Change your mindset, change the game | Dr. Alia Crum | TEDxTraverseCity
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Published 2014-10-15
Dr. Crum is a professor, psychologist, and researcher investigating how mindsets affect health and behavior.
Dr. Crum's research focuses on how changes in subjective mindsets—the lenses through which information is perceived, organized, and interpreted—can alter objective reality through behavioral, psychological, and physiological mechanisms. Her work is, in part, inspired by research on the placebo effect, a notable and consistent demonstration of the ability of the mindset to elicit healing properties in the body. She is interested in understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes outside the realm of medicine, in the domains of behavioral health and organizational behavior.
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All Comments (21)
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instead of see how nervous she was, focus in what she was saying, she is not an actress she is a Dr. Each one of us coudn´t speak in front of 5 people. Be kind, it´s free.
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Yeah, she's nervous. Who wouldn't be?!?! I admire her for feeling the fear and doing it anyway. How courageous! No matter what negativity you find in this comment section, rest assured that you treaded on ground that few of us would attempt and did a great job. You're showing what we all must do......lean into our vulnerabilities and fears. Thumbs up from me.
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Thanks for this amazing information !! If you don't find a means of multiplying money, you will wake up one day to realize that the money you thought you had, has finished. Investment is key, I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
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A lot of respect for being nervous and how she kept going and stayed strong
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Anxiety? Nervousness? .. no, that is humility. This is what happens when the audience matters to the speaker. Well done Dr. Crum.
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I love how she is nervous, but is owning the whole thing. She's not talking to fast, or pausing heaps. Still delivering all the information really well. I learned a lot! She's proving mind over matter here. Great knowledge.
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So refreshing to see someone struggle through the nervousness and still proceed. I feel this type of realness is what everybody yearns for in this era of being bombarded by perfection.
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I noticed many comments below about her quivery voice. I believe she was just nervous. Perhaps she wasn't accustomed to speaking in front of many people and nerves can do that to you. I googled her name and found that this ted talk was from 3 years ago, but I found one from just a few months ago, and the shaky voice is gone. She has become accustomed to public speaking, and I'm so proud of her! She clearly is making a difference and loving it! Good on her! We are all capable of such things if we have the right mindset. :)
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She’s nervous but doing it anyway. Wow! Lessons: Never allow fear paralyze you Go ahead, do it afraid, hands trembling, feet shaking but keep on your motion. I ❤️ her, she’s a clear definition of “I CAN’T BE STOPPED”. Only if we can all approach life then s way! Great presentation here 👏 👏 👏
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After 4 years of feeling nothing but emotionless and emptiness, this woman has reduced me, a 23 year old guy, to tears... I will wake up tomorrow feeling inspired to change my life for the better. Thank You.
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Yes she is nervous, but it gets better later. Her presentation is soooo interesting!! Props to her
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What she said is to be focused on, rather than how she spoke. Change mindset.
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Her performance of her speech is based on her topic. If you can change your mindset and keep control of your mind, you can do literally everything you thought you couldn't. She is battling great fear,doubt, and anxiety on that stage, because doing a Ted talk in front of a large audience is intimidating. But she toughs it out and gets more comfortable and more in control. This is inspirational, salute to this woman and her courage to change and control her mindset in a intimidating situation.
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This might be the best TEDx Talk I have seen, thus far. It’s well written, as are many others, but the way that she delivers the speech and information is incredible. Hearing the nervousness in her breath while delivering such a powerful and informative message really adds to this speech. She is actively doing what she is speaking about and putting mindset over fear/doubt. Great job.
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😭😭 I can’t even make a class presentation when am nervous. She stays positive and has control. She’s doing great despite being nervous 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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A wise man once said, “what you think, you become”.
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Wonderful speech Dr.Crum! Thank you so much, it’s amazing how this few minutes of your educational video have changed my life. My husband was overweight by more than 100Lbs, using some of your data, I designed a psychological assurance plan to help him loose weight. When he gets dress daily I assure him that he most be eating a lot less, because he has dropped significantly weight. To begin this, I bought a mimic of his daily outfits one size bigger, cut all labels and washed them to make them look used. Hid away the real ones and one morning after a few days of good encouragement he noticed that his clothes were loose. He looked at himself different, his bp is more controlled, getting rid of his diabetes, he has lost 30 pounds so far. Our kids encouraged him too ,we are getting him healthy again:) this worked better than anything we have tried over a span of 20 years!!! Thank you so much!!
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This is the only TedTalk I recommend to my friends, and to which I come back to watch every year. I am a medical student, when days would get dark and all seemed to be at stake, I'd watch this under a tree, at times with my friends. With much tender emotion, with much joy at times. I was in year 1 then, now I am in year 5. Yes, Dr Crum is the Viktor Frankl of our time. ❤ In Swahili, we call a dr daktari. Yes, go go daktari. God's eye on you.❤
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Imagine how much media affect us with all the ads and bad news every single day, they are constantly triggering the placebo effect, but not in a good way. If our society is more aware of this, we could use this in our advantage to have a better quality life!! Great talk!! <3 <3 <3
