The Shift illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning. Such a shift eliminates our feelings of separateness, illuminates our spiritual connectedness, and involves moving from the ego-directed morning into the afternoon of life where everything is primarily influenced by purpose. As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter unexpected occurrences that accompany this New direction. Its almost a universal law that well experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose. The Shift doesnt mean that we lose our drive and ambition; it signifies that we become ambitious about something New. We make a commitment to living a life based on experiencing meaning and feeling purposeful, rather than never ending demands and false promises that are the trademark of the egos agenda.