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Dear Colleague:
Yes, you read correctly, I have FINALLY created a Training AND Certification Program to enable you – my consulting, coaching and counselling colleagues - to use my proprietary SHIFT-IT System® and 17 Merkley Maps®.

Now you can simply and professionally add the power of my graphic coaching process and templates to your own practice!  The results: greater range, more clients, enhanced income – and the joy of doing work that you really love and believe in!

April 20 – June 22, 2010 I’m hosting my first-ever SHIFT-IT Coach Training and Certification Program … its time for SHIFT-IT to make a bigger impact in the world, through caring and values-based professionals like YOU!

As you know from my interactive-graphic trainings, I’m a pioneer in the use of visuals in coaching and personal growth settings.  In 2003 (after years of coaching clients in addition to my job as a travelling graphic recorder and graphic facilitator) I created my SHIFT-IT System® of Graphic Coaching.  Simple to explain and a pleasure to implement, this step-by-step system has made my sales and client retention process a breeze … and has brought a high level of organization and professionalism to my work and brand that I’m very proud of. Now is the opportunity, for those of you who are an energetic match, to get involved at the ground level as the SHIFT-IT System expands globally … through like-minded people like you.

Not Familiar with My SHIFT-IT Graphic Coaching Process? 
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I’VE DESIGNED THE
SHIFT-IT COACH TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SO IT:

• TRAINS YOU IN THE OVERARCHING PREMISES OF MY SHIFT-IT PROCESS AND ITS SEVEN STAGES;
  
  
• WALKS YOU THROUGH HOW TO USE MY 17 MERKLEY MAPS (VISUAL COACHING TOOLS) WITH YOUR OWN CLIENTS IN A STEP-BY-STEP WAY;
  
  
• PROVIDES YOU WITH ALL THE MAPS, CASE STUDIES AND INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKLETS SO YOU CAN CONFIDENTIALY AND PROFESSIONALLY DO THIS EXCITING VISUAL WORK YOURSELF;
  
  
• GIVES YOU THE MARKETING TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS;
  
  
• LETS YOU USE THE ‘SHIFT-IT’ BRAND LOGO IN YOUR MATERIALS TO FURTHER ATTRACT CLIENTS TO YOU (NOT TO MENTION INCLUDING YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS IN MY CERTIFIED SHIFT-IT COACH ONLINE DIRECTORY).

Now let me walk you through step-by-step so you see everything you get …

FULL DETAILS ON ALL THAT THE
SHIFT-IT COACH TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM® INCLUDES:

The SHIFT-IT Training and Certification Program includes:

17 MAPS AND 13 E-BOOKLETS (pdf) SHIFT-IT is comprised of 17 maps – and you get all of them.  Each map comes with an instructional booklet (that you can send directly to your clients) for them to complete on their own, or, to follow along as you draw their map out of them.
DIGITAL MAP PACK (PDF) In addition, you will receive a full colour Map Pack – all 17 maps in 8.5x11 size in back-to-back order.  For easy emailing to your clients or easy printing when working in-person.
10, 90 MINUTES TRAINING WEBINARS Ten 90-minute webinars where I train you in the overall SHIFT-IT Model and each of its 17 maps.  (see further down this page for details on each session).
10 MP3 RECORDINGS OF CALLS & WEBINAR PRESENTATION NOTES Miss a call?  No problem … all calls and presentation notes will be posted, usually within two business days of the live call.
13 CASE STUDY RECORDINGS To help you move from the conceptual to the experiential, I’m including 13 recordings (and finished maps) of me working with a real live client on each of the maps.  So you have authentic work to listen in on and study.
PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP A private Facebook group where you interact with your Certification Colleagues – create buddy systems, make friends, ask questions, post maps, share resources, etc.
1.5-HOUR FINAL EXAM & INTERVIEW Your package includes a 1.5-hour private final exam and exit interview (by phone) with myself – scheduled when you have completed your practicum requirements.
CERTIFICATION LOGO, MARKETING MATERIALS & DIRECTORY LISTING With a successful completion of your Exam and Exit interview, you receive the official Certified SHIFT-IT Coach (Pioneer Distinction) logo, marketing materials and listing in the Online SHIFT-IT Coach Directory – bravo and congratulations!

Here’s the breakdown of what each training webinar covers:

TEN 90-MINUTE TRAINING WEBINARS on TUESDAYS Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Pacific (11 Mnt, 12 Ctrl, 1 Eastern)

To view larger versions of Merkley Maps® and for more detailed descriptions of the SHIFT-IT Graphic Coaching Process® click here. 

Module 1: April 20   Welcome & Start-Up

Meet your fellow Certification members from around the globe in our official kick off.  In this first webinar I outline the agenda for your SHIFT-IT Coach Certification Process, including key dates and milestones.  Then launch into an overview of The SHIFT-IT System – including an explanation of the 7 stages, the 17 Merkley Maps.  Also an explanation of the different ways SHIFT-IT can be performed (in-person with the large, wall-size paper, or by telephone and other virtual methods using the Merkley Maps.

