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Presentations, Clinics, & Workshops
Stephen Walker has a goal and that is to "help you achieve a more enriching and joyful life through better health and improved performance." Dr. Walker has been an avid educator and passionate presenter for many years. He is also an innovator, keeps abreast of developments in his field and believes strongly in public education. In doing so he has developed a style that is entertaining, down-to-earth, focused on skill building and heavily mixed with humor. His gift for connecting with people in both intimate and large group settings makes him a valuable asset for meeting planners, corporate wellness directors and performance driven organizations.
Virtually all of Dr. Walker's presentations emphasize the application of principles and techniques which have evolved from the field of Positive Psychology. Heavily researched in recent years, this field has documented the development of self-care strategies that encourage and utilize optimism, hope, curiosity, life-long learning, humor, purpose driven life experiences, and heart nurturing behaviors that have been shown to contribute protective effects and benefits supporting good health, especially in the arena of cardiac wellness.
Stephen Walker's background in sport psychology supports his use of techniques to help us modify self-talk, develop an optimal attitude, recover from adversity, and build confidence. When his training and background are considered in conjunction with his own health challenges, it is no wonder that Dr. Walker is able to establish rapport quickly with his audience and provide insightful and powerful messages that hit their mark, every time. Add to that his use of humorous anecdotes, case examples, homework assignments and an uncanny ability to help each listener integrate his message into their life "right now," and you've experienced a persuasive and convincing professional.
Program Favorites - Dr. Walker's Hot Topics
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Heart and Mind Programs, Workshops & Presentations
- Performance Enhancement Programs
- Golf Psychology and the "Conscious Golf Series"
- For Meeting Planners
Topics and Presentations on Health & Wellness:
- Happiness: It's an Inside Job
- The Heart of the Matter: Living & Seeking Happiness for a Healthier Heart
- Thriving Under Stress - Three Simple Strategies That Can Make a Difference
- "Conscious" Time & SelfCare
- Heart and Mind Programs Workshops and Presentations
Performance Enhancement Programs
- What We Can Learn from the Mental Conditioning of Champions
- Six Principles of Peak Performance
- Conscious Golf Clinics
- Level I - The Mind Game of Golf
- Level II - The Art of Scoring
- Level III - Breakthroughs in Performance - on-course (individual and group)
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Program Formats
Lunch Time Presentations
Brown Bag seminars, workshops and presentations are not only time efficient but particularly good at helping people develop skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Dr. Walker is available to present a program in your lunchroom or boardroom on a variety of topics designed to be cost effective and time efficient for those employees or groups who attend. These programs are offered by appointment with cost depending on prep time, travel and location.
Half-Day Programs and Workshops
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Stress Management Programs
- Self-Care Trainings
- Peak Performance Workshops
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Team Building
Patterns of living and working are linked to many common conditions including mood and anxiety disorders, heart disease, obesity, and maladies leading to premature aging. Dr. Walker presents programs that are educational, entertaining, and appropriately encompasses humor and stories to illustrate key points, all the while diligently providing practical skills, techniques and methods for attending to a variety of concerns. In addition, his emphasis on wellness, learned optimism and the mental skills characteristic of peak performance offers each participant a clear sense of those things in life that contribute to happiness and a higher quality of life. Dr. Walker will help you identify patterns that can hinder as well as those that can help, and actively demonstrate effective strategies for consciously pursuing more productive and healthy choices. These programs are designed to be offered in a half day format and are tailored specifically for each audience. Cost for these programs varies according to group size, prep time, travel and location.
Full-Day Programs and Workshops
- Stress Management Programs
- Self-Care Trainings
- Peak Performance Workshops
- Team Building
Day long intensives are also available and are especially designed for each group or business depending on their goals. Dr. Walker takes meticulous care in the preparation of these day long programs because they must be entertaining and productive and result in a good return on investment for each organization. Team Building is one such program, but the Mental Skills for Peak Performance is also a common topic. Cost for these programs varies according to group size, prep time, travel and location.
