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The Gift of Shift
Discover the Key Within to Unlock Your Best Life
By Ann Papayoti (with Tracey MacDonald)
The Gifts Just Keep on Coming…
You Can Welcome Them Or Resist!
Recognizing and Embracing the Elegantly Wrapped Gift of Change and Adaptability Hidden in the Hardship and Challenge
Ann Papayoti has endured some of life’s most brutal blows—her college best friend deliberately stealing her high school sweetheart; the loss of an infant child just shortly after he was thought to be out of danger, a belligerent and abusive husband, a child born with epilepsy and other neurological disorders, a family suicide, being bitten by a poisonous snake that resulted in months of chronic illness before being diagnosed, relinquishing a cherished foster teen whose actions threatened Ann’s family, and much more…
And despite them all, Ann found the gift hidden within each of these experiences. The gift of choice in how to respond to the challenge.
In her new book, The Gift of Shift: Discover the Key Within to Unlock Your Best Life, written with fellow life coach Tracey MacDonald, Ann uses many of these experiences to show how one can open that gift lovingly. Instead of freezing up, becoming resistant or giving in to depression, resignation or other unhealthy emotions, one can choose a better, more life- affirming, adaptable approach that can lead to new possibilities and a better pathway forward.
Using “Gift” as the central theme of the book and each individual chapter, Ann relays incidences in her life that tested her at the deepest level, and how she rewrote her story to find the nugget of truth that provided hope, healing, resolve and wisdom.
Cleverly written, with charm and heart, the chapters include The Gift of a Band-Aid, The Gift of Charlie Brown,The Gift of Grits, The Gift of Buoyancy, and more. As she states, the gift of the book itself, is to give readers “a clearer picture on how to make shift happen for yourself. It starts with becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings and actions, and in time, the key to help you unlock a lighter, happier, and freer version of yourself.”
Each chapter includes questions the reader can ask her or himself to explore a parallel experience or lesson learned, and then a place to write their own story for reexamination, under the new light of the Gift of Shift. The book is written as a guide to make it easy to CHOOSE CHANGE!
Ann is an international life, leadership and relationship coach. She is an International Coach Federation Accredited Professional Certified Coach, and a member of the Association of Integrative Psychology. Dedicated to waking people up to living their best life by helping them untangle from their past, Ann further helps them align with their values and connect to their higher purpose. Ann inspires people by sharing her personal experiences of loss, transition and triumph. Ann is especially known for the personal and compassionate way she guides people to their own insights and growth.
The Gift of Shift is Ann’s gift to those who are struggling with life’s unforeseen consequences, and fear what is ahead. She shows how easy change can be once you embrace the gift within the challenge, and set your course for a lighter heart, an alternative emotion, and a surrender within the moment.
If you’d like to interview Ann Papayoti on The Gift of Shift, please send an email with the name of the show, your contact information, a proposed date and time, and the calling details.
Missi Hatfield
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(818) 707 1473
Ann Papayoti has always been the go-to girl for friends experiencing problems. She could have started her own ‘Dear Annie’ column decades ago! In fact, her high school yearbook quotes a classmate describing her as a “good listener.” Little did she know then that listening with empathy was an invaluable, innate skill that would become foundational to her life’s work. Ann is the founder of SkyView Coaching. She is an international life, leadership, and relationship coach, speaker, writer, educator, and co-author of The Gift of Shift, an intimate self-help book. She is an Expert Contributor for YourTango Media and has been featured in MSN, Google, Yahoo, Apple News, and more. Ann has spoken at conferences, summits, and commemorations, both live and online, throughout North America. She captivates, educates, and inspires audiences by sharing her personal experiences of loss, transition, and triumph. Ann helps people rise above life’s painful and challenging moments, so they can revive their life and thrive once more. She is known for the personal and compassionate way she guides people to their own insights and growth, having helped thousands of people with their personal and professional goals. Her credentials include a B.A. in Journalism and Communications and multiple professional certifications, including Certified Professional Coach (CPC), Master Energy Leadership Index Practitioner (ELI-MP), and NeuroLinguistics Programming Practitioner (NLP). Ann currently resides in a charming little town near Dallas, Texas, with her family. This almost empty-nester rises and shines each morning by teaching group fitness classes before beginning her workday. With a love of dance since childhood, Zumba is her passion, along with loaded lattes and page-turner books. To learn how she can help you or to book her for an event, connect with Ann on her website (www.skyviewcoaching.com,) Facebook, or Instagram.
