Programs
A Personal Message from James Mapes
How many times have you planned your day only to have those plans go up in smoke? How do you stay flexible yet maintain your focus and remain on course in the midst of such chaos? We all have to deal with the enormous impact of change on our personal and professional lives. My specialty is helping people gain more control.
What if you could lower your anxiety level in a matter of seconds by changing the way you thought about the situation? What if you could identify and break through the barriers that are keeping you or your organization from achieving at the highest level? What if you could create and sustain real long-term change without resistance? What would you do if you had a magic wand?
In over 30 years as a coach of the mind, I have helped people and organizations unlock the door to new-found control and performance by managing their greatest resource - THEMSELVES! I do it by helping people identify what needs to be changed, get them to think "out of the box" and give them the tools to use to do what needs to be done.
“You managed to captivate your audience throughout your presentation. Through your onstage examples of the power of suggestion and visualization, you showed all of us the power that we have to control our own behaviors. For anyone who is considering booking you for their event I would highly recommend they do.”
Jerry E. Bryan, Senior Manager, Global Events Management, DIEBOLD, INC.
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Program Titles
True Leadership
James Mapes shows people that true leadership is not about style or process. It's not even about values, like good or evil. In this lively, interactive presentation, Mapes cites potent examples, shows powerful clips from popular films, and uses humor to help people understand the essence of true leadership – and how to put those skills to work for themselves. His focus is on the five core traits of all great leaders:
- Create Passion
- Turn Fear into Energy
- Empower Others
- Define a Clear Vision
- Communicate the Vision
Mapes will guide people through the process of changing their personal leadership styles by drawing on his career as a coach of the mind for prominent executives.
[Length: 1-2 hours]
Quantum Leap Thinking: Create Your Future!
Albert Einstein said, "The imagination is everything. It is a preview of life's coming attractions." In today's world, more than ever, the possibilities are limited only by our imaginations, our flexibility in thinking and our ability to be creative. James Mapes has created this bold, new program to challenge old mindsets, shatter limiting perceptions, explode creativity, stimulate innovation, and open the door to possibility. He uses simple but dramatic exercises with the audience to show how people get "stuck" in their thinking and how to apply their imagination to get positive results. The participants will "experience" how to focus their thinking to positively affect their performance. Mapes gives new meaning to the phrase "out of the box" by coaching your people to break through fear and create new and powerful visions of their future.
[Length: 1-3 hours]
Change Mastery: Stay Flexible and Thrive
Change, take action or parish! This is not a joke. In this age of overwhelming information and speed, responding to change is not an option and your ability to innovate depends on it. Fear and resistance to change are part of the human condition and the result is the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. James Mapes coaches people to overcome faulty thinking, "manage their minds" and reframe the way they "see" the future.
Mapes gives a solid five-point strategy to create long-term change:
- Clarify the goal
- Identify what needs to change
- Create an emotionally based vision of the desired future
- Handle negative self-talk
- Create support.
[Length: 1-2 hours]
Speeding: The Hollywood-Holographic Team
What sets successful organizations apart? The answer is the speed of their communication, the speed of ideas and the speed of bringing a product to the marketplace. Everyone knows that teams play a major role in all areas of an organization by getting things done quickly. But, do they know what gives teams the edge of "speed?" James Mapes throws away the traditional competitive sports model for building teams and introduces a shift of mind and a new, cutting-edge model for designing teams: Hollywood filmmaking. Learn how to re-direct self-defeating internal competition and focus on cooperation. Build teams on common values and – SPEED!
[Length: 1.5-3 hours]
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Seven Ways James Mapes Can Make a Difference for Your Program
Tone-Setting Conference Opener
James Mapes has a special message that is a perfect keynote for opening your conference. Positioned for greatest impact, his Quantum Leap Thinking presentation opens the mind of the audience to be less resistant to change and more receptive to new ideas proposed at the conference. James Mapes shows them why they need to guard against doing things the same old way – and how their beliefs and fears can color how they approach and solve problems. After hearing his message and experiencing his program, everyone at your meeting will get more value out of their time together with colleagues, participate in 'out of the box' creativity, see new possibilities, regain a sense of control and communicate more effectively. People walk away with skills and techniques that can be applied immediately!
