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Wow, it’s July, can you believe it?! It’s a little hard for me to believe, cause I have a big birthday coming up in a few weeks... amazing to me how quickly I got here!
In order to grow consciously, I’ve decided to intentionally prune some services and offerings that aren’t in line with my Vision anymore (I just can’t keep doing As such, I have decided to officially end my mentoring and training in the skills of graphic recording and graphic facilitation by December 31, 2008. In order to be remain sustainable and walk my talk of a balanced, calm lifestyle, something has to go – and after 14+ years of doing and then training these fantastic group facilitation skills, its time to move on, so I can devote my full-time focus to SHIFT-IT Coach and the graphic coaching side of my business (which is growing in leaps and bounds).
In honor of this segue that I’m personally going through, this month’s article is “How to Know When to Go”. Oh, and by the way... as part of my ‘business adult-ization’ process I’ll be bumping the delivery of The SHIFT-IT e-Zine up to twice a month... so you’ll see a shorter format version two Fridays from now. Enjoy! See you next month, Christina Merkley,
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Sept 14-Nov 30 (Sundays, 10-11:30am): Level 2: Merkley’s Manifestation Mastermind For SHIFT-IT alums … the next level of Law of Attraction learning, integration and community. Strap on booster rockets as you precision refine your ability to focus and achieve vibrational alignment with what you want. Integral marriage of inner and outer tools to support you with your professional and personal manifestation process. More Info. Nov. 5-8: Meeting Graphics 101 and The Graphic Bootcamp (level 1 and level 2 combo): Yes, its true. This is the LAST EVER offering of my popular, inspiring and nurturing graphic skills training series. Learn the base underlying skills for graphic recording and graphic facilitation, no matter what level of artistic ability. Plus all the inside scoop on marketing, business development and personal mindset … for both internal and external practitioners. Let my over 14+ years experience live on thru you! More Info. 2 spots left. Ongoing: Private Mentoring and In-house Trainings: One-to-one graphic recording and graphic facilitation training for yourself or for your company/group. Come to me or I come to you. Only available to the end of this year (alas the graphics training side of my business is concluding on Dec. 31, 2008 – book me while you still can!) More Info.
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Been working in a certain area for a long time? Ready to move into newer territory? I hear ya! But how do you know when it’s truly time to go? Listening to these signals can make your SHIFT easier and smoother … and enable you to make your transition in style. Pay Attention to Your Discomfort: Your discomfort is there for a reason … it’s telling you that you are ready for your next level of development and evolution. If you don’t listen to it, it’ll up the ante and turn up the volume – with results like frustrated outbursts, negative incidences or even health concerns. Do yourself a favor --- acknowledge how you really feel about your situation (be it personal or professional) and realize that your feelings are your friend not your enemy. Use the Negative to Get Clear About What You Really Want: For example, a few years back when I was increasingly feeling discomfort at facilitating corporate and not-for-profit strategic planning retreats I used my pain to help me get clear about what I did want. If I didn’t want long hours, lots of travel, sort of toxic groups, and negativity ---- what did it tell me about what I did want? I FLIPPED IT … it told me that I wanted humane and flexible hours, clients traveling to me (or working virtually), healthy and functioning individuals, couples or business partners and lots of positive emotions and joy. Focus on What You Do Want: Do visions boards, collages, virtual reality and scripting exercises … anything that gets you off of what is, onto what you want to be. Hang around with people who already there (even if the only access you have to them is reading about them!). You’ve got to FEEL your new reality. Grock in it. Marinate. Ooze it. The more you do this then the more you will start identifying yourself with the new you as opposed to the old you. And the more things will subtly (and sometimes shockingly) shift in your outer world to reflect your new vibe. Yes, You Are Going to Have to Take Action (and probably a lot!): But I didn’t just dream it. I took actions. Lots and lots of little and consistent actions that added up. When I lined up with my vision … ideas and inspirations came to me. And I acted on them (even when I was scared and unsure … and that was a lot!). I found people to help me. I invested in needed training and coaching. I took risks. I went for it. I believed in myself (and loved myself!) deep, deep down (the only place where it really counts). It’s An Ongoing Process of Discomfort, Alignment and Discomfort Again: © 2008 Christina L. Merkley WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this blurb with it: Christina Merkley, "The SHIFT-IT Coach" and creator of the SHIFT-IT Method® is a Visioning and Strategic Planning Expert specializing in Graphic Facilitation and Law of Attraction techniques. Based in charming Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, she works deeply with individuals, partners and groups in defining and getting what they really, really want. For more information visit: www.shift-it-coach.com
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