{"id":495,"date":"2021-07-08T08:58:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedougsands.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T19:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:43:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedougsands.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"495\" class=\"elementor elementor-495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c1366b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no\" data-id=\"2c1366b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-870f56e\" data-id=\"870f56e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c639ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c639ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading 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now, <u>your people are losing out each and every day, to their own brains. <\/u><\/span><\/p><p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent;\">Our minds are built to lose momentum, focus, and drive &#8211; so how do you help your teams <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">stop<\/span> fighting themselves to get things done? And how do\u00a0<em>they<\/em> maintain those changes, day in and day out, to meet both their goals, and yours?<\/span><\/p><p>In this humorous and engaging keynote, Doug teaches and empowers <em>all\u00a0<\/em>levels of employees, by giving them the psychological tools to reduce the drag and resistance that&#8217;s currently holding them back. He then teaches <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">how<\/span> to make your brain into your greatest ally, like an AI program that&#8217;s running automatically towards your goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7939fec\" data-id=\"7939fec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df44495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df44495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why <span style=\"color: #19C7FF\" ;=\"\">Motivation Never Lasts<\/span>: <i> <span style=\"color: #19C7FF\" ;=\"\">Your Subconscious<\/span>  is Cutting You Short<\/i><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b8cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b8cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>60 minutes, or 90 minutes<\/b><\/p><p>Motivation is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>terrible<\/strong><\/span> long-term fuel &#8211; and you can see how much it&#8217;s hurting the bottom line. Each quarter, you&#8217;re spending a painfully high amount trying to re-invigorate your teams &#8211; only to have that motivation run out again in a matter of days.<\/p><p>What if instead, you could have your employees motivate <em>themselves?<\/em><\/p><p>In this powerful talk, Doug shares why it isn&#8217;t about pep talks or deadlines. He teaches your employees psychological tools from neuroscience, NLP, and even self-hypnosis to &#8220;trick&#8221; your brain into automatic motivation &#8211; each and every day &#8211; for production, job satisfaction, and of course, the bottom line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbdefea elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no\" data-id=\"fbdefea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbf460d\" data-id=\"fbf460d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cfa18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5cfa18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1048525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1048525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to Invite Doug?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f14a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f14a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae3446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bae3446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's check availability. 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