I just had the impulse to write to you all : )

It’s been almost a week since the amazing “Transformation in the Workplace” workshop in New York. It feels like a lifetime and soooo much has happend since then. I came home and found myself enjoying work like I never did before. I fell in love with my students and myself : ))

There are soooo many moments that I had with people, things and myself that are so wonderful and heartfelt.

I was playing in a concert yesterday. I was singing my new compositions and later people came and told me how much they loved my music, my lyrics and the way I was on stage.  I realized that transformation was very much in the songs that I sang and this is so wonderful : ))  I really felt that my music is a gift!

I’m looking for a new producer at the moment and as soon I recorded some of the songs, I’ll let you know : ))

I am just thankful for everything and everyone in my life!!

And another thing; when I came back from New York I saw that everyone and everything around me transformed with me : ) My friend Corinne wrote me an e-mail saying ” I guess I took part in the workshop with you” : ))

Everytime you give yourself the gift of transformation and everytime you step into your greatness, you create  possibilties for  those around you!!

Sending you a lot of virtual hugs!!
Andrea

The “Transformation in the Workplace“ workshop was AMAZING this weekend!!!!  WOW!  Wow!  Wow! And did I say wow!  Work has been flowing easy today and our staff (even the people that did not attend the workshop) feels in sync.  Even our family is “in sync”.  My husband (Andy) and I came home last night from the course and our older son, Alex, had worked on a project for school (he is in 4th grade) and he put that Andy was his “Hero”.  It was so sweet.

A few hours ago, a recruiter called me to see if she could help me with any of our staffing needs.  Her name is Jessica.  At first, I thought: I don’t have time to speak with her & who is this person?  But I chatted with her for a few minutes and realized there may be ways she can help our company.  Then, I found out she works in Manhattan so I invited her to Monday Night Alive! tonight – and she said yes, and while I was on the phone with her she Googled Monday Night Alive and said she was going to register right when we got off the phone…and she did!  Neato!

I am truly excited about the next workshop: The Art of Listening because listening is the key to transformation….just simply listening to another person and being with that person.  It magically works.

If you are thinking of coming to the next course, just do it!  I don’t have to tell you – I am sure you already know….that it starts when you register! : )

Love,
Amy (and Andy)
– Amy Gideon, President  TAG Online, Inc.

Last week I came back from a 10 day vacation with a dear friend of mine at the Ligurian Coast in Italy. We had stayed with relatives of hers and had the best time: sun and rain, sea and countryside, beautiful encounters and conversations with people, lovely food (and ice cream!!) and a lot of fun. In the midst of all beautiful things something truly magical happened to me.

I have my own business as a PR consultant & an interpreter. In the last three years English became the predominant language that I have been called on to interpret. Recently I considered concentrating on English, and stopped working with the Italian language completely.

I was sitting by the water on the shore, reading an Italian book, looking at the children jumping into the water, enjoying the breeze, the sun and the water on my skin when I suddenly felt some sort of hate towards Italian people. I noticed it, quite surprised… I saw it and it was gone. Something really interesting happened next. It felt as if somebody took a lid off of me and all my passion, love and admiration for Italian people and Italian culture came bubbling up…

I could see, that this passion had been left behind somewhere down the road at the end of a relationship with an Italian guy two years ago that simply didn’t work. No one to blame. And yet, unbeknownst to me I had contracted after we broke up and somehow had begun to shy away from all things Italian as if “Italy” was somehow to blame.

It was an amazing experience. I dived into Italian culture again. Chatting for hours with the ladies at the beach next to us, connecting with people I met from the gelato man to the lady in the espresso bar… I enjoyed each moment. I rediscovered so many things I knew and loved (including how good my Italian is : ) and learned so many new things about these amazing people.

Coming home last Tuesday evening I found myself reloaded with passion in ALL areas of my life, from undoing my luggage to work, from minutia to dating. The lady that had covered for me did (as always) an excellent job. I found a lot of work, interesting jobs & requests for offers; a technical company I’m working with offered me a higher commission rate; things took care of themselves; I discovered exciting new perspectives for my second business (gift products)… and so on and so on. The list is long. I got an incredible amount of work done in a very short time, realizing that I’m focused and precise in my communications. Things went smoothly, one after the other. I participated in a amazing singing workshop last weekend which was great fun and had a lovely date on Sunday night. Things that I would have said before I can’t do within five days. YES I CAN…

Thank you, Ariel & Shya for the gift of transformation, and thank YOU ALL for being part of my life.

Transformation is incredible and a gift to share!

Let’s keep inviting people: To Monday Night Alives, to the International calls – September 20th is the next one.

And if you feel the impulse to participate in the upcoming workshop in NYC “Transformation in the Workplace,” give yourself the gift… and the workshop in October in Hamburg and Costa Rica 2012.

Ariel & Shya offer so many wonderful “tools” to have a truly magnificent life…. and the world is waiting for it.

Much love,
Karin

It has been the most incredible day for me.

This is more than twice as much work as I’ve ever gotten done in a day. I’ve finally started to construct some of the sculpture ideas I’ve been wanting to make moves on. I also finished a large painting, cleaned the studio, and did about 7 smaller works on paper using real birds feathers, and some old photographs. nice stuff.

We three were very harmonious, and I could tell that they both were very inspired to take this energy home to their own art work.

There is a feeling in the studio right now that anything is possible. And with my new team, there is a dynamic we have that is big and bold. I like that.

