For When Your Mind Is Moving Fast
A 60-Second Presence in motion
Hello friend,
Take one slow breath.
Let your body be supported.
Today’s Shift uses moving words to guide the same five Inner Steps:
Answer → Intend → Focus → Flow → Begin
You do not need to study the words.
Let them give your attention somewhere to go.
Press play.
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If something shifted, even slightly, let it count.
What this Shift trains
Each 60-Second Presence is one complete rep.
You notice what is shaping your state.
You choose to come fully into presence.
You gather your attention through the body, breath, sound, and the space around you.
You let that presence move into what comes next.
Then you begin.
This version gives the words themselves a role in the practice.
They scatter.
Gather.
Settle.
Move forward.
The visual form is different.
The five Inner Steps stay the same.
Repeated across different moments and different ways of focusing, the path becomes more familiar—and you begin learning which pathways into presence work most reliably for you.
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A companion read-along
Answer
What’s the strongest feeling inside you right now?
One word is enough.
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Intend
Silently say:
I intend to come fully into presence.
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Focus
Feel where your body is supported.
Notice one natural breath.
Listen nearby.
Now farther away.
Let your attention gather here.
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Flow
See the next hour.
Let presence move into it.
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Begin
Choose one clear next step.
When you’re ready, begin.
Stay present.
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Coming Sunday, August 30
On Sunday, August 30, I’ll open The Shift Room Live—a free guided Presence Shift on Zoom.
We’ll begin with the premiere of a brand-new 60-Second Presence before its public release.
Then I’ll guide you through the same five Inner Steps while you privately apply them to one ordinary moment from your own life.
You will not need to explain your moment.
Camera and speaking are optional.
The complete free guided experience lasts 25 minutes. I’ll then stay for an optional 15-minute introduction to The Shift Room and general questions about the method and program.
Sunday, August 30
Optional orientation: 1:50 PM PT / 4:50 PM ET
Official guided start: 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET
Free registration opens soon.
Stay present,
Sean
Sean Sullivan, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and creator of The Presence Shift®, a psychologist-designed system for practicing five Inner Steps across real-life moments:
Answer → Intend → Focus → Flow → Begin
60-Second Presence and The Shift Room are psychologist-designed presence training and wellness content—not therapy or medical care.