Tag: Christina Merkley

[Magic Marker Mastermind] 6 Visual Practitioners to Go … Are You One?

Having a lot of fun seeing who our cohort for the upcoming Magic Marker Mastermind is shaking out to be. Six applications are in and six more are in the process of being attracted (perhaps you!?). So far applicants are from U.S., Canada and U.K. with a myriad of visual interests. They appreciate that Interactive-Visuals… Read more »


[Magic Marker Mastermind] Advanced Support for Visual Practitioners

Get your markers ready! FYI, announcing a new Interactive-Visuals offering … for Visual Practitioners seeking intermediate level support: The Magic Marker Mastermind. This Mastermind is for prior students of mine who have already received foundational interactive-visuals training … or others who have equivalent experience through other means. Who are ready to “rocket up” to the… Read more »


How to Effectively Select a Graphic Facilitator

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click HereDownload MP3 If the rise in my web traffic and email inquiries over the years is any indication (and I think it is) then appreciation and interest in “Interactive-Visuals” is exponentially rising. As a… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012! As a coach I love the New Year energy … and this year is such a special one too! Every year I gift my readers a ‘Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat” tool set … so see this issue’s article for exactly that. It’s a way for you to harness the New… Read more »


Visual Tools to Map Your New Year

shift-it retreat

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 »


Transformations Via the Tube

I’ve had an ‘interesting’ fall with lots of changes. Good change … but even positive change requires some integration time. While not a big T.V. watcher generally … I’ve found myself cocooned in front of the tube (or more accurately my laptop screen) as the days have grown shorter and darker … being a voyeur… Read more »



IN APPRECIATION OF JERRY HICKS: WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF …

Download the MP3   Audio Archives IN APPRECIATION OF JERRY HICKS: WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF … Last week I heard the news on the passing of Jerry Hicks from Abraham-Hicks – a man who through his wonderful work has influenced me deeply. I only met Jerry in person once (briefly on one of the Abraham-Hicks cruises).… Read more »


My Journey with Graphic Coaching

I was interviewed about my Graphic Coaching niche for an American T.V. show earlier in the year … called Meet the Experts While Arielle Ford and I didn’t have time to go into it, many people ask me how I came to have such an unusual profession … so this article outlines the evolution of… Read more »


Smartly Use Your Summer for Strategic Growth

I’m an independent professional — and most of the people I coach are too (or they want to be). As such, the summertime presents an interesting opportunity for those of us who are consultants, facilitators, trainers, coaches and the like. With over a decade of being self-employed, I’d like to offer a few suggestions for… Read more »