Ariel & Shya, love you both and thanks very much,

Gio

Hi there to Transformational Community!

More magic in my life thanks to Ariel and Shya.

I have been resisting a lot this summer so I have been feeling off balance for much of it. So last week, as usual, I caught as much of the Being Here radio show as I could while I was at work – not much, but as always I appreciated it and looked forward to downloading the podcast as soon as possible.  That evening on the drive home and again on the drive to work on Thursday morning, I listened to the Art of Flirting.

Now before I listened to the show, I figured that it would not have so much relevance for me and my life because I am very much in love and in a committed relationship with my partner Nancy – and much happier in that, again thanks to Ariel and Shya.

I was so wrong about my pre-judgement – I listened and I was turned on to the idea of flirting with life and having fun. When I entered the staff room at my office, Thursday morning, I told my three assistants (I am an orthodontist) that I had been inspired that morning by the Kane’s radio show and that I wanted us all to have fun that day – that was job one.

And we did. I have never had such an inspired stretch at work – I worked all this weekend and Monday seeing many patients in my smaller town practice four hours from my home. I had fun. I did not struggle to work hard. I flirted with everyone and especially myself. I was more productive and more relaxed than I have ever been at work.

I still shake my head at the Transformation coming from that simple yet profound notion – flirting is fundamental. I love it.

And a big thank you to Susan Donlon for producing the Being Here radio show – more powerful than you can know. I have listened and re-listened to all of them many times. They are especially important for someone like me who is not physically close to a Transformational community, but those radio shows are the next best thing. Thank you so much Ariel,

Shya, Susan and any others involved.

Shamelessly, Flirtatiously,
John

It’s really amazing the things that happened for me after I came back from Costa Rica without working hard. Especially the job I got, it is perfect on every level. I’ve been job hunting for 8 months and I came back from Costa Rica, switched back on my mobile in New York in the airport and all of the sudden I receive a text from my recruitment agency saying I should get in touch because they have a job I might like. I went to the interview and 3 hours later I had a call that I got the job. I will never forget this day. My new job is Account Management, Sales Support and Training and I’ll have to go into hotels and provide training on a software that allows hotels to issue and sell gift vouchers. My new job allows me to travel 3 days of the week and I can work 2 days from home.

Also during my interview I really connected with my future boss and we talked about transformation (I even gave her the link to your website during my interview – how cool). She said she uses transformation at work all the time and also with her clients. The most amazing thing though was the following – and I need to share this with you guys because without you and your transformational approach I wouldn’t have landed that job.

Normally I would drive myself crazy before the interview and read all these books that give you a million of questions that you might get asked during an interview and I would prepare myself with every possible answer I could think of. This time I decided not to do that and just simply researched the company website for a little bit, got a good night’s rest, made sure I looked smart when I got there and arrived early. This was all I needed and of course “be present”.

The most amazing moment was when my boss asked me the following question: “What do you think is the single most important thing when you go into a meeting with your client?” I replied immediately,
“listening”….and we both looked at each other and she smiled and said “Yes”… I left the interview and I knew I got the job, it just felt right on every level. There were another 2 people my future boss interviewed, but she said she knew after we finished the interview that I was the one she wanted. I couldn’t believe it, still can’t. Amazing. Thanks for teaching us that “listening” is so important and it worked like magic for me during the interview.

So I just wanted to personally thank Ariel and Shya again for all I’ve learned from you during the Costa Rica trip.

Now I’m off to listen to the radio show from Wednesday, can’t wait to hear it.

Lots of love,
xoxoxo
Dani

Some weeks ago,  a priest asked me for a musical performance (improvisations) as background for pictures of the soul.
He is very spiritual and extraordinary as a priest. I wasn’t sure if I could just improvise like that, with my accordion…? !  But I did and it was unique. People were enthusiastic, I was so in  the moment !!  I also used my voice.  Without Ariel & Shya, this would not have been possible. I am very sure about that, because I never would have trusted myself to do something like that.  And now already the 2nd gig is taking place, ordered by another priest from St. Gallen, the town in Switzerland where I live!  The topic of the evening will be: In the Beginning was Wisdom – and today?

I am grateful for good thoughts of all of you, and I’m sure, that I will feel you!  Thank you so much for the support.

I wish you all many extraordinary moments and warm thoughts, and thank you from my heart to Ariel & Shya.

Your grateful Rosy

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Some days later we held this annual report in our hands and I was happy for my co-worker, her work and her sharing. A few days later, our company won an international gold award for the design and concept.

I congratulated the division of public relations who announced this by email. My contact in that department was glad and said that he felt insecure about announcing this event because of people in our company who think that the public relations department often brags too much.  I replied, “You and your team did a great job and this is more than worth sharing,” and I told him how excited I was about the team member who shared her work with us in our English lesson.  So without thinking I wrote a letter to the editior and sent it to the editorial office. To write this letter, I felt so light and had so much joy doing it, I did not have to think for words. Last week they published my letter. You know, I wrote the letter to the editor without any expectations. I just wanted to share my enthusiasm & my excitement for the work my co-workers did with the whole company.  I had a smile on my face when I read the published article and how my co-workers said: nice and sweet article -or- we need more of such articles…

Truly listening makes a difference in my life and in the lives of others. To experience the approach of Ariel & Shya and Transformation is a great gift. Thank you so much!

Love,
Katja

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