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Dave Mochel - Speaker Profile

Dave is a one-man retreat. He uses compelling stories, research, and humor to create a captivating environment and experience that is dynamic, inspiring, and highly relatable. As the foremost expert in the revolutionary approach of mindful self-regulation, Dave illuminates the incredible human capacity for unconditional wellbeing – the ability to thrive and grow independent of circumstances. Moreover, he shows how we can leverage this capacity with simple daily practices that foster peaceful and powerful lives, relationships, and cultures.

Dave draws on his experience as a two-time cancer survivor, and more than thirty years of studying and teaching the practices and principles of mindfulness, well-being, and leadership, He combines modern science, enduring wisdom, and practical application in a way that is engaging, interactive, and transformative.

As the founder and CEO of Applied Attention Coaching and Consulting, Dave works internationally with individuals, teams, and leaders to help them focus their attention and energy where it will make the greatest positive difference. He gives people the tools they need to:

• Work peacefully and powerfully with stress, anxiety, distraction, and setback.
• Strengthen relationships through clear, kind, assertive communication.
• Turn challenges and resistance into opportunities by cultivating positive internal resources and focusing on what is most important
  

Dave has coached new and established leaders as well as championship athletes, health care professionals, educators, and entertainers. He has helped start an international leadership academy that serves students from more than sixty countries. He has served as a lecturer in The Purpose Journey at Stanford University, and he is an advisor to The Wayfinder Project and Balance Position.

Dave Mochel - Suggested Speaking Topics

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: BOOSTING PERFORMANCE BY BEING WELL
When it comes to performance, a future vision matters. However, research indicates that practicing well-being in the present matters more. An all too common heartbreak is working incredibly hard to accomplish something only to realize the toll it has taken on our health and relationships – without delivering the lasting satisfaction we believed it would. A simple truth of the human brain is that what you are practicing right now is who you will be when you reach your goal. We can approach life and work in a way that allows us to thrive and connect with others while we work (even more) effectively toward our mission. Participants will come away with specific practices for greater health, connection, focus, and confidence that they can immediately integrate into daily life.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: A HEARTY LIFE: WORKING PEACEFULLY AND POWERFULLY WITH ANXIETY, STRESS, CHALLENGE, AND CHANGELife is complex and challenging – the human capacity for calm, confidence, and compassion in the face of this is truly remarkable. Educator, neuroscientist and mindfulness expert Dave Mochel provides specific, research supported strategies for remaining grounded and resourceful in the midst of discomfort and uncertainty. Participants will leave with powerful tools and practices that can be applied in all aspects of their lives.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: MINDFULNESS: THE MYTHS, REALITIES, AND POTENTIAL

What is mindfulness? There are many promises and myths in the popular media about this simple practice. What does the research actually say? How can we integrate this our classrooms, advisories, and/or teams to enhance learning and growth? You will leave this session with helpful language and specific tools for helping students become more skillful in their use of attention.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: APPLIED ATTENTION: WHY AND HOW AWARENESS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING

What do we mean when we say “pay attention”? This presentation will look at the neuroscience of attentional control and how we develop what may be the single most important skill in life. Attention is a limited resource – the skillful use of this resource is foundational to learning and to living well. How we pay attention affects how we think, how we feel, what we remember, and even our physical health. We will look at the myths and misunderstandings about the human attentional system. We will discuss specific ways to focus as well as the unintentional things we do that make focusing more difficult.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: UNCONDITIONAL WELL-BEING: SIMPLE STEPS FOR A PEACEFUL AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE IN AN ANXIOUS AND DISTRACTED WORLD

We live in a society that constantly tells us that the secret to a good life is getting your circumstances just right – owning the right stuff, living in the right place, getting the right amount of recognition and admiration, knowing the right people… This is a great message if you are trying to sell stuff, but it is not an effective strategy for living a deep, fulfilling, and meaningful life. The evidence from scientific research, lasting wisdom, and personal reflection is that the good life is a practice. It is the practice of working peacefully with what is outside your control and powerfully with what is within your control. We will look at the fundamental skills of unconditional wellbeing and how to practice them in daily life.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: STOP TRYING TO FEEL BETTER: WHY THE PURSUIT OF COMFORT AND PLEASURE IS MAKING US ANXIOUS, INSECURE, AND UNHEALTHY

Many of our efforts to avoid, suppress, or indulge discomfort fill our lives with struggle, heartache, and activities that are empty and exhausting. Organizing our lives in hopes of eliminating discomfort from uncertainty, failure, or loss can lead us to avoid worthwhile risks, meaningful pursuits, and loving connections. We can practice accepting feelings for what they are, identifying what matters, making small daily choices that serve our values, accepting responsibility for our choices, and learning from the consequences. We can do all of this with compassion for ourselves and others. We can live fully without being a slave to the compulsive pursuit of feeling better.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: TELL ME MORE: WORKING POWERFULLY WITH RESISTANCE, CHALLENGE, AND CHANGE

Resistance and disagreement are normal and useful. A healthy balance of affiliation and accountability is facilitated by working with resistance and disagreement gracefully and effectively. Awareness and acceptance of our internal reactions to resistance and disagreement allows us to be skillful externally. Participants with leave with an understanding of the neurobiology of resistance as well as specific, simple tools that they can use immediately to disarm resistance and build connections in the presence of disagreement.

VIRTUAL KEYNOTE: HELPFUL, NOT RIGHT: INCLUSIVE AND MINDFUL LEADERSHIP

There is tremendous pressure on leaders to solve problems – to have the answer. Many well-intentioned leaders fall into the trap of designing solutions for others without creating the buy-in that will allow the solution to succeed. How do we leverage the value of including others? How do we find the courage to be transparent and decisive in the face of skepticism and resistance? We will discuss principles and strategies for building the skills we need to build high performing teams.