I’m down in warm Los Angeles, California this week. It’s such a treat after the snow dump we had in Victoria. What can I say … I’m a bad Canadian – living in San Francisco all those years ruined me for living in colder weather again. I LOVE getting away during the blah wintertime to… Read more »
Category: Misc.
In Your Words
SHIFT-IT CENTRAL® IS MY WEEKLY ROCK OF GIBRALTAR – I NEVER MISS IT! “My dream is to move to the South of Spain … and since identifying that is where I want to be the Rock of Gibraltar (Hercules myth) has turned into a personal symbol for me … both literally and figuratively. Since joining… Read more »
What’s Your Default: Shame or Grandiosity?
In my role as The SHIFT-IT Coach I have the honor of observing many different types of people up close in the sanctity of our coaching alliance. My clients hire me because they want a SHIFT … usually in the area of ‘right livelihood’ … either creating a solo professional practice of some sort or… Read more »
A Note From Christina
I’m also continuing to research and write the ‘Orphan Rescue’ process that I showcased last week. Had a quick talk with Sheila Gillette, my friend and colleague (Sheila is the direct trance medium for the Ask Theo teachings – which I’ve studied and received guidance from for years). Looks likely that we’ll be moving forward… Read more »
In Your Words
Aletta de Wal, M. Ed, Strategist for Artists I AM NOW SURROUNDED BY IDEAL CLIENTS WHO ARE A PLEASURE & JOY TO WORK WITH “No matter how skilled we might be in leading others, nobody can do effective inner work in isolation. We all need skilled and genuine help at times. At SHIFT-IT Central on… Read more »
In Your Words
WENT FROM KNOWING NOTHING — TO CONFIDENCE IN PRODUCING VERY WELL RECEIVED MEETING MURALS Patricia Hitch Senior Organizational Development Consultant, PEMCO Seattle, WA “My boss and I traveled to Canada for Interactive-Graphics instruction with the generous Christina Merkley – to investigate the craft of Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation. I went from knowing nothing …… Read more »
In Your Words
INSTANT RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN BRINGING MY ASSISTANT AND I TO CHRISTINA’S FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE-GRAPHICS TRAINING “I fell in love with the visual way of working while attending a VizThink conference. Thought I could just buy a book, then realized there is a whole system to it – not just drawing pictures! Then the universe… Read more »
A Note From Christina
A very happy New Year to you! My intention for you (and me!) is that 2011 is a beautifully transformative year that leads to lots of pleasure, fun, enjoyment, satisfaction, bliss, prosperity and exuberance!!! I had a study of contrasts over my Xmas vacation. Spent four days at Christmas with friends completely snowed in at… Read more »
In Your Words
SO IMPRESSED WITH THE INTEGRITY AND BEAUTY OF GRAPHIC COACHING Sue Keely Certified Graphic Coach® “Prior to applying for Graphic Coach Certification®, I was a graphic recording student of Christina’s as well as a private coaching client. With her encouraging support— I responsibly left my full-time job of 17 years by gradually phasing into an… Read more »
ENVISION A SUCCESSFUL 2011 WITH MY GIFT OF FOUR VISUAL MAPS
Whether you’ve been doing personal visioning and planning work for a while, or are new to it, we can all benefit from doing a Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat every once in a while: checking in on how our life is going and what mid-course corrections we might want to make. Ideal times to conduct a mini… Read more »