FYI: Each session I operate a Webinar presentation, so you can see visuals as I’m discussing them – and interact with one another via conference call.

Additional Case Study Audio: Recording of Live Intake Call with Client

Module 2: April 27   Stage: Satisfaction Interrupted

Map 1: At The Crossroads

On this second webinar we dive right into the SHIFT-IT System, starting with an explanation of the typical crossroads and presenting issues that clients attracted to this process usually present with.  And an introduction of the ‘At the Crossroads’ map used to graphically record this valuable beginning information.  And a teasing out of the other important things that are occurring with the use of this beginning move (trust and rapport building, experiencing how the visual process works, etc).

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Map of Live ‘At the Crossroads’ Call with Client

Module 3: May 4   Stage: Harvest Your History

In this 3rd webinar we explore the ‘Harvest Your History’ stage, including why you may opt to draw your clients historical story out of them (or have them draw it) via the highly inspirational and revealing Life Map exercise.  With hundreds of Life Maps behind me, I reveal my opinions and secrets about this delicate process and what I feel works best.

Maps 2-6: Life Maps & Catch and Release

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

Module 4: May 11   Stage: Investigate Your Now

On this 4th webinar we move forward into the ‘Investigate Your Now’ stage – with a few visual moves to help you and your client access their current satisfaction level in the 8 key areas of life as well as their current strengths/skills, foundational support, learning areas and the ‘evolutionary whispers’ that their Next Self is trying to manifest through them.  Before you can move forward successfully into visioning, you and your client really need to understand their current situation and I explain to you the key things you need to look out for in this preliminary work.

Map 7: Focus on Me, Map 8: S.E.L.F. Inventory

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

Module 5: May 18   Stage: Focus on Your Future

Our fifth webinar is an exciting stage of the work –visioning.  I have a long-time background in corporate and personal visioning and share my depth of experience.  Learn two fun and effective warm up moves to get your clients into the visioning vibe, followed by the powerful Magnetism Map – a premier tool that galvanizes your client’s goals and energy into one central place.  As an added bonus, I provide a tutorial on how to effectively lead your clients through a Future Self guided imagery exercise and provide a sample script.

Map 9: Essential Extracts, Map 10: Future Self Vision, Map 11: Magnetism Map
Bonus: Tutorial on Guided Meditation & Audio

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

 

FUNDAMENTALS IN INTERACTIVE-GRAPHICS:  MAY 20-22, 2010
(purchased separately or as combo with Certification).

FYI: On these dates, I will be hosting my 3-day FUNDAMENTALS IN INTERACTIVE-GRAPHICS in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. In order to effectively use my SHIFT-IT templates and the visual medium to full effect, you require base skills in graphic recording and graphic facilitation.  Therefore, this 3-day workshop (or proven equivalent experience) is a pre-requisite for the SHIFT-IT Coach Certification Program.

If you have already taken this or similar workshops with me (my previous Meeting Graphics 101, Graphic Bootcamp FUNDAMENTALS IN INTERACTIVE-GRAPHICS offerings … or private graphics training) then no problem, you have the pre-requisite.  If not, I’m offering the two programs in a ‘combo package’ … so you can take both together.

For more information on Fundamentals of Interactive-Graphics®, click here.

Learn Lettering, Colour & Icons		Create Large Size Life Maps
Construct Large Wall-Size Templates		Make Small Size Custom Templates

Module 6: May 25 Stage: Trouble at the Border

On our sixth call we move into my favourite territory, what I call ‘Trouble at the Border’ … the psychological (or allowing) border between you’re your clients say they want and the internal and external blocks that stand in their way.  This is where my background in Law of Attraction and Alchemical Hypnotherapy are woven into the SHIFT-IT System.  I include an additional ‘Law of Attraction (LOA) Primer’ for those of you unfamiliar with LOA work.  By the way, you do not have to take your clients into LOA territory if you don’t care to - all three of the maps in this stage of the process can be lead from the literal level (or go as deep as you are personally comfortable and/or professionally trained to).

Map 12: Flip It, Flip It Good, Map 13: Archaeology of Beliefs, Map 14: Inner Alignment  Bonus: Law of Attraction Primer

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

Module 7: June 1   Stages: Ink It, Don’t Just Think It & Take Action

Moving along, we explore the final two stages: Ink It Don’t Just Think It … and Take Action … where we ground the visioning and inner depth work of the previous stages into practical reality.  Action plays a key role in SHIFT-IT work, but action of an ‘aligned’ nature (big distinction).  When you guide your clients to vision effectively (where not only do they see things but they FEEL them) – and reach the right energy and clicks in their Trouble at the Border work … well … aligned action follows close on their heels.  I’ll fully share my experience in this crucial step of the work.

