ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner

In a moment of despair, Derek Mills discovered a way to live his life differently - and even cured his stuttering.

Out of this came a unique approach that changed everything, irrevocably. Over the next four years he turned his life and business around, made his first million - and people began to ask him how he did it.

When you hear Derek Mills, it will be hard to imagine him as anything but charismatic -
he's confident and completely comfortable in his own skin.

The challenge of being a stutterer since the age of 13 due to the shock of a sudden death in his family remained with him, even as he entered the world of Financial Services,
until a letter arrived one day forcing him to address remaining in that uncommunicative state.

Another big jolt on his journey through life several years later, forced him to review his life totally and this is where his story really begins.

In one moment of clarity, Derek discovered what he now calls "The 10 Second Philosophy®"

Exactly what is the 10 Second Philosophy®?

It’s the moment, Derek says, when everything
becomes clear.

The 10 Second Philosophy is "a word, a thought, a question, a phrase or idea that causes you to look introspectively and as a result of that journey to have feedback from yourself as to how to change your life, for you, immediately.

When you follow this TrueSelf guidance you will change - and when you do, everything will change for you."

Join Julie Ann and Derek on ConsciousSHIFT, as Derek shares how to:

* Understand and experience how lasting change can happen in seconds
* Use the words, thoughts, questions and phrases we encounter in our everyday lives to access your inner genius, your TrueSelf
* Follow the guidance of your TrueSelf to set Standards – not goals – for all areas of your life to achieve real success
* Find the courage to become who you truly are and fulfil your potential while remaining fully connected to the natural flow of the world around you

Today Derek shares with audiences the reasons why he stopped setting goals, and became a millionaire within 3 years, using his 10 Second Philosophy® and P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Life Standards System, instead of goal setting.

Derek’s voice is now smooth and he is a man on a mission to help other people move past the ‘common goal setting dilemma’ he sees daily.

Derek joins Julie Ann on ConsciousSHIFT, to share with you what happened, how his story and lessons can have an amazing affect on your own life, regardless of where you are on your journey, or how busy your own treadmill is right now.

Givers vs. Takers:
The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead

Why some people rise to the top of the success ladder,
while others sink to the bottom?

Is it "survival of the fittest" - the strongest, and most selfish, win?

Surprisingly, as much as it may seem so - no.

It turns out that success involves a blend of effective networking,
collaboration, influence, and leadership skills -
plus an increasingly important factor:
our styles of exchanging value - our "reciprocity profile."

Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of "GIVE AND TAKE: A Revolutionary Approach to Success," reveals that those who succeed at the highest levels are not selfish takers - but generous givers.

In Adam's extensive research, it turns out
that in professional interactions,
most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers.

Whereas takers strive to claim as much value as possible
and matchers aim to trade value evenly, givers are the rare breed
who contribute to others without expecting anything in return.

Adam shares that these three styles
have dramatic effects on our success -
revealing how one of America’s best networkers
developed his connections,
why a creative genius behind one of the most popular shows
in television history toiled for years in anonymity,
how a basketball executive responsible
for multiple draft busts turned things around,
and how we could have anticipated Enron’s demise four years before the company collapsed —without ever looking at a single number.

As fellow visionary and author Dan Pink says of Adam's GIVE AND TAKE:
"Every so often a book comes along
that changes the way you see the world ...
[this] is one of those books. ... [GIVE AND TAKE] offers a path
for how to become the sort of giver who flourishes
without being fleeced."

Sound interesting?

Then join Julie Ann and Adam to explore an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.

This new view of success has the power to transform
not just individuals and groups,
but entire organizations and communities.

We are living in times where focusing on the possible -
on new opportunities - is vital.

New ways of being and leading in the world
are required to navigate in unknown waters.
As we open ourselves to new solutions,
women and their feminine aspects have
a vital role to play.

Each of us embodies the power to influence,
to attract, to decide – and to lead.

Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Kristin Engvig, is the creative mind and engaging spirit behind the face of W.I.N. - Women’s International Networking (W.I.N.) - the internationally recognized platform engaging thousands of people and leading a movement that drives innovation, fosters diversity, gives hope and inspires potential.

Kristin sees raising feminine and global awareness as the key to creating a sustainable future ... one that develops, empowers and connect leaders with a feminine, authentic and global vision - and one that inspires and guides communities, corporations, supranational institutions, political organisations and entrepreneurs worldwide.

Growing up on the turbulent west coast of Norway, surrounded by mountains leading to the open seas, Kristin understood at a young age how important it is for all of us to be connected, and to do something in your life that will leave the world a better place.

From Norway, Kristin knew that ‘going global’ was just the thing for her to do.

Having started out with major multinational companies like JPMorgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, Kristin saw and felt that there was a gap in our workplaces and how we dealt with each other and the world at large. Working as a consultant with global companies, she also felt that people should be able to bring their creative sides into the workplace, too.

This gap was transformed into a vision for W.I.N.:
to ‘bring a more feminine, global and sustainable vision
to work, communities and life.’

