Shift Out Loud

I want to share something about learning to bring yourself into a better state of mind whenever you choose to. Let's take a long deep breath. — — — Come fully into this moment. Set our intention to be 100% here and now. — — — Notice how it feels to shift into presence — into silence. — — — — — — Nice. A constructive way to think about learning to shift your state of mind when you choose to, is to think about it as like learning a new language. You already know all the words of this new language though. Maybe you haven't often used the words in this particular way — to shift your mind. We don't often say things out loud to ourselves like, “take a long, deep breath.” It is through practicing speaking sentences like that one aloud though — in an intentional and presence-generating way — that you become able to speak yourself into the state of mind that's better for you anytime. Learning the language takes some reps and time. I love thinking about it as like learning a language because it implies that you plan to speak the language aloud. The capacity to speak yourself into a better state of mind is not that complicated. It's just a matter of learning the map that you’ll need to navigate to get where you choose to. It’s a map of you. It’s a map of your inner world. Being able to navigate your personal map takes a certain amount of attention and practice. It takes a certain number of reps to know what works for you — to find your way around your map. With time, you’ll become able to navigate from the corners of your map, into the silent, present center, when you choose to — and then back out through your map again by shifting toward whatever's up next for you today. That's why I love the idea of learning to speak your Shift to yourself. In the OnePerfect Shift apps we have a ‘record’ button on the screen. And we increasingly encourage you to create your own Shifts — to speak your own Shifts. And, to share your spoken Shifts with others. Remember the learning method called, “see one, do one, teach one?” You’re seeing or hearing one right now. If you haven't already, hopefully you'll record one soon. If you share your recording, you’ll be teaching one too. It just takes 5 or 10 minutes out of your week to shift yourself and someone else. When you get to that point, you're part of a beautiful, virtuous circle where we can keep giving back to each other. We’ll keep sharing presence. Let’s take another long, deep breath. — — — Set that intention to be present for the rest of our day. — — — I'll invite you to listen to life. To see life. To feel life. To be life with me, for the next 30 seconds. — — — Just be. — — — — — — — — — Notice how it feels to shift into presence, into silence. — — — — — — Feel the gratitude. — — — — — — Perfect. Have a great rest of your day. Stay present. I'll talk to you soon. Sean Contact us for a team trial, or record a Shift on the iPhone or Android apps. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.oneperfectshift.com