do you know what you don't know? There is more to life than meets the eye and being present to it can focus your self-development.

    Acknowledging that there is more out there than you can comprehend means you have a chance to learn and grow from experiences rather than sitting back judging life and making excuses for why you'll never achieve what you hope to. The gentlemen at the GYST life podcast talk about psychedelics and other drugs, expanding your mind by questioning everything, and opening a new paradigm to create a life worth living.

    Get more out of life by joining the GYST Life Community!

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    45 min
  • 94-In The Creative Industry? Stop Dressing the Pig and Start Solving Problems | Over Drinks with Erik Karj at Smash Lab

    Running a creative agency or studio?

    You may be full of crap.

    ----more----

     

    Still with me? Great! You might be ready for real change then. 

    Here’s the thing...

    Most of us are really frightened to say when things aren’t working.

    And this goes for any business owner.

    As creatives, we fool ourselves into thinking we just need to do a little more and create something new. Put that fresh coat of paint on, update that website, draw attention to those awards you won…

    Or maybe we’ll focus internally depending on our size. Upgrade our spaces tweaking the environment to give off just enough "we’ve got our shit together" so "you should be work with us" vibe without being pretentious. we're not saying don’t do that either, just pointing to the timing of when and why you do.

    I get that for most of us in the creative industries, this is not meant to be malicious. It usually comes from good intentions. We want to ensure that the impression perceived by others is one of being capable of supporting our clients (new and existing). 

    But we’re not actually addressing the issues deep down, we’ve just given the pig some lipstick.

    Industry veterans will agree, there’s more to the successful agency or studio than meets the eye. You’re in an industry that’s riddled with superfluous fronts, unrealistic outcomes, exaggerated claims and more bullshit than you will have ever bargained for.

    But fear not fellow creatives. Your future can be bright and filled with everything you hoped for if you pay attention to the lessons of those who’ve come before you. 

     

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    Chances are you might’ve forgotten why you got into this business in the first place. And that was to be creative.

    Perhaps now is the time to get reconnected to the roots of where you came from, to be honest with why got into this line of work. Get clear how you really should be presenting yourself with that in mind and skip all the bullshit... like RFP’s and well-crafted pitches. It’s just a bunch of well-crafted lies to wow a prospective client and win business.

     

    BE YOURSELF 

    Keep it simple.

    Stop looking externally and focus internally. 

    No one cares about all the hype.

    Elegantly solve problems again.

    Be with another human being and support them.

     

    This is your superpower after all.

     

    Follow What Eric is up to

    http://www.erickarjaluoto.com/me/

    https://www.smashlab.com/

     

    Some of the projects they built

    https://www.telgard.com/

    https://campnab.com/

    https://pixaver.com/

    https://www.emetti.com/

     

    Sponsor for today's episode

    Summer Love Vodka!

    https://www.summerlovevodka.com/

    1 hr 6 min
  • 92-Live Stream E1: You're Never Ready

    How many times have you said to yourself, once I have "x" I'll be ready and you've either not done the work to get "x" or you have "x" and now your reason for not taking the action you said you wanted to take is because now you need "y"?

    Ya...been there. Many times. Like us talking about live streaming for about 1 year now...

    This is us taking the leap. It was a great session.

    Special thank-you to: 

    Matt Biggar

    Alison Masniuk 

    My beautiful wife Maya

    And all the rest of you amazing people who hung out with us on our live stream for about 45min. It was awesome. And yes we are doing it again.

    If I were to coles-notes this episode:

    • We talk about how you're never really ready
  • As in past episodes, we dig into the programming, the inner dialogue and the external environment that influences us
  • The reality that you bring is a valuable and unique contribution 
  • And that the only thing stopping you is your belief in yourself

    • I get that sounds cliche, but then so is your life and all the things you said you were going to do and haven't done yet. 

    Just sayin'

    Enjoy the episode

    Yours truly,

    David Schmeikal

    1 hr 20 min
  • 91-Happiness in Hospitality is Not Something You Chase | Over Drinks with Jeff Jamieson

    Happiness is not something to chase, It just comes If you’re willing to play. 

