RSS News FeedPlease check out their amazing trailer that brings me to tears almost every time I see it. These are friends we’re excited about partnering with who are taking the concept of a world wide Shift mainstream. When they get closer to releasing, we’ll let you know where you can see it. Stay tuned… and enjoy.
Wow- I’m blown away. Larry and Patty Wilson just forwarded us an amazing link that prepares for the future. The Wilson Collaborative often talks about Innovative Learning rather than Maintenance Learning in their corporate training porgrams and I think the message is clear. For us to be fulfilled, meaning being more than successful- being happy, joyous, energized and passionate about what we’re doing on this planet, we really need to integrate more methods of learning than we were given.
This is one reason why Shift is so powerful. Yes it is a game and yes all of the elements are experiential. Yes interactive learning is the number one way to ground any lesson. And, beyond our methodology for teaching, I think the subject matter is the ultimate course of study. Shift allows us to learn about ourselves and see what makes us tick. It does more than expose the way we show up in every relationship whether it’s with time, money, our friends, family or lovers. Shift shows us how we show up for ourselves. In this fast forward world of communication and virtual connectedness, our making time to check in internally and acknowledge our highest Selves, will provide us the opportunity to operate from a place of love and that, my firends, will prove more powerful for creating connection than any MySpace ever could.
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As we once again hear the collective sigh of helplessness at the news of yet another senseless shooting, I could not help but be moved by the recent anonymous quote, noted above, from a Virginia Tech student. Fear continues to reign. Fingers are being pointed at the living for not noticing and doing something about the apparently troubled shooter. And now there is a fear of backlash and further violence against others. I literally cannot express my outrage of continued extreme fear-based actions. What drives us at Shift to assist people to move away from Fear towards Love is expressed perfectly by Rhonda Britten in her blog. Please check it out - and for those who don’t know Rhonda’s history, she has faced death head on and is surviving to help others.
April Shift Circles are posted at the Shift Circles page. Even more exciting is the announcement of our full day THINK IT, SHIFT IT AND MAKE YOUR MOVE!
The full day Shift and Make your Move Intensive is here! This is an opportunity to identify and release those thoughts that are holding you back from your full potential and apply the rules of the game to your daily life. You will learn the techniques and the tools to shift your thinking in 30 days or less. Join us for a full day workout of your mental muscles at The Shift and Make your Move Intensive on Saturday, May 19th 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Boulder, CO, beautiful location TBD. Cost is $150/person. You will leave this day of insight and play facilitated by Shift creators, Nicole Casanova and her team, with a new understanding of your power because you will own the experience that “one small shift in thought can shift your life.” Space is limited, so RSVP today at Circles@ShiftTheGame.com or call 303-666-0168.
“The Secret” is about the law of attraction. It says our thoughts create our reality. Shift shows us exactly what those thoughts are. We get to see what’s holding us back from our full potential and why we keep attracting the same situations. Shift shows us why we do what we do and allows us to see that one small shift in thought can shift our lives.
Shift Circles are gatherings of people ready to make a shift. Shift Circles are the place to work your mental muscles so that we can live from a place of love. The evening includes space for networking from the heart, game play and each month we’ll focus on a new muscle and do some dedicated exercise around it. We’ve already worked Gratitude and Trust, come see which muscle we’ll tone in March.
You’ve seen The Secret, now apply the lessons to your life with Shift. “The Secret?”
COME PLAY WITH US! Tuesday, March 13 at Tattered Cover, Highlands Ranch, 6-9 pm. Space is limited so we suggest reservations at CIRCLES@ShiftTheGame.com or call 303-666-0168.
Mark your calendars for up-coming Shift Circles:
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Tattered Cover, LoDo, 6-9 pm
TBA April, 2007 at Flatirons Borders Bookstore in Broomfield and Translations Gallery in Denver
If you cannot attend these events, please forward this newsletter to someone who can.
For a fun time, be sure to consider the next Shift Circle in February. Train the Trainer Certification is here! Sign up now for the limited space we have! We have been asked many times if we will offer workshops to assist others in the facilitation of playing and learning Shift at a deeper level. By divine right order, we are now in a position to offer Train the Trainer Certification. Follow the links for more information.
Bring a friend to the February Shift Circle and receive a special gift. Comments from January’s Shift Circle included “this was so much fun” and “I had no idea how my thoughts affected by children until now - I need this game.” Thank you to everyone who came and we hope to see you again in February.
“You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it” - Dr. Wayne Dyer
How often have you found yourself in the same old thinking that gets you no where? Your life feels like constant turmoil. You want to join the neighborhood gym, but the $30.00 per month membership means you will have to scrimp somewhere else in your budget like the Mega Channel Cable TV package you have. Maybe you are limiting your “You Time” to a daily shower and wonder why you feel stressed all the time. You want to change jobs but there is just no place that’s a perfect fit for you, so you stay stuck where you are.
