Frequently Asked questions

It is for anyone who has built a life that functions on the outside — but feels slightly off on the inside. Professionals navigating transitions. Leaders who are running at full capacity but feeling disconnected from what matters. People who are successful by every external measure and still quietly restless.

If you can describe your life as “good, but something feels off” — this book was written for you.

Own Your Shift is not for people looking for a quick fix, a motivational reset, or a set of productivity hacks. It is not designed for people in acute crisis who need professional support.

It is for people who are ready to slow down enough to think clearly — and honest enough to act on what they find.

Most personal growth books are built around inspiration. Own Your Shift is built around orientation.

The goal is not to make you feel motivated. It is to help you get clear. The Shift Framework™ provides a repeatable five-step process you can apply at any stage of life — not just during moments of crisis.

Both, by design. Each chapter moves through reflection and into action. The Shift Framework™ is structured around a cycle: Notice → Name → Align → Move → Repeat. Every step has a reflective component and a practical next action. You will finish each chapter with something to do — not just something to think about.

Both. Own Your Shift draws on M.L. Higgins’ own experience navigating Drift, conversations with professionals and leaders, and research in psychology, behavioral science, and human development. The framework is grounded in evidence — and tested in real life.

Own Your Shift is written to be read — not collected. It is concise enough to finish and structured to return to. Most readers complete it in a few focused sittings.

Own Your Shift is available on Amazon in paperback and digital editions.

Yes. The free Shift Starter Guide is a good starting point — it includes the Drift Audit and reflection prompts from the framework. A weekly newsletter, additional tools, and future programs are in development.

Download the Starter Guide to begin.

If you’ve read this far and something in you said “yes, that’s me” — it probably is.

The clearest signal is recognition. If the language on this page describes something you’ve been feeling but couldn’t quite name, Own Your Shift will give you both the framework and the language to begin working with it.