    It’s a long game that requires patience and a whole lot of commitment. Nothing is certain despite our best efforts to guide and direct it and happiness and living your life your way, while available to everyone is not something we’ll all achieve because we get caught up in the story of how it was supposed to go. 

    Over drinks Jeff and I dig into his wandering journey inside the hospitality industry, one he’s been in since his mid 20’s. Despite the fickle nature of the industry, there was something genuine about it that kept him curiously exploring and never settling on “the thing”.  

    We speak about the traps that are in place by our industries, cultures and upbringings that can keep you in a place of feeling frustrated,  unfulfilled with a sense of something missing. 

    You couldn’t have a better dude on a podcast called Over Drinks.
    As always Jeff Jamieson brings his beverage ‘A’ game.


    Today’s episode is sponsored by
    2 new Calgary Breweries
    Cabin and 
    88 Brewing. 
    88 is a nod to everything that was great about the 80’s in Calgary.

    Shout out to Mark Rimmer and Bamf studio design, the graphic designer behind the 88 Olympics style design.

    88 and Proof are doing a collaboration together. A barrel aged sour, cocktail style beer.  Be sure to follow them as that product matures and becomes ready to wet our palettes.

    And if you’ve never been to Proof on 4th, you’re missing out on some great cocktails and a great ambience. I love what they’re doing there.
    https://www.proofyyc.com/
    https://www.eightyeightbrewing.ca/

    We start off the episode with Cabin’s pale ale.
    https://www.cabinbrewing.ca/

    1 hr 12 min
  • 90. Personal Responsibility & Entitlement - The New Currency

    en·ti·tled

    “believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.”

    Ever get that feeling that we should have a thing just because? Despite having done little to no work that would begin the process of having it show up? Thinking that we are, in some capacity owed that which we do not have yet? And we spend a shit ton of time wondering why.

    That opens the lens inside of personal responsibility.

    're·spon·si·bi·i·tee

    “The state of fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one’s power,control or management.

    Your personal responsibility has you, allows you, affords you to the opportunity to be entitled to something because you’ve put in the work to have it show up. The work invested is congruent or aligned with the output, and so entitlement to the desired outcome just works.

    This is not the truth, but simply a perspective.

    Let’s dig in.

     

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    Following Patrick Schmeikal on Instagram http://bit.ly/2rig97T

    Tell Al Ah to get on instagram (wtf)

    The Gyst on FB http://tgyst.co/fb 

    1 hr 5 min
  • 89-From Corporate Tech Head To Social Philanthropist for The Greater Good | Over Drinks with Jay Baydala at Good Pin

    What’s the formula for living your best life on your terms? 

    There’s no tried and true method. 
    And it’s different for everyone. 

    But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn from hearing how others are navigating that process. And that’s what this podcast series is about.

    Over drinks Jay and I have a chat about his journey of human being in this world.
    Shout out to The National, Village and Dandy brewery for being an indirect sponsor of the very first episode of this series.

    Don’t know who Jay is?

    Watch his 2010 ted talk here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLN5qY3XSW4

    Connect with him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaybaydala/

    Check out Good.pn: https://www.good.pn/

    48 min
  • 88 - Social Programming: The Hangover of our upbringing

    Today we get into a topic as pervasive as the very air we breathe - social programming. 

    We do the best we can with the resources we have available to us. What is easy to forget is that we’re all connected. You, your kids, your parents, grandparents and great grandparents. And we’re all working through and dealing with a hangover of their upbringing. Their programming becomes our programming.

    How do you break the pattern? Sadly most of us think we have even though we’re still running the same program we wanted to avoid.

    Vern and Devon take a deep dive into what’s actually controlling you, taking you out of your life, what systems may be at the deep root of our unhappiness, and what there is to do to create peace.

     

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    52 min

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Creativity is imperfect by nature. This show navigates the everchanging flow of our thoughts, ideas and experiences that shape our lives, our work and our relationship to creativity.