Not only does this not have to be hard, it can be fun!  Discovering who we really are and embracing that diversity can make the work day a joy.  Every "what the heck?!" can be turned into an "of course; I understand."

A fun, thought-provoking, and empowering presentation and discussion. Be prepared to participate, ask questions, self-reflect and be challenged with some new thinking!

Think Positive: Feel Better - Managing Your Brain Chemistry
A recipe of positive thinking, optimism, and gratitude is actually one of the most powerful, immediate, and long-lasting things you can apply to a rough patch of life. Sometimes what's throwing us is temporary, and sometimes chronic, but in the moment all we know is it hurts. We react by trying anything to make it stop, and this often leads to even more problems. We try stuffing and masking physical pain and anxiety with pills and other things, none of which work sustainably, and usually have negative side effects.

From Norman Cousins laughing his cancer into remission, to Stephen Hawking still going strong 50 years after being given 5 years to live, to Aimee Mullins, a double-amputee from her infancy, growing up to be a runway model, motivational speaker, and champion runner. 

The difference is in our mind, not our body. There are things we can do something about, and things we can't. Most of the time, we can't change what happens to us, but we certainly can change how we deal with it. Our attitude is everything.

Using principles of positive psychology and neuroscience, you can learn how to shift your outlook on life on a daily basis.  You being in command of your positive, energized mind, focused on solutions vs. problems is one of the most powerful skill-sets we can have.

• Learn about the "placeholders" that we create to take the place of real information.

• Learn how to not mentally replace another person's experience with your own.

• See why we don't check in and verify information, and how we can correct that.

You'll understand the basics of perspective shifts under stress or in security, and how these shifts affect your life and those around you.
 

You'll understand your "Wing influences," and how they can help you or hinder you and others.

The Artist and Business:   Maintaining Integrity and Getting Paid
Focusing on the specific issues that arise when artists of all types interface with the business mind-set, and the interpersonal communication skills that facilitate success.

Workshop Specific Titles: 2 hours minimum, highly participatory:

Taking it On The Road:  Putting Your New Tools to the Test
Full Day Workshop
Starting with the Optimize Your Team’s Communication Workshop in the morning, we join up with Dr. Clue’s Treasure Hunts in the afternoon, to put your new communication skills right to work in a safe environment, away from the office.  (more...)

Optimize Your Team's Communication: Communicating to Connect
The way you work together, or don't work together, inevitably stems from the communication between your people.  Misunderstandings and miscues devour time and money, as well as destroying morale.  This workshop will create a fundamental shift in the way your people relate to one another, and thus a powerful impact on the business as a whole.  Each team member will have the opportunity to participate in:

• Typology Assessments; highlighting Focus of Attention, Communication Styles, and Unique Contribution Potential.

• Exercises and discussions designed to bring out communication issues and workplace dynamics; keeping the workshop rooted in real-world solutions.

• Self-Directed Conflict Resolution Techniques that replace repeating the same old “stories” with non-judgmental, non-blaming curiosity

When everyone truly understands one another’s real motivations, without jumping to conclusions or making assumptions, the work gets done faster, easier, with virtually no conflict.

Taking it On The Road:  Putting Your New Tools to the Test
Full Day Workshop
Starting with the Optimize Your Team’s Communication Workshop in the morning, we join up with Dr. Clue’s Treasure Hunts in the afternoon, to put your new communication skills right to work in a safe environment, away from the office.  Dr. Clue’s Treasure Hunts offer your teams the opportunity to work on problem solving and team communication in a powerful new way.  During the hunt, you'll engage your minds and bodies in solving the puzzles of teamwork, including such vital business teambuilding issues as brainstorming, problem-solving, team communication, style differences, and perhaps most of all, cross-team collaboration.  And you'll have a ton of fun in the process.

• You’ll gain powerful new communication tools, and better understanding of others with whom you work.

• You’ll have the opportunity to put these new tools to the test in safe simulations of vital business processes.

• Light-years beyond “ropes courses” or other teambuilding workshops; this deeply integrated combination of communication skills and immediate applications-in-action will create the effective change your team craves.

The de-brief at the end of the workshop, where your people have light bulb experience after light bulb experience of exciting discoveries will show you how powerfully this workshop will shift your team toward effectiveness and success from day one.