Inspiring Conference Closer
As your meeting comes to a close, and people think about getting back to their routines, Mapes' message turns habitual behavior upside down. We've all been to conferences where we've learned great things we want to take back and apply right away – only to have that enthusiasm get lost when old patterns set in. Mapes helps people recognize and break paralyzing habits of doing things in ways that no longer work. As a closing speaker he not only energizes your people with a shot of enthusiasm to get them going, but he also leaves them with the skills to KEEP them going. James Mapes helps build new habits that leads to greater success as they apply the ideas and information they've learned at the conference. They leave enthused with a sense of control.
Helping People Through Change
Organizations are in transition all the time. If you don't know how to handle change in the business world today you are in very serious trouble. You don't just manage change, you lead change. Everyone resists change. Sometimes it is because the vision isn't compelling enough, sometimes it's because the vision is poorly communicated and sometimes it is because people see no reason to change. But, most of the time individuals resist change because of unfounded fears. James Mapes gives people a new strategy for both managing and leading change by helping them gain a new perspective. By gaining a new perspective, people learn how to create lasting change by searching out and removing the barriers to change. They will recognize and break-through self-imposed boundaries, set priorities and achieve goals faster. Let James Mapes lead your people to change!
Perfect for Peak Performers
How do you get the best of the best to stay the best? You remain a peak performer by growing and by knowing how to renew your energy in difficult times. People stay the best at what they do by having the courage to do things differently. They need the skills to propel themselves out of their comfort zones - to take risks. They need new and powerful skills that result in peak performance! James Mapes has been teaching these skills for nearly 30 years. If you want your best performers to stay at the top, James Mapes will open their eyes to new levels of achievement!
Helping People Get Unstuck
When Einstein wrote, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them," it might have been written specifically for the business community. It is human nature to try to solve problems based on how we thought and acted in the past, and it often takes someone outside of the organization to help people see things differently. Thinking creatively, being flexible and learning the skills to shift mental gears are vital to success. James Mapes provides just that - the ability to challenge assumptions, change perspective, turn the fear of the unknown into possibilities for the future and see new solutions.
When Internal Competition Gets in the Way
What every leader wants is to focus the culture on a common outcome by having everyone pull in the same direction. The perfect vehicle for fast, forward movement is putting together the right teams. James Mapes shatters the belief that competition between people, teams or departments achieves the desired result. Mapes presents a radical new model for creating teamwork that brings people together in the spirit of cooperation. Through interactive exercises he helps people redefine the power of vision and gives tools to help them overcome internal competition.
A Humorous Change of Pace - With a Message
People take in information more readily when they are in a relaxed environment. While all the strategies, tips and ideas Mapes presents are both powerful and useful, it takes a unique atmosphere for people to be 'engaged to learn'. Mapes brings a spirit of fun and playfulness to his presentations. His extraordinary, interactive demonstrations drive home the key points. People will leave your meeting having had a good time and - thinking in new ways. Uplifting and fun, James Mapes' one-of-a-kind Quantum Leap Thinking programs are a potent mix of content and humor.
About James Mapes
For more than 30 years, James Mapes has coached individuals and organizations through performance transformation armed with one belief: what you think either fuels or sabotages your success.
Take Control:
James Mapes gets audiences to focus on their professional and personal goals and the obstacles that stand in their way. He asks the question: "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" He then helps them see how fear of rejection, change, failure or commitment sabotages their efforts to succeed. Finally, he shows them a systematic way to make a quantum leap to the next level.
The Mind Rules:
Mapes has a simple belief – "We are what we think." Science has proven that our subconscious can't tell the difference between what's real and what's imagined. Mapes reveals how we program ourselves for success or failure by the way we think about ourselves and the world. In his 30 years of private practice, Mapes has coached hundreds of people through personal transformation – showing them how to retool their thinking by applying their imagination to access a whole new world of possibilities.
Making a Difference:
Author of the highly praised Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner's Guide to the Mind, Mapes provides a roadmap to achievement by guiding individuals to experience the strength of focus, the advantage of mental flexibility, the power of applied imagination, the guiding force of values and the ability to identify and break through self-imposed limitations.
Powerful Presentation:
Powerful Presentation: A sensational storyteller, Mapes' humor and interactive exercises make the powerful points – he leaves people with a renewed sense of possibility, motivated and energized for immediate action. People . . .
- Gain confidence to shed old ways of thinking that don't work in new times
- Learn ways to take risks, embrace change and stay flexible/creative in times of stress
- Develop awareness of how we allow old fears and habits to limit our achievement
- Learn a new set of tools to achieve level of performance never thought possible
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