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		<title>NOW OPEN: New Year Sale on Selected Courses &#038; Services</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PROCESS SKILLS &#8230; AT VERY SPECIAL NEW YEAR RATES. For Managers, Consultants, Facilitators, Trainers, Teachers, Graphic Recorders, Counselors, Coaches, Therapists and Others Who Work With Groups and/or Individuals. What&#8217;s the It You Want to SHIFT IN 2020?! WE help you identify and reach your professional development goals via quality programs, training and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2020/01/2020-now-open-new-year-sale-on-selected-courses-services/" title="ReadNOW OPEN: New Year Sale on Selected Courses &#038; Services">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2020/01/2020-now-open-new-year-sale-on-selected-courses-services/">NOW OPEN: New Year Sale on Selected Courses &#038; Services</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>Two eCommunities for Your Outer/Inner Balance</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2017/06/two-ecommunities-for-your-outerinner-balance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 When I moved back to Canada in the early 2000s, after close to a decade in San Francisco, I had decisions to make about my process practice and what I called<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2017/06/two-ecommunities-for-your-outerinner-balance/" title="ReadTwo eCommunities for Your Outer/Inner Balance">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2017/06/two-ecommunities-for-your-outerinner-balance/">Two eCommunities for Your Outer/Inner Balance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>GRAPHIC RECORDERS: HOW TO BUILD A THRIVING PRACTICE</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2016/04/graphic-recorders-how-to-build-a-thriving-practice/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here If you are new to me, hello I’m Christina Merkley. I’m a seasoned Visual Practitioner and teacher of various process skills including Studio Work, Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching (which are<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2016/04/graphic-recorders-how-to-build-a-thriving-practice/" title="ReadGRAPHIC RECORDERS: HOW TO BUILD A THRIVING PRACTICE">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2016/04/graphic-recorders-how-to-build-a-thriving-practice/">GRAPHIC RECORDERS: HOW TO BUILD A THRIVING PRACTICE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>What To Do If You&#8217;ve Lost Faith in Your Work, Boss or Clients</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/05/what-to-do-if-youve-lost-faith-in-your-work-boss-or-clients/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Losing your faith in institutions, authority figures, colleagues or clients is not an easy situation. Perhaps you are going through this yourself right now. You are employed and your faith in the company, leaders, co-workers, work or product has waned. Or, maybe you are a self employed Process Professional (which many of my readers are)<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/05/what-to-do-if-youve-lost-faith-in-your-work-boss-or-clients/" title="ReadWhat To Do If You&#8217;ve Lost Faith in Your Work, Boss or Clients">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/05/what-to-do-if-youve-lost-faith-in-your-work-boss-or-clients/">What To Do If You&#8217;ve Lost Faith in Your Work, Boss or Clients</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>[Tree Change Dolls] A Sign of an Important SHIFT in Perceptions of Female Beauty for Little (and Big) Girls</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/02/tree-change-dolls-sign-important-shift-perceptions-female-beauty-little-big-girls/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This crossed my desk and I’m happy to share. Beautiful little video about one woman’s life long love of dolls and the surprising inspiration she got &#8212; and the viral reaction across the internet to that inspiration. Quite the transformation don’t ya think?! This is a great SHIFT-IT example of one woman who was open<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/02/tree-change-dolls-sign-important-shift-perceptions-female-beauty-little-big-girls/" title="Read[Tree Change Dolls] A Sign of an Important SHIFT in Perceptions of Female Beauty for Little (and Big) Girls">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/02/tree-change-dolls-sign-important-shift-perceptions-female-beauty-little-big-girls/">[Tree Change Dolls] A Sign of an Important SHIFT in Perceptions of Female Beauty for Little (and Big) Girls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>ARE YOU FOOLISH TO WANT TO USE INNOVATIVE METHODS?</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/01/are-you-foolish-to-want-to-use-innovative-methods/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Every week I do Exploratory Calls with people from various places that contact me because they are attracted to things I do and teach. This week I found myself repeating several statements to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/01/are-you-foolish-to-want-to-use-innovative-methods/" title="ReadARE YOU FOOLISH TO WANT TO USE INNOVATIVE METHODS?">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2015/01/are-you-foolish-to-want-to-use-innovative-methods/">ARE YOU FOOLISH TO WANT TO USE INNOVATIVE METHODS?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tips for Website Creation and Refresh</title>
		<link>https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2014/10/tips-for-website-creation-and-refresh/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of my clients left her scientific career in the summer, to pursue her passion for Graphic Recording full-time. As such, one of her first strategies upon leaving (after taking a few weeks to decompress, relax and have some fun) was to dive in and work on her identity, brand and refresh her website &#8230;<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2014/10/tips-for-website-creation-and-refresh/" title="ReadTips for Website Creation and Refresh">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2014/10/tips-for-website-creation-and-refresh/">Tips for Website Creation and Refresh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Joys and Challenges of Group Dynamics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Merkley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 Back in the day when I studied Organizational Development, we learned a model of development for teams called The Tuckman Model. And its something I&#8217;ve come back to again and again<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2012/11/the-joys-and-challenges-of-group-dynamics/" title="ReadThe Joys and Challenges of Group Dynamics">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com/2012/11/the-joys-and-challenges-of-group-dynamics/">The Joys and Challenges of Group Dynamics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.shift-it-coach.com">SHIFT-IT Coach</a>.</p>
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