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Specifically Designed Presentations and Workshops
Corporate Programs
Dr. Walker recognizes that a company's people are their most valuable commodity. Their collective talent and motivation is an investment from which your organization will reap dividends in both the short and long term. Stephen Walker attends to your audience's needs in mind, body and spirit and provides practical hands-on skills that can be implemented right away. He will educate, engage and inspire your team to function its very best. His message is offered with humor, courage and conviction.
Stephen Walker is an affiliate member of the National Speakers Association - Colorado Chapter and participant in the "Fast Tracks" program sponsored by NSA. In addition, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of Podium Sports Journal - The Journal of Mental Conditioning for the Serious Athlete, and is the author of numerous papers presented to professional society's in behavioral medicine and sport psychology. Dr. Walker is also co-author of "Live SMART" a training manual and program providing life stress assessments and self-care strategies that was shown to reduce utilization of medical services and improve participants' self-efficacy and confidence in managing life stress.
Dr. Walker has conducted seminars in Stress Management, Communications skills, Team Building and organizational goal setting. In addition, he has done collaborative strategic planning in organizational development. He has also realized success in providing a long term training program for a sales organizations of 75 employees that resulted in an increase in sales of over 30% and exceeded all sales goals amongst participants.
He has provided programs or consulted with several fine organizations in the region including: Ball Aerospace Systems Division, Coreance Rehabilitation Center, Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Colorado, Saunders Construction Company, EI Corporation and more. In 1988 he designed an award-winning wellness program for Ball Aerospace Systems, and designed the Stress Management Program for the Coors Wellness Center.
Stephen Walker is an avid golfer and carries a single digit USGA handicap. He offers three golf specific seminars that make up the "Conscious Golf" series.
Level I - The Mind Game of Golf
Learn to enjoy your game more and score better by productively dealing with perfectionism in play and emotions that interfere with performance like anger and anxiety. You will acquire mind sets that enhance your pleasure and confidence and employ focused relaxation techniques to develop 'feel'. Plan on becoming competent at managing yourself and the demands of the course better, and develop a pre-shot routine that will improve your consistency and quality of play.
Level II - The Art of Scoring
This program reviews optimal attitudes in play, methods for keeping our Mind/Body relaxed and in the "now," and employing "feel" for your body, the club, the ball and the conditions of play. Learn how some players score well even when not playing their best, and how best to keep present, focused and in balance emotionally and physically. Finally, this clinic will focus on rapid recovery from mistakes, establishing priorities in play and in scoring, and the differences in social - competitive - strategic play.
Level III - Breakthroughs in Performance - on-course.
This session is structured individually or in a small group amongst individuals who have already taken the Level I and Level II program.
Due to the breadth of Dr. Walker's experience he can
put together a presentation quickly. He uses humor, stories,
anecdotes and knows when to pause for impact. He is a
confident presenter, very knowledgeable and although scholarly
he has learned to appeal to most any audience. He is adept
at platform speaking but is at his very best in a medium
group setting with an audience of 150 or less. He uses
power-point presentations, flip charts, newsprint, cartooning,
and/or group activities for the greatest impact. View
testimonials for Dr. Walker's Corporate Programs.
Furthermore, he will help make your meeting even more successful by providing an additional program for spouses, introduce other speakers, assist with other's presentations, provide a thought provoking and inspirational prayer at a shared meal, appear in the sponsor's booth and do whatever he can to assure a winning event. He is an excellent networker, and diligent with follow-up.
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Dr. Stephen Walker
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Boulder County Office:
5829 Niwot Road
Niwot, CO 80503
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Cherry Creek Office:
201 Columbine Street, Suite 150
Denver, CO 80206
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Phone: 303-530-4439
Fax: 303-530-4643
Email
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Website Design by Annie Hughes for Earthshine Design.
Photos by Louise Hamelin, Charles Pfeil, Delly Carr, Paul Towlen, and Donna Walker, used by permission.
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