Map 15: Big Picture Plan, Map 16: Take Action Plan

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

Module 8:   June 8   Closure Tips and Next Steps / Recommendations

Map 17: Declaration of Intent

In Webinar Eight we unpack the final map of the system – The Declaration of Intent.  And, I share my wisdom about how to effectively bring closure to your client’s initial SHIFT-IT experience.  While this map is the last visual step in the process, it by no means has to be your final contact with your client … in fact; it can signal the start of a whole new chapter in your coaching alliance --- implementation and ongoing support and integration.  In some ways, SHIFT-IT acts as a large assessment process. Once you complete it, there are several different ways your coaching can morph.  I’ll share the ways I like to take the work and help you brainstorm additional options that fit your own personality and coaching preferences.

Additional Case Study Audio: Mp3 and Completed Maps with Live Client.

Module 9: June 15   Marketing & Business Development

Having a great coaching process and suite of tools is only part of the equation – you also need to know how to effectively market your offerings.  On this call I share my decade long journey in learning effective marketing strategies to get your work out and known.  As well as the many different ways you can format and structure SHIFT-IT experiences into a varied menu for your different types of clients (half-day, full-day, multi-day, weekly or bi-weekly sessions, in-person coaching groups or weekends, etc).  Plus helpful pricing options and strategies for a complete sales funnel.

Module 10: June 22   Community & Support – Last Call

Last but certainly not least, we’ll have our final call about how to keep the camaraderie and support going as you move into the practicum stage of the program – completing 25 hours of SHIFT-IT practice with live clients that you attract.  Our Facebook group will remain as a central community resource and the creation of Buddy or Trio duos will be highly encouraged.  Additional private coaching (at a discounted rate) is also an option for those who would like specialized support. 

Self-Directed Pace:  You have until April 1st 2011 (one year from the start of your training) to complete your 25 practicum hours (from clients you find).  When you have completed these hours, you will move onto the exam and exit interview portion of the Certification Program.

By April 2011:  In order to complete and pass the Certification Program the following is due by April 1st 2011.  Your 25 Hour Coaching Roster Sheet, Your Own Magnetism Map and Take Action maps (I want to see what your own vision and plan is for yourself), 2 Client Testimonials (I want to hear what your clients are saying about you and I may follow up with a few people from your roster), plus Sample Client Work (a sampling of the maps you have created with your clients so I can track your progress and development).  All of this is due in advance of your to-be-scheduled 1.5-Hour Test & Exit Interview with myself.

Pass Exam:  As you can see, I’m serious about properly equipping you to effectively use my SHIFT-IT System with your clients.  I have a carefully constructed brand and reputation to maintain, so must have full confidence in your ability to conduct yourself with skill, integrity and professionalism.  When You Pass Your Exam you will receive your Certified SHIFT-IT Coach Logo (that you can place on your website and other marketing materials), and I will provide you with related materials to assist with your marketing (SHIFT-IT Model, map thumbnails, etc).  As a final benefit, you will be added to my Certified SHIFT-IT Coach Online Directory.

TERMS OF USE:
As a Certified SHIFT-IT Coach, you have one individual license of the SHIFT-IT maps (for life), for the following purposes:

• Use SHIFT-IT System (all or selected maps) with Your Clients (individuals or pairs), either by phone or in-person;
• Conduct SHIFT-IT Coaching Groups or Weekend Group Intensives (in-person only);
• Use Various SHIFT-IT Maps (not full process) Combined with Your Own Material in Your Own Online Coaching Groups (not advertised under SHIFT-IT name or brand).
• Re-draw the designs into large wall-size format, if you care to work in the large size format with your in-person clients;

Excluded (strictly prohibited):

• No Direct Resell of SHIFT-IT Products / Intellectual Property (there is Affiliate Program, 25%)
• No Sharing or Training of Tools with Non-Licensed Professionals;
• No Online SHIFT-IT Coaching Groups Under SHIFT-IT brand (assorted maps of your choosing (not all) combined with your own work, is fine – as long as SI maps are intact, including logo).  Future Expansion of My SHIFT-IT Virtual Groups Via Certified SHIFT-IT Coach Sub-Contractors is Happily Anticipated.
• The materials you receive are ‘as is’. The language they are in is English. No tampering of original files and formats of maps or boolets, including word/image changes or additions. No translation into other languages.

Now that you have all those details, let me emphasize a few of the benefits that are truly remarkable about this Program …

YES, YOU READ CORRECTLY - NO EXTRA CHARGES
FOR DUPLICATION OR PRINTING!