As Kristin shares with us, WIN - and our shared future - is international • feminine • authentic • practical • innovative • geared toward creating opportunities • interconnected & holistic.

And the rules are simple: be open, be open to learn, willing to connect, quick to contribute, ready to take risks, committ, never accept the unacceptable, and open to have fun and receive and feel the magic.

Join Julie Ann and Kristin, as they share why women are moving away from “business as usual” to business based on sharing and caring values. Women are driving change, often behind the scenes - and why, now more than ever before, it is time to mobilize, to inspire and to manifest women’s dreams and visions.

Employing travel as a metaphor for all of the potentially frightening journeys we take in life - be it a cross-country flight or the journey to a new destination in life — Julia Cameron, bestselling author of The Artist's Way - takes us by the hand, offering techniques that will enable us not only to rest easy for the duration of our trip, but to feel exhilarated by the anticipation for whatever awaits us at the end of our travels.

As you'll discover, SAFE JOURNEY is actually about
living life more fully - in every moment of our life travel.

As Julie Ann's ConsciouSHIFT guest, Julia shares the prayers, tools, and strategies from her latest book, SAFE JOURNEY, those she uses herself when traveling in order to overcome her fears and to enjoy the excitement that accompanies all of life’s great adventures.

Join Julie Ann and Julia as they explore the inspiration SAFE JOURNEY provides reaches even beyond flying, and the world of comfort and inspiration for all of us as we navigate life’s journeys.

Julie Ann welcomes Julia Cameron in her 2nd appearance on ConsciousSHIFT, honoring Julia as an active artist for more than 30 years. She is the author of more than 30 books, including bestselling works on the creative process: The Artist’s Way, A Prosperous Heart, Walking in This World, and Finding Water. Also a novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television.

In John Hunter’s classroom, students fearlessly set about tackling global problems - and discovering surprising solutions - by playing Hunter’s groundbreaking World Peace Game.

These kids — from 4th grade through high school (in schools both well-funded and under-resourced) — take on the roles of prime ministers, tribal leaders, diplomats, and military commanders.

Through battles and negotiations, standoffs and summits, they strive to resolve a sequence of many-layered, interconnected scenarios, from nuclear proliferation to tribal warfare.

The kids test the possibility of confrontation,
only later - ultimately - to choose peace.

John's class even played the World Peace Game with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon last year – and will play again there this spring - offering all of us not only a forward-thinking vision from the front lines of American education, but also a generous blueprint for a world that bends toward cooperation, rather than conflict.

Now, John Hunter joins Julie Ann on ConsciousSHIFT to share inspiring stories from over thirty years teaching the World Peace Game, revealing the principles of successful collaboration that people of any age can apply anywhere - & tools which may help us all in efforts for a more peaceful world.

Award-winning teacher John Hunter has spoken at TED, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the United Nations, and elsewhere to share the lessons of the World Peace Game.

Oliver Demille, author of FreedomShift and LeaderShift - explains that, approximately every century, a nation makes a shift -
either toward freedom, or toward force.

In 1776 we had a Freedom Shift in America.

In 1913-1936 we experienced a Force Shift with the implementation
of the Federal income tax, the Federal Reserve, the change in the election of Senators
and finally the redefinition of the general welfare clause.

DeMille has studied nations and history over the last 3,000 years
and says we’re in line for a coming shift — a world-scale shift -
rather than just a national one, due to the increasing global nature
of our technological society.

Will we experience a force shift or a Freedom Shift?

The momentum, DeMille claims, is toward a force shift.

But he also shares that there’s much hope for a FreedomShift.

In any shift, 95-97% of the people are not even involved.
They simply don’t care. This leaves 3-5% of the populace
to make things happen, and that number is split between
the people wanting more force and those wanting more freedom.

So, in essence, if we want a Freedom Shift,
we only need to comprise about 2.5% of the population.

Seems doable — especially with the rising interest in Liberty
in this country.

DeMille shares that three important choices must be made by 2.5%
of the population in order to insure a freedom shift.

1) We need more entrepreneurs.
Historically nations with a solid base of entrepreneurs experience freedom.
Or if force is imposed on them, it doesn’t last long. Entrepreneurship
and Slavery do not co-exist.

2) We need more voracious readers and independent thinkers
who get involved in the fight for freedom. You can’t be a nation of sheep
believing everything you see in the media or read in tabloids and be free for long.
People who read voraciously tend to think more independently and thus value freedom more.

3) We need more tribal leaders.
A tribal leader is someone who leads other people with similar interests.
But tribes go beyond interests and niches. DeMille explains,
“When your relationships with one person or more in a given niche
reach the point that you deeply care about these people, and they about you,
you are part of a new tribe.” (FreedomShift)

In FreedomShift, DeMille does not throw his support
toward any candidate, party or ideology.
Join Julie Ann and Oliver, as he gives a clear overview
of the various players and how we can more proactively work together
for a FreedomShift this time around.

What if Divine Law governs the condition of our bank accounts,
not just the condition of our spirits and our relationships?

Well, of course, it DOES!

Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest - Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author of "The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles" - reveals a path to abundance by way of a powerful spiritual principle called the Law of Divine Compensation.

