Available Talks
The following talks are currently available. These programs can be reduced or expanded to achieve the goals of the event. They can be short and inspirational (30 minutes) or intense and transformational (1-4 days). All programs are interactive. Those who attend will test drive the tactics on their own real-life issues.
Thinking Tactics for Getting Unstuck
“Stuck” is a state of mind, but not a figment of your imagination. What gets you “unstuck” is looking at the problems you face from a slightly different perspective. There is always a way forward, but sometimes “forward” is in a different direction from what you assumed.
In most cases, most people get unstuck eventually. But the time you spend stuck is painful, unproductive, and demoralizing. In this program, you will learn tactics for getting unstuck faster—usually within less than 10 minutes—whenever you need to.
In the morning session, we’ll discuss the mechanics of how thinking works so that you can:
- Normalize getting stuck (it’s unavoidable at times)
- Recognize the mental causes for getting stuck so you can diagnose the problem quickly
- Use mental leverage to get your mind moving again, especially when you are pulled in different directions.
In the afternoon session, we’ll turn to cases where you could be contributing to the problem. We’ll discuss how you step away from your assumptions and expectations to look at the situation fresh, and:
- Catch yourself going down a slippery slope to failure while it’s still easy to correct course
- Spot blinders that make it difficult for you to figure out constructive steps forward
- Turn vicious cycles of failure into virtuous cycles of success
This is a highly interactive course, with group and individual exercises. Come prepared with real-life issues to solve during the day.
Own Your Motivation
3 Keys to Getting Started Instead of Procrastinating
When you feel the impulse to procrastinate, micromanage, or any other dubious action, it can be hard to switch gears and get your head motivated in a more constructive direction. In this class, you will learn:
- What to do when you “need” motivation
- How to untangle contradictory pushes and pulls
- The critical action that aligns reason and emotion
Do What Matters Most
Despite Uncertainty, Temptation, and Resistance
In this class, you will learn:
- How to quickly untangle confusion about what matters most now
- The #1 tool for focusing your mind on your top priority
- The key to disarming temptations that pull you off course
- How to handle resistance without just resorting to pressuring yourself
- The power of your mind to motivate what matters most
This is a jam-packed, transformational class.
In Unit 1: Figure Out What Matters, you will learn the deep roots of conflict. You will test drive an amazingly quick and effective tool for untangling the pros and cons of taking action.
In Unit 2: Eliminate Uncertainty, you will learn how to take your thinking to the next level. You will walk away confident you can avoid analysis paralysis and figure out what matters most, in any situation, in a reasonable time.
In Unit 3: Counter Temptation, you will gain a radically new understanding of temptation. You will learn how to unearth critical value information that counters temptation at the root.
In Unit 4: Sidestep Resistance, you will finally understand why sometime’s it’s so hard to “just do it.” You will learn a technique to pinpoint the source of resistance — and find your way around it.
Multiply the Power of Thought
What determines your productivity on a day-to-day basis? The effectiveness of your thinking. The more effective your thinking:
- The easier it is to get your mind in gear to solve the problem at hand
- The better you can keep your head when you or the people around you are emotionally overwrought
- The more realistically you can set goals and turn them into actionable plans
In this class, you will learn the keys to effective thinking:
- The #1 thinking tactic to help you focus your mind, fill in gaps in your knowledge, and figure out what to do
- The three levels of effective thinking plus when and how to take it up a level
- How thinking at the “meta-level” cuts through confusion, conflict, and complications to help you find a step forward
Tap Your Own Brilliance
Solve Problems Faster, Make Better Decisions, and Communicate More Effectively by Drawing on Your Own Experience & Expertise
In “Tap Your Own Brilliance,” you learn thinking tactics to help you solve problems faster, make better decisions, and communicate more effectively by drawing on your own experience and expertise.
The four sessions are:
1. Picking Someone’s Brain (Yours!): Learn how to get helpful, relevant information flowing from your databanks at the first sign of problems.
2. Lassoing Runaway Thoughts: Find how to capture the good ideas when you’re feeling overloaded, confused, or overwhelmed by emotions.
3. Avoiding Wasted Effort: See how to easily uncover and address conflicts that are causing you to flounder.
4. Triggering New Insights: Discover a reliable way to prod new, helpful ideas from your subconscious when it feels like you’ve run dry.
Taken as a whole, this class presents the core toolset you need to pull helpful information out of your own brain, and use it to solve problems faster, make better decisions, and communicate more effectively.