Just to make sure I’ve made myself clear, this is an all-inclusive offer – you get to use the 17 maps and e-booklets with your private one-to-one clients AND with in-person coaching groups … without having to pay extra printing charges.  Most certification programs require you to also pay for ongoing printed products (albeit at a special insider price).  Not me.  I don’t want the hassle of managing that.  I like to train and coach – I don’t like to monitor lots of printing orders.  Soooooooo, I’m empowering you to be able to print your own copies from the files I give you.  That is a HUGE perk and makes this Certification Program an extremely good value.  Once you are certified you will be able to print as many copies of the tools you want – for life.  As long as you are using them with your own clients.  That is a …

HUGE VALUE!!!!

This Program is also a huge value when you consider the income you can make using The SHIFT-IT System® in your own business.  When you look at the fee, I’m training and certifying you in my proprietary system for what I charge my own clients for a 2-day private coaching retreat with me! 

And you can continue to use The SHIFT-IT System for the rest of your coaching career … huge exponential value when you consider the accumulated income you can make over the course of your career by using these tools.  With a few clients you recoup the cost of your investment.  And, not only will my visual system and tools help you get more clients, but they will also help you better serve the clients that you already have – so those clients stay longer and are even more satisfied with their experience with you. 

FYI: Who I Want (and don’t want) in this Training and Certification Program:

Thank you for reading this far. If you have, you are most likely the kind of person I envision for The SHIFT-IT Certification Program.

It’s probably apparent that this work is a labour of love for me.  The SHIFT-IT name and tools were inspirationally received one rainy winter day after many years of experimentation, seeking and questing.  I feel universal intelligence funnelled itself down through me because I was willing to do the work and structure to bring these tools into the physical plane – so they could aid and help many people.

I can only reach so many people on my own though.  In order to globally spread SHIFT-IT and the benefits it brings to clients and practitioner alike, I require the collaboration and expertise of a special group of people.

Who I Want for This Program:
I want kind, smart, values-based professionals in this Certification Program.  You will have some sort of consulting, coaching, counselling or other professional training or credential already behind you (you do not need to be a certified coach but I do expect you to have basic coach training under your belt or equivalent in organizational development, human resources, consulting, counselling, social work, etc).  The important thing is that I am not training you how to be a coach per se, I am teaching you in my SHIFT-IT System.  So you must already know how to ethically and morally hold the space for people to do deep work.

Upholding the integrity I have strived to create with my work and reputation is very important to me.  As a Certified SHIFT-IT Coach what you do and who you are has an impact on me --- as such I must be particular as to whom I let into this Program.  Should you be selected to participate in this program I want you to fully study and implement the knowledge I share with you --- and be capable of delivering in a professional and compassionate manner.  Together, we can all do good work in the world!

Who I Don’t’ Want for This Program:
I don’t want people in this Program who think they can use the visual tools in their practice without attending the training sessions or making a proper effort.  It’s fine to miss a few calls, that’s why I have the mp3 recordings.  However, it’s not cool to think you can buy your way through this program – you can’t.  If you do not attend the trainings, gather your practicum hours and pass the final exam – you will not be certified and your privileges connected to the tools will be revoked – in short, you will not be allowed to use them.

WILL I OFFER THIS PROGRAM AGAIN, IF SO WHEN?
The short answer to this question is that at this point in time, I’m not sure. I’m starting with this first offering. I am extremely pleased with the quality, calibre and commitment of the people who have been admitted. I’m glad I have waited the many years I have to offer this program, despite the pressure from many people to do so earlier. To me, the timing to do this now just feels right.

If I do offer this Certification Program again, it will most likely be in a few years time. So, if you are interested in adding the power of my innovative graphic coaching tools and approach to your own practice, and do not act on this particular offering, it may be several years (or never) for the opportunity to repeat itself (and fees will most likely increase beyond what they currently are).

Thank you for reading all the above information.  If this exciting Training and Certification feels like a fit please see the time-sensitive fee and application process below …

 

WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT …
Join us in 2010 for the power packed SHIFT-IT Coach Certification Program …

Christina Merkley The SHIFT-IT Coach Graphic Coaching Pioneer & Mentor

In closing, let me just express how thrilled I am that this long anticipated CERTIFICATION PROGRAM has finally manifested.  It’s been a twinkle in my eye for years now and I thank those of you who have been waiting for it for your patience and support. I so look forward to our kick-off in April and to the great work that you will do in the world …for many years to come. Yours in SHIFTing IT, Christina Merkley The SHIFT-IT Coach

P.S. Further Questions?  Hopefully I have answered any questions you might have, but if not, feel free to email my assistant Ruby Oeth at ruby@shift-it-coach.com Otherwise, we’ll cover it in our private interview call together.

P.P.S.   Remember, we already have 26 fascinating professionals from around the globe registered for this one-of-a-kind opportunity!  Gather with your graphic tribe for effective skills, professional tools and priceless camaraderie.  Register today to join us!

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