Category: Misc.

Graphic Coaching: The Benefits of Working Visually with Individuals, Biz Partners & Couples

Christina Merkley Being Interviewed on American Television About Graphic Coaching I had a very exciting past week – just got back from San Diego where I taped an American television show called “Meet the Experts”. The host, Arielle Ford, is a well known Law of Attraction author and publicist to well known personal growth gurus… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Had a fantastic time with my Biz & Life Accelerators down in Redondo Beach, California for our retreat. First time they met in-person and I knew they would fall in love with each other (like I have with all of them) … and they did! Such a powerful group of leaders in such interesting fields… Read more »


Build Your Team To Assist Your Shift

Earlier this year I kicked off a brand new, deluxe coaching program … called The Biz & Life Accelerator(applications now complete for this year). It is a 9-month Elite Mastermind of solo entrepreneurs and small business owners in the 50-300K range. We apply both outer and inner work models to growing our businesses and ourselves.… Read more »


A Note From Christina

This morning I am in Redondo Beach, California with my 18 Accelerators … participants in my leading-edge business incubator for solo entrepreneurs and small business owners. Today we focus on ‘outer work’ (building sustainable organizations via pragmatic business models). Tomorrow we focus on ‘inner work’ (building positive, mature and integrated selves to manifest and successfully… Read more »


My Top 10 Acceleration Book Picks

On Twitter last week I was asked about my favorite book recommendations. Erin Kreeger from Ontario, Canada was asking for my favs in the graphic facilitation and visual thinking genre. Inspired by her question I’ve decided to expand the genre to my overall ‘Acceleration Reading Picks’ … the Top 10 books that have influenced me… Read more »


The Hero & Queen Archetypes and Law of Attraction

I’ve been through a fantastic journey these last 7 years as I left my life as a graphic facilitator and graphic recorder in San Francisco to build my passion in the new niche of “graphic coaching” … and an even narrower niche in my SHIFT-IT work (helping people shift their worlds and energies via deep… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Wow, things have been accelerating in my world — how about yours!? Started two new programs this month … an online version of my Fundamentals of Interactive-Graphics course and also my premium Biz and Life Accelerator (incubator that focuses on both the outer world tools of using an online biz model and the inner world… Read more »



A Note From Christina

It’s no secret that my career as The SHIFT-IT Coach and a teacher in “Interactive-Graphics” could be described as innovative or niche. My use of visuals in facilitation and coaching was/is unusual … let alone my fascination with Law of Attraction and other meta-physical principles. In the early days, it was a lonely journey …… Read more »


Visioning Rule: Go As Specific As It Still Feels Good

I’ve been doing a lot of visioning work lately — with corporate graphic facilitation clients, with drop-in coaching clients on the Monday night SHIFT-IT Central calls, and with applicants to my new Biz and Life Accelerator. During some of these experiences I have been reminded of a useful visioning and Law of Attraction rule —… Read more »