Shifting the
Frederica Peterson
ATMOSPHERE
What is “Shifting the Atmosphere?” It is all about
transitioning from where you are to where you want to
be. Atmosphere (according to Webster’s) is the pervading
tone or mood of a place or situation… Moving from one
place, or season to the next. Transition is the process
or a period of changing from one state or condition to
another.
I know this well, after leaving a thirty -year successful
career in Corporate America to pursue my calling and
my passions. My transition began about ten years before
I actually left Corporate America. I was feeling unfilled
in the work I was doing and was experiencing an inward
discontent that lodged within me and wouldn’t go away.
At the time, I didn’t know what it was or what to do about
it.
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This is my journey of how I began to “Shift the
Atmosphere.” For many years I had been working on
my goal of writing my first book. I started many times,
writing on various topics but I couldn’t seem to get
focused enough to complete even one. So, in my closet
you will find at least four book outlines along with
several complete and incomplete chapters of work that
are yet to be finished. It was going to be my Gift to the
world … dream deferred.
I also attempted to start a business many years ago in
the field of Image Consulting. I even went and completed
an Image Consulting program at FIT, while working a
very demanding job during the day in NJ and commuting
into the city after work to attend evening classes. Not
only did I finish the program in eight months (major