We have read and heard that change begins with within ourself, and it’s true. Researchers say that we have about 60,000 thoughts swirling around in our heads each and every day. Many of those thoughts are negative coming from our egos, from fear or from past experiences. Your Aunt Lilly said you would never be able to support yourself as an interior decorator. With a thought like that recycling in your brain, guess what – you will never be able to support yourself as an interior decorator. Sure, this is just an example, but put your own dream occupation in place of interior decorator. Are you able to make changes in your life and move in the direction of your dreams? Or, have you been unable to move towards that dream because of thoughts like your ego saying it’s a lot of work and you will be a failure or maybe you’re afraid that others will think you are not good enough. Or, maybe you think Aunt Lilly was right. You have the power to change all this.
When you change the thoughts that you carry around with you, you can change your life. Your thoughts are creating your life. Think of yourself as a magnet. If you believe your job is lousy, it’s lousy. If you believe that your relationships are awesome, they are awesome. If you believe that you are stuck in a life situation, you are stuck. If you believe that you are loved, you are loved. These are truths based on the law of quantum physics and the law of attraction.
You can change your thinking. You do not need to let negative thoughts control your life. Like any good habit, it just takes some time and practice. You need to exercise your mental muscles. Read a book, play a game or attend a class that will work your mental muscles to know you have the ability to change your thinking. For example, here is an exercise for you - take a moment to “hear” the thoughts in your head before responding. Are they positive thoughts that will move you forward as a loving individual, or are they negative thoughts that will hold you, and the people around you, back from reaching their full potential? For example, your co-worker Bob has just asked you once again to cover for his shift. Your usual response is to just say “yes” without thinking. You never say “No”. You just want to please him and get over any conflict. After the fact how do you feel? Do you really want to work for Bob? How did that feel?
Now stop for a moment before you respond to Bob’s request. This is your practice leading to good habits. Ask yourself when was the last time you said “No” to someone, anyone? Why can’t you say “No”? Are you always a compromiser to keep everyone happy except yourself? Think of what is best for you right now. Is it best to help Bob out again, or is it best to help yourself out by not working his shift and following your own plans even if it was to have dinner with yourself. Now practice in your thoughts saying “No” to Bob. How do you feel? Empowered? If Bob would not take it well, that is not your fault and you cannot take it personally. If you said “yes” would it be for the right reasons? Perhaps you could use the extra money and Bob knew that. In either case, there is no wrong answer and whatever answer you give, you give from love for yourself and Bob. Now, how did that feel?
Here is another example, when you give a gift are there always conditions and expectations or are you giving only from love? Are you a classic underachiever, or the victim or always expecting the worse to happen? Guess what, that is what will happen until you stop to hear your thoughts before you respond to others. Determine where your thoughts are coming from and change them to respond only from love and in spirit.
Next, practice looking at other people from love. When we focus on another person’s negative traits, our thoughts are judgmental. There is no way for us to know that other person unless we live in a science fiction movie and can literally jump into their head. The only way we truly know that person is through our own thoughts. If you only see the negative side of a person, then that is the relationship that exists between you. However, if you change your thoughts to focus on the positive – the love – in another individual you have changed that relationship just by changing your mind.
See how simple this can be? This year, don’t just change your diet. Change your thinking and you can join that gym, move to a different job and say “No” when you need to. It just takes practice to create new habits. Practice changing your thoughts and you can change your life
Nicole Casanova is a featured speaker at the upcoming World Wellness Weekend in Denver January 27 and 28, 2007. For more information go to World Wellness website. Find us in Booth 105. Please join us at the Denver Convention Center for a weekend of insight and education from Nicole and other speakers including T. Harv Eker, Jean Houston, and Mark Victor Hansen.
Shift will be playing at the San Jose World Wellness Weekend on November 3 - 5, 2007 with people like Deepak Chopra, T.Harv Eker and The Master Teacher of The Course in Miracles at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 3 located at 408 Alamaden Blvd in San Jose. Nicole will be giving a one hour Shift Workshop at 2 pm on Saturday, November 4th in Room M. Visit with Nicole, Joyce and Teri and play Shift in Booth #106 from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information log onto The World Wellness Weekend in San Jose.
See you there!
This is a quote from a participant at a recent Shift Workshop. Other comments included playing Shift in the workshop “taught me how to think and react to any subject”, “I learned my defense is The Critic - I will improve and be less judgmental” and “I came in today with fear and now with the game I have the ability to SHIFT into a happier place”. And this was not an easy crowd! This workshop was with staff from all levels at a public Pre-School - 12th grade special needs school. Staff concerns on their first day back from vacation ranged from time issues to communication to being able to express emotions when needed. Through exercises and playing the game, many SHIFTED to start their year in a better place that just the day before. Check out our Shift Workshop pages to learn more about what Shift can do for your organization. Teachers learned that a game really can change your life.