Taming The Dragons Of Change

Target Audience: Adaptable to a wide variety of audiences and topics

Format: Stand-up presentation to audiences of fifteen to five hundred people

Length: One to three hours

Presenter: Dr. Richard G. Stieglitz (Dick)

Presentation Summary: Dick connects with the audience by telling poignant stories about his personal dragons: where they came from, how they affected his life both positively and negatively, and how they shaped who he is today. Then the presentation addresses the ten tips in Dick’s book: Taming The Dragons Of Change – Ten Tips For Achieving Happiness & Success When Everything Around You is Changing using stories from the book that are entertaining, insightful and often humorous. The ten tips are related to how we think about change (our belief system), how we treat others in the midst of change (relationships), and how we take action (or not) when facing change.

Key Issue Addressed: As hardworking men and women, we wrestle with the dragons of personal and professional change every day. However, it is our reactions to change that determine our happiness and success, not the changes themselves. When we consciously or subconsciously resist change, emotional habits emerge that become dragons in our lives. Like the mythical dragons in the Harry Potter novels, our dragons are not real either. But they feel so real that we may become frustrated, afraid, overwhelmed or angry at the changes in our lives and our relationships. Even thought the dragons are in our imagination, they still can rob us of our happiness and success.

Take Home Value: During the presentation, listeners will laugh and cry, think and grow, as they are entertained and challenged to look at themselves and their relationships. They will leave the presentation feeling uplifted and joyful, emotionally lighter than they were before, and they will have several practical tips that will help them increase their career success and personal happiness.

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