This Tuesday holds a special meaning.
It’s the day reflection meets movement. The day when a Walk ’n Talk, a Shift Day, and the drop of a Now New Next edition overlap.
Each is its own practice. Together, they form a rhythm: Think deeply. Speak honestly. Move boldly.
It’s the narrative cycle of becoming, the heartbeat of a ShiftStory™ in motion.
Today, that rhythm converges.
Now: The Convergence Begins
Some days are more than days.
They’re alignments, moments when story, self, and setting all whisper - move now.
Tuesday, October 14th, is that for me:
ShiftDay - 14 minutes spent shifting your mindset on the 14th.
Walk ’n Talk - 24 minutes spent in conversation between two people walking in different zip codes, and sometimes different continents.
Now New Next newsletter - the storytelling framework that ties it all together every Tuesday.
Three rituals, one pulse. All lead to the makings of a ShiftStory™
It’s the rare overlap where conversation becomes clarity, clarity becomes courage, and courage becomes motion.
Standing still feels impossible because the moment itself is in motion.
New: The Walk That Starts the Story
Every ShiftStory begins the same way: with a step.
Not a metaphorical one. A real one. The ground beneath your feet doesn’t lie.
When you walk and talk, something shifts. You stop rehearsing your life and start inhabiting it.
The rhythm of your stride finds the rhythm of your truth.
The conversation becomes kinetic, ideas untangle, direction reveals itself.
The decision isn’t announced; it’s felt.
Next: The Bold Decision to Move
Momentum rewards the brave.
At some point, the talking must turn into doing, the thinking into beginning.
The third step is the crossing point, the instant the story goes from potential to becoming.
You don’t need to know the full map; you just need to trust the motion.
That’s the birth of every ShiftStory™, the moment someone decides:
I’m done circling the idea. I’m walking it now.
Payoff: The Beauty of Doing It Anyway
What makes the third step sacred isn’t certainty; it’s willingness.
The willingness to start before you’re ready, to learn while in motion, to believe that clarity comes through contact.
In a world addicted to strategy, the act of simply doing becomes radical.
Walking it out isn’t about pace or performance; it’s about presence.
Because the most powerful stories aren’t written in words first.
They’re written in footsteps.
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” — Thomas Jefferson
Call to Action: Walk It Forward
If today feels like convergence, treat it as one.
Name the shift you’ve been circling.
Then stand up, go outside, and take the first three steps toward it.
No agenda, no destination, no overthinking.
Just motion, because meaning lives in movement.
Let your own ShiftStory™ begin where the talking ends and the walking starts.
It’s just 24 minutes away.
I’m Tobin Trevarthen. I am a Narratologist. I am a fusion of coach, mentor, and practitioner. My purpose is to enable you to shift your story from who you are to who you are becoming. Welcome to ShiftStory™.
ShiftStory™ is my evolved idea for building narrative agency in a rapidly changing world, where yesterday’s containers and approaches are no longer valid. I fundamentally believe we are entering a new Renaissance, and owning your story will become more paramount than ever before.
My ShiftStory™ is an intentional evolution: I am building a company and a life where relationships are consciously cultivated through reciprocity. Every connection is formed with purpose, and every decision is guided by mutual support and shared value.
My narrative is not just for those I serve; it is the story I am choosing to live, moving away from the pursuit of scale and toward a future defined by meaningful, reciprocal relationships.
Follow me on LinkedIn. DM at tobin@spatialshift.com or sign up for the ShiftStory™ here: https://shiftstory.co/