Doug Nielsen

Biography

Doug has been instrumental in assisting thousands of individuals overcome self-imposed limitations and accelerate personal achievement. Doug infuses his audiences with energy and enthusiasm. In working with him, participants learn how to gain control of their lives and develop the motivation to consistently succeed personally and professionally. Doug's father had a drinking problem while Doug was growing up. Doug struggled in school. He was the "lead screamer" in a heavy metal rock band. However, his mother and a caring member of his church helped him through many challenging times and instilled in Doug the drive to turn challenges into opportunities. Doug earned his bachelor's degree in Clinical Social Work and Psychology and later his Master's degree in Behavioral Science in 1993 from the UNLV. Doug maintains his private psychotherapy practice one day a week. Doug gained invaluable real world business experience as Chief Operating Officer of Pioneer Development and Support Services. Doug had a life-altering conversation with Victor Frankl (concentration camp survivor and author of the book Mans' Search for Meaning) just 6 months before Dr. Frankl died. That conversation served as the springboard for Doug's life work. Doug has been married for 15 years and has four wonderful children. Doug finds strength in his religious faith and in donating time to teach karate to under-privileged youth.

Publications

Take Life by the Helm: Proven Strategies For Gaining Control,br> Many people think they are in control of their lives when actually they are letting their environment, circumstances, and relationships control them. Discover the power of personal ownership as Doug reveals the four secrets that will enable you to immediately gain control of your life and three ways to stay there. Increase your sense of direction and purpose in life by learning to shed the "mental illusions" that take your off course. Improve your ability to listen to the tiny promptings that can keep you squarely on track each day.

You'll get lots of lean, hit-the-ground running techniques here to immediately help you steer your life again.

Titles

Take Life by the Helm: Gain Immediate Control of Your Life
Have you/your organization reached your potential? Do you/your organization have more to achieve? Do you/your organization have more to contribute? Are you at the Helm of your life? Many people think they are. However, a closer look may reveal the opposite to be true. More often than not, people allow environment, circumstances, changes and other people to take power and control away from them. The results are loss of energy, unhappiness, burnout, and low productivity--often leading to anger, frustration and victim mentality. It might surprise you to learn that you may be giving your power to others, robbing yourself of some of life's greatest rewards. In this keynote, Doug teaches how to gain immediate control of your life, revitalize your spirit, and contribute as never before! You will learn core principles for personal power and achieve the ownership advantage by learning to consistently steer your course and create opportunity from challenge.

Awaken the Passion Within
Three Secrets to Peak Performance
Awaken the passion within yourself and your organization. Create an "Ownership Culture" and enter into the top ten percent of achievers. Learn the keys to creating an amazing organization and personal life by applying principle based success rituals. Achieve world class performance by blending the human spirit with performance objectives. Accomplish more with less. Outstanding organizations make better decisions then their competitors. Doug's process will dramatically improve decision making and results.

This presentation is strategically designed to motivate and provide the essential keys to overcome the illusions that can misdirect your energies. The real magic is created when you are given the skills to stay focused on your goals, overcome self-limiting beliefs and achieve success regardless of the obstacle.

Become Unstoppable—Motivate Yourself and Others
One of the most overwhelming challenges organizations face today is dealing with "people problems." In fact, recent research shows that 80-90% of a persons' success is based on relationship IQ and not intelligence.

Based on the latest research, this keynote will help improve your ability to understand, work with and influence various personalities--even those who drive your crazy. Enduring success boils down to one element--building successful relationships. Doug outlines how to tap your greatest competitive advantage--your people.

This fun, yet practical presentation will detail the critical keys to unleash the power of relationships to help you become unstoppable. You will learn how to motivate yourself and others and also how to dramatically increase your personal fulfillment.