The Story That Got You Here Isn’t the One That Will Get You There.

You’re between identities.
Your transformation needs translation for the AI era.

This is why we created ShiftStory™. A reframe of self,
powered by the Now New Next storytelling framework.

What ShiftStory^_™ is

ShiftStory™ is a 1:1 guided pilgrimage to reframe your narrative.
It blends insight, identity, and intention, so you can walk into the next chapter whole and not half-written.

It’s not:

Therapy
Personal branding
Career coaching

It is:

A human-first journey from confusion to coherence
A design-led process of story discovery
A mirror, a map, and a moment of becoming

Why You’re Here

You didn’t land here by accident.

You’ve built a life, a role, a reputation.
You are a mosaic of life moments.
But something’s shifting.
The old narrative doesn’t quite fit.
The new one hasn’t fully emerged.

This is where ShiftStory™ lives: in the translation between
Now, New, and Next.

Common signals that you need a shift:

You feel off-script, even as you succeed.
Your LinkedIn headline doesn't align with that voice inside.
You’re in a season of “almost”, but not where you want to be.
You’ve outgrown your current playbook.
You are not optimizing your many talents.
You've had a significant event change your course.

How It All Works

It all begins with a 24-minute Walk 'n' Talk.
A free-flowing conversation that sets
your ShiftStory™ in motion.

Sign up for your 24-minute Walk 'n' Talk
(Featuring a $99 Introductory Walk 'n' Talk Discovery Rate for the first 10 sign-ups).

A mosaic artifact of Tamsyn A.'s Walk 'n' Talk in Dartmoor, Cornwall
and her reflection story

What Happens After the Talk?

You will receive a personalized ShiftStory™ Reflection Artifact and a timestamped mosaic of what emerged. From there, you may be invited into the full ShiftStory™ Pilgrimage. This isn't a funnel. The work is not formulaic. It's a human invitation.

The ShiftStory™ Pilgrimage Components

Walk 'n’ Talk Discovery – 24 min conversation
Now Work Session – Conditions & Constraints
New Work Session – Intentions & Environments
Next Work Session – Futurecast & Identity Integration
4 Activation Conversations – Insights and Feedback loops
Capstone – A Final reflection and Go-to-market intentions

Who It’s For

You’re not lost. You’re layered.

ShiftStory™ is for the humans between chapters: the corporate climbers, founders, creators, thinkers, mid-life reframers, and soul-driven leaders.

Our Archetypes (discovered thus far):

The Restless Integrator – Facilitating achievement into alignment
The Legacy Alchemist – Turning lived experience into purpose-driven outcomes
The Polymath Provocateur – Owning the right to be multi-dimensional
The Systemic Healer – Reforming institutions from the inside out
The Relevance Sherpa – Mapping and optimizing human value
The Bridge-Builder Mystic – Catalyzing innovation horizontally
The Kindness Leader – Fusing empathy with ambition to drive change
The Ambassador – Navigating solutions across disciplines

Your story, your timestamp, your turning point.

Participant Feedback

"This is sacred. You helped me see where I am and where I’m going." – Mo L.

"What you heard when I lit up - that was the gold." – Chris M.

"I got my dream job and I used my ShiftStory to make that happen." – Ana A.

"You’ve already sparked the What’s Next in me." – Michael K.

"He helped me to see myself in a different light" – Tamsyn A. <linked story>

"This experience is a true blessing." - Barry L.

Tobin designed the NOW, NEW, NEXT in me into a narrative that inspires, empowers and strengthens me. - Karen M. <linked story>

"I didn't need a new job. I needed a new story" - Mark L. <linked story>

Real stories. Real people. Real shifts.

A mosaic artifact of Ana A's Walk 'n' Talk in Princeton, NJ

Start Your ShiftStory

Book Your Walk 'n’ Talk

Not sure yet?
Join the Waitlist below or subscribe to Now New Next
for weekly prompts to feed your soul.

A mosaic artifact of Mo L's Walk 'n' Talk on the shores of La Jolla, CA

Join our waitlist for the next phase of The Shift Story™.
We will be limiting the initial beta program to 10 founding participants to optimize personal attention to each person.

Bio

I’m a Narratologist. I founded Spatial Shift and created ShiftStory™ - a narrative pilgrimage for people standing at a threshold.I spent decades in the corporate world as a strategist and seller, moving over $1B in marketing solutions to the Global 1000. Then I walked away from the boardroom to pursue something deeper: the power of human narrative as a compass for change.What I saw, again and again, was this: smart, capable people losing connection with their own story. That insight became a calling.Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked with founders, executives, creatives, and catalysts to help them navigate not just what’s next, but who they’re becoming.My process blends strategic clarity with emotional resonance, shaped by a career that spans multiple industries, systems thinking, and a deep fascination with the poetics of becoming.I’m the co-author of Narrative Generation, a wine geek living in Napa, and the writer of Now New Next, a weekly meditation on momentum, meaning, and the long game.ShiftStory™ is the synthesis of everything I’ve lived, learned, and let go of.This isn’t a workshop. It’s a rite of passage.And I walk it with you, one story at a time.

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