Now you know what participants are saying about Dr. Crawford's presentation style,
but what does he mean by:
"Life from the Top of the Mind?™"
Developed by Dr. Crawford from over twenty five years of experience as a psychologist, organizational consultant and public speaker, Life from the Top of the Mind is both a philosophy for success, as well as a practical, step-by-step, comprehensive system for bringing one's best to life.
Whether presented as a keynote, breakout session, or a series of indepth trainings, this comprehensive system is designed for those individuals and organizations who are looking for a fresh, practical, and content-rich perspective that is free of psychobabble, but full of energy and humor. |
Everyone has heard the statistics . . . 75% of Americans describe their job as “very stressful”. . .Absenteeism, burnout, conflict, turnover, low morale, worker’s comp, and medical insurance claims are costing corporate America over 200 BILLION dollars a year in lost productivity! Suffice it to say, things are not well in the land of opportunity, and almost everyone predicts it’s just going to get worse! Going way beyond “stress management,” Dr. Crawford demonstrates why so much of the advice about how to deal with these problems will never work. In fact, he not only explains why this “undermind” mentality is so prevalent, he then goes on to give his audiences information on how to access the most productive parts of their brain and bring more clarity, confidence, and creativity to life!
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Understand how we are set up by evolution to live a reactive life.
- Learn how to stop these reactions and escape from the world of the “Undermind” by shifting the way our brain
processes information.
- Learn how to move from being “the effect” to becoming “the cause,” or becoming more influential in their lives and in the lives of others.
This presentation can be custom designed to fit the theme and/or goals of your event or organization
For example, “Sales, Customer Service, Teaching from the Top of the Mind” etc.
For those in the positions of leadership who want to become more skilled at increasing the performance of, and/or bringing out the best in their subordinates, Dr. Crawford offers “Leadership from the Top of the Mind.” As the latest brain research demonstrates, when people feel threatened, they are thrown into a fight-or-flight reaction which actually blocks their ability to hear what is being said, as well as, the ability to access the most productive part of their brains. Therefore, this presentation is designed to give those in leadership positions the tools they need to motivate and communicate with those that they supervise in such a way that decreases resistance and increases receptiveness and cooperation.
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Tap into the internal motivation of those they supervise to accurately process directives and instruction.
- Increase the supervisees’ willingness to take more responsibility for the quality of their work.
- Put systems in place (which are supported by the supervisee) that allow for the tracking of performance.
- Make agreements with those they manage and supervise in such a way that both supports success and allows the supervisee to learn from his or her mistakes.
Rude, defensive, arrogant, obnoxious, have you ever noticed how disruptive difficult people can be in our lives? Further, when we try to correct them, or tell them how difficult they are being they rarely say “Thank you for sharing.” Whether the resistant person is a customer, coworker, or even a stranger, this presentation is designed to address this problem in a way that not only defuses conflict, but taps into the internal motivation of the “difficult person” to hear what you have to say as valuable.
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Become aware of the Cycle of Resistance, how it is created and maintained.
- Understand why people resist hearing what we have to say.
- Understand how reactions in our brain and chemical changes in our body effect everyone’s behavior during conflict and what we can do to have more influence in these areas.
- Discover the “Key” to another’s cooperation & how to use this “Key” to frame your position so that they see you as an ally versus an enemy.
In a country where it’s hard to get two people to agree on anything, the one thing that we all recognize is how stress negatively affects our lives. The problem is that most of us react by trying to change the situation or the person that’s causing our stress, and this seldom works. In fact, this strategy often seems to make the stress seem worse! This lively, interactive presentation is designed to address this dilemma by giving participants a model of how to use their emotions and reactions as valuable signals, as well as how to create their lives in such a way that they find themselves in fewer stressful situations in the first place.
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Become aware of how the "Cycle of Stress" is created and maintained.
- Discover the 5 components of stress that are common to all stressful situations and an antidote to each.
- Learn how to change the chemical make-up of one's body when stressed.
- Change stress from the problem (or what someone is doing to us) to the solution, i.e., a series
of chemical reactions in our brain and body that can be used as a valuable signal.
Have you noticed how much time, energy, and productivity is wasted on miscommunication and misunderstandings? The problem, of course, is that people communicate, gather information, and make decisions in very different ways. In the past, this may have just been labeled a “personality conflict” and ignored, however, in today’s world of doing more with less, this is no longer an option.
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Understand how our type preferences affect our relationships and productivity.
- Learn how to relate to others who might communicate and/or make decisions in a way that is different from ours.
- Use their knowledge of personality types to enhance individual, and team problem-solving.
- Address conflicts in a way that depersonalizes differences, and maximizes understanding and cooperation.
One of the most important tasks of being a successful supervisor is the ability to give others feedback on their performance. The problem, of course, is that many people take any negative evaluation very personally, and react by either defending themselves or attacking the evaluatory process and/or the supervisor. This seminar is designed to give those in the position of giving feedback an understanding of why this is so common, and skills for not only avoiding becoming embroiled in an adversarial discussion, but ways to help the supervisee see the value of the feedback and the supervisor.
This seminar is designed to help participants:
- Understand the nature of a supervisee's resistance to evaluations, and how to deal with this problem from the beginning.
- Understand the supervisor's resistance to evaluations as well, and how to avoid reacting in a defensive manner.
- Learn a model that engages the supervisee in the process of evaluating the evaluation so that the result is valuable information versus criticism.
- Learn how to use this valuable information to formulate a plan for improvement so that there is less resistance to future evaluations.
We all know that golf is an exacting sport that can at times be somewhat stressful! What we may not know, however, is that this “stress” is actually a chemical reaction in our brain. These chemicals (adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol) are designed to move us into a heightened state of readiness and prepare us for an effective fight-or-flight response. Unfortunately, the tension produced as a result of this response is exactly opposite of what we need to play our best golf.
This presentation is designed to help participants:
- Learning how our self-talk and worry about "the problem" can actually constrict our swing and increase the likelihood that we will continue to hit poor shots.
- Learning how to use stress as a valuable signal early enough in the round to avoid breaking clubs and/or continuing to make the same mistakes.
- Understanding the chemical nature of stress, how these chemicals affect our swing, and how to change the chemical make-up of one's body on the golf course (naturally).
- Learning how to enjoy the experience even when the putts aren't falling, but the market is.
Everyone knows the problem . . . the vast majority of Americans are uncomfortable with their weight, and even though we spend $33 BILLION a year on weight loss programs, the situation seems to be going from bad to worse. Therefore, what we don’t need is another fad diet or “magic” weight loss system. What we do need, however, is a new, common sense approach to how we deal with food and weight...one that allows us to return to our natural way of eating and find our natural weight without counting calories or carbohydrates.
This presentation is designed to help participants learn:
- How to enjoy your favorite foods AND EVEN DESERTS without weight gain.
- How to use hunger versus hunger using you!
- How to shift from our body being the problem to making it part of the solution.
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Again, to learn how any of these topics can be custom designed to address the needs of your organization, please contact Dr. Crawford 832-722-6147 or drbill@billcphd.com.
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