The Law says that when we lack faith in our higher selves and focus on the negative, we create and perpetuate our own negative circumstances;
conversely, when we have faith in God and in love and all that can go right in our lives, we open ourselves to receive the miracles the universe is holding for us.

While millions have suffered heartbreaking and seemingly intractable financial woes, every one of us possesses the power to believe that something else is possible, that our destinies can change, that a miracle
can happen.

This simple shift in how we think can have a monumental effect on what happens next.

Join Julie Ann and Marianne to discover how, through The Law of Divine Compensation, the power of your thoughts can attract — or deflect — miraculous breakthroughs in your life.

As Marianne reveals, the Law is not about hoping, dreaming, or wishing we'd win the lottery; rather it is about faith as a mental and emotional muscle we must exercise in order to benefit from. This powerful spiritual
principle will us help us overcome financial stress and unleash the divine power of abundance. If we have faith in God's promise of prosperity for all, we need never fear the future.

Julie Ann and Marianne also share discuss SISTER GIANT - the movement whose purpose is to support a higher level of contribution among women who want to increase our efficacy as activist and/or candidate, in order to uplift the tenor of American politics - and in so doing help heal the world.

Marianne is a bestselling author (Return to Love, Healing the Soul of America), a world-renowned teacher, and one of the most important inspirational thinkers of our time.

This is your chance to embrace, experience and witness an extraordinary birth of a new world, with the man known around the world as the master of Toltec Wisdom - International bestselling author Don Miguel Ruiz, Sr. ("The Four Agreements," which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 7 years).

Join Julie Ann on ConsciousSHIFT, as she welcomes Don Miguel Ruiz, to bring to the world the message of the Mayan Elders - and the true meaning of December 21st, 2012 - the end of the Mayan calendar. Mythology says this is the end of the world.

Don Miguel shares the Truth - that "this day is like any New Years Eve, it will come and it will go and nothing will happen... ... unless we make it happen."

Miguel's invitation is for us all to agree that this indeed
is the end of the world... as we know it.

"Let's utilize this unique moment in time. Let's all agree that this is the end of an era living in fear and fanaticism, and instead the beginning of a new era living in truth... and then let's act on this new agreement... the world will change with this new awakened humanity. Please help join me in this change, by changing your own world."

Join Julie Ann and Don Miguel to usher in this extraordinary world shift ...

During his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama called for us to protect our "National Treasure" - stressing the importance of addressing critical environmental issues, including global warming.

“The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult.
But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede
to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries –
we must claim its promise. That is how we will maintain our economic vitality
and our national treasure – our forests and waterways;
our croplands and snowcapped peaks.”

In a fascinating exploration of environmental issues - from Boston to Beijing and back -
and of new views on our dynamic, global ecosystem, Julie Ann and her ConsciousSHIFT guest
Dr. Daniel B. Botkin - nationally renowned ecologist and author of THE MOON IN THE NAUTILUS SHELL - shed light on our roles as conscious participants in this fragile system
of which we are a powerful part.

Dan shares his extensive research of American forests, waterways, and sustainable energy,
and what needs to be done today to preserve our “national treasure.”

Dan is best known for the development of the first successful computer simulation in ecology, a computer model of forest growth that has developed into a sub-discipline in this field, and has been a pioneer in the study of ecosystems and wilderness. He has been involved in research on global warming and its possible ecological and environmental effects since 1968. Dan has helped develop major national programs in ecology, including the National Science Foundation’s Long-term Ecological Research Program and NASA’s Mission to Earth. He is also the author of Powering the Future: A Scientist’s Guide to Energy Independence.
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Jean Houston, visionary leader and author of "The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz," reveals how the beloved story The Wizard of Oz has the power to reveal the Hero’s Journey that awaits each of us.
Through a mythic lens, we may discover how Dorothy’s adventure in a magical land inspires our lives today, offering valuable tools to guide us through our challenging times ... where we may learn to thrive rather than merely to survive.
Jean shares with us the deeper messages within The Wizard of Oz, aligned with the Hero’s Journey that awaits each of us - a profound adventure of self-discovery and awakened potential.

Together we'll explore lessons to propel you into greater self-understanding, and understanding of the human condition, the importance of myth, and the critical nature of our role in the larger world story and how we can participate in the creation of a better world.
THE WIZARD IS US
In exploring The Wizard of Us, we'll discover the powerful, unique skills and qualities of Dorothy, the Wizard, and the other archetypes of mind, heart, and courage that live within each of us.
You’ll begin to expand your thinking, open your heart, and build the courage to truly connect with your own Hero’s Journey. It’s time to uncover your inner hero and become the essential human you were always meant to be.
Jean Houston is a visionary thinker, teacher, and philosopher who pioneered the Human Potential Movement and established the Social Artistry leadership model that she used in her work with the United Nations Development Programme. Over the course of her life’s work, Houston has developed a worldwide network of social leaders, educators, and philosophers, and has worked with agencies of the United Nations, NASA, and many others. She is the author of nearly thirty books.
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