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About Dr. Joseph Parent- Speaker on Sports Psychology and Performance:

Dr. Joe Parent has coached Performance Psychology for business, life and golf for over 30 years. After completing his Ph.D. in psychology in 1979, Dr. Joe trained in the tradition of mindful awareness practice, developing a unique blend of modern western psychology and venerable eastern wisdom for stress management and skill development. He has become a renowned and sought-after consultant teaching the path to success through peak performance principles. His simple yet powerful techniques help people get out of their own way so they can get the most out of their abilities.

Receiving rave reviews for his inspiring keynote speeches, Dr. Joe has made presentations at corporate events hosted by companies such as Emerson Electric, Charles Schwab, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, U.S. Trust/Bank of America, Tessco Technologies, Pimco, MedAssets, Fidelity Investments, CBRE, Dreyfus, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, TransAmerica, the World Presidents Organization, among many others.

Dr. Joe also offers his cutting-edge insights through executive/performance coaching for professionals in the fields of management, communications, marketing, sales, financial advising, commodity trading, and acting. He has worked with hundreds of pro and amateur golfers, as well as athletes in a variety of other sports. A distinguished PGA TOUR and LPGA Sports Psychologist/Instructor, Dr. Joe has attracted major champions and other top professionals. He has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to the #1 World Ranking.

Golf Digest magazine named Dr. Joe to their list of Top Ten Mental Game Expert in the world, and made him a featured teacher in their popular instructional section, Breaking 100, 90, 80, and 70. His lesson articles appear in many major golf magazines, and he is a regular guest on Making the Turn with Peter Kessler broadcast on national radio and the PGA TOUR Network.

His first book, the #1 best-seller ZEN GOLF: Mastering the Mental Game, is now in its fourteenth printing, with over a quarter-million copies sold world-wide, including foreign editions in seven different languages. Vijay Singh, the world’s #1-ranked golfer in 2004-2005, said, Dr. Parent has been a great influence on my mental game. ZEN GOLF is the best book at connecting golf and the mind together. It’s for everyone, it really helps, and you’re really going to enjoy it. Golf Digest reviewers say, Here is a book that is highly original and exciting, destined to become a classic. Dr. Parent is a groundbreaking writer.

Dr. Joe has been featured on CNN, NBC’s Today in New York, HBO Sports, ESPN, and in many appearances on The Golf Channel. The ZEN GOLF book is featured in a widely circulated MasterCard Priceless ad, and had its own cameo appearance being read by Ray Romano on Everybody Loves Raymond. Dr. Joe has coached Ray, Kevin James, George Lopez, Malcolm McDowell, Anthony Anderson, Steve Harvey, Michael O’Keefe (who played Danny Noonan in Caddyshack), Richard Schiff, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Marcus Allen, Oscar de la Hoya, and Alonzo Mourning, among many celebrity golfers.

Dr. Joe Parent teaches at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa Resort in Ojai, California, and at The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California.

What Dr. Joseph Parent Talks About:

Dr. Parent’s Performance Enhancement Programs and Executive Coaching are specifically targeted for high performing individuals and corporate executives, managers and sales forces. The programs are based on his unique PAR approach, which stands for Preparation, Action and Response to Results. He teaches participants to prepare with clear commitment and composure, to perform with focus and intensity in action, and to respond to results in ways that make them more efficient and effective at work, at play, and in all aspects of their lives.

Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral habit-changing techniques help participants to build on and enhance their strengths while addressing and overcoming weaknesses. Applying these techniques creates a cycle of continuous improvement. Through specific body and mind exercises taught by Dr. Parent, individuals are able to clear mental interference (thoughts of doubt, or mental chatter about past and future). This opens the door to achieving peak performance through accessing and staying in the Zone.

Features and Benefits of Dr. Parent’s Presentations and Coaching:

Participants will learn:

• Unique Systems for Changing Unhelpful Habits
• Tactics for Team Building
• Strategies for Continuous Improvement
• Methods for Managing and Channeling the Energy of Emotions
• Breathing and Bodywork Techniques

They will gain insights and skills that:

• Increase Morale and Productivity
• Improve Thinking Processes, Decision-Making, and Self-Talk
• Strengthen Leadership and Communication Skills
• Help Manage Stress and Facilitate Flow
• Create Breakthroughs to Peak Performance

Keynote Topics include:

• At the Top of Your Game – How to Get There, How to Stay There
• Bounce Back – Turning the Tables on Difficult Times
• Riding the Waves – Conquering the Challenge of Change