The SHIFT-IT e-Zine: Archive of Past Issues
We are all in the process of manifesting – of creating what we desire in life. Working with organizations and individuals, and studying much of the meta-physical literature, I’ve determined five main steps in the process of manifesting . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 2: (SHIFT-IT) SATISFACTION INTERRUPTED
If you are reading this e-zine the chances are pretty high that you have recently been or are currently in some sort of state of "satisfaction interrupted." This is the time that most of us enter coaching or some other experience that will help us figure out . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 3: (SHIFT-IT) ARCHEOLOGY OF BELIEFS
We inherit much more than genes and china cups from our ancestors; we also inherit their beliefs, attitudes and world views about a multitude of subjects. They pass along messages about everything: work, money, relationships, food, sex, other people, life, . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 4: (SHIFT-IT) MAPPING YOUR LIFE STORY
Whether in my facilitation work with companies and groups, or in my coaching work with individuals, one of the most popular, powerful and passionate exercises is the History Map / Life Map . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 5: (SHIFT-IT) INVESTIGATE YOUR NOW
Before launching into personal visioning work (defining what you really, really want) it is helpful to consider where you currently are --- to get a bit of baseline data before moving on. This baseline will help you SEE what you’ve got going for you and what. . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 6: (SHIFT-IT) FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE
Personal visioning work is all about using your imagination --- properly. Instead of focusing on what you DON'T want (your current dissatisfaction), turn your focus to what you DO want. Imagine yourself in an improved reality from the one you are currently living. . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 7: (SHIFT-IT) MEET YOUR FUTURE SELF
A great way to gather more of your Personal Vision data is to have a conversation with your 'Future Self'. More specifically, the Future Self from your best-case scenario future. The Future self is a great imagination exercise to help you tap into your hopes, dreams and true desires. . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 8 (SHIFT-IT) TIPS TO CREATE POWERFUL PERSONAL VISIONS
All of us are busy, busy people and we operate in busy, busy worlds. Pushed about by many competing forces, demands, wants and desires. Creating a Vision, whether you are a large company or a solo individual, helps to stabilize, ground and guide you. A vision brings clarity, focus and alignment --- synchronizing your time, efforts and energy towards what you really want. . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 9 (SHIFT-IT) SHIFTS HAPPEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Want to shift from one reality to another? Want to create a different existence for your company, your family, yourself? If you do, you first need to make the shift inside in order to manifest it later on the outside. Change is an 'inside- out' game. You need to first believe it --- then you will see it. It is called "The Law of Attraction." . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 10 (SHIFT-IT) SOOTHE YOUR SUB-PERSONALITIES
The trick after creating a Personal Vision is to be able to "allow" it. To be able to fully believe it is possible and possible for you. Sometimes there are glitches in being able to believe. Different people have different glitches in different areas. One way to access and re-align those glitches is to investigate your "sub-personalities" --- those different parts of you that are somehow resistant to the Vision you have created for yourself. . . . read more
Volume 1, Issue 11 (SHIFT-IT) ARE YOU TAKING ACTION?
"Man stand for long time with mouth open before roast duck flies in!" - Chinese proverb. Yes, you need to get clear on your Vision and what you want. Yes, you need to align your energy and motivation. Yes, things get manifested from the inside out. But there also comes a time with every Personal Vision when you need to switch from inner work to outer work and start taking action in the real, day-to-day world. . . . read more
Volume 2, Issue 1 (SHIFT-IT) IDEAL TIME TO UPDATE & REALIGN.
Whether you've been working on goal / personal visioning work for a while, or are new to it, we can all benefit from doing a mini visioning process every once in a while; checking in on how our life and its trajectory are going and what mid-course corrections we might want to make. Ideal times to do a check-in on how your life is going are . . . read more
Volume 2, Issue 2 (SHIFT-IT) SELF CARE, TOXIC ENVIRONMENTS, BEING "SELFISH."
Time and again I encounter clients who sacrifice their own health, mental outlook and well being for work and others. Over time, they have developed unhealthy patterns and habits that accumulate in shocking ways. As entrepreneurs or employees (internal managers and leaders) they don't eat well, don't sleep well, don't take proper time off ---- bit by bit they gain weight (or drastically lose it), burn themselves out from constant stress and adrenaline rushes, and develop lifestyles that are unhealthy and unsustainable. . . . read more
Volume 2, Issue 3 (SHIFT-IT) BODY AND WEIGHT RELEASE GOALS.
In my SHIFT-IT and Graphic Coaching work I help clients identify what they really, really want and help them get it. One area that commonly comes up is desired changes to their physical body, weight and physique. In working with different clients, male and female, here is some 'food for thought' about the issues and complexities connected to this interesting area. . . . read more
Volume 2, Issue 4 (SHIFT-IT) SINGLES WANTING PARTNERS.
In the coaching groups I run there are usually at least a third or so of the participants who are single and no longer wish to be --- who would like to focus their SHIFT-IT process, at least partially, on shifting the relationship area of their life. . . . read more
Volume 2, Issue 5 (SHIFT-IT) HOW TO CREATE WORK YOU REALLY LOVE.
Life is short. We spend such a large percentage of our time earning our livings at ‘work’ --- doesn’t it make sense to actually do something we like and enjoy? . . . read more
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