Change your mindset, change the game | Dr. Alia Crum | TEDxTraverseCity

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Published 2014-10-15
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dr. Crum says the biggest game changer is “YOU, by harnessing the power of your mind." She explores scientific results that show the influence of the mindset on the body, and how changing the subjective mindset produced different outcomes. Dr. Crum's work is inspired in part by the placebo effect, and has implications that stretch far beyond the realm of medicine.

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)
  • 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.
  • @RedIria
    Anxiety? Nervousness? .. no, that is humility. This is what happens when the audience matters to the speaker. Well done Dr. Crum.
  • A lot of respect for being nervous and how she kept going and stayed strong
  • Alia I have a lot od recpect for you for talking in front of audiance so big even tho you were so nervous. To everyone reading this comment that has money as their priority in life I would reccomend reading a book called 25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump, you can thank me later
  • @iwnunn7999
    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.
  • @veganlifechange
    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.
  • 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
  • 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.❤
  • @AzMovieMom
    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. :)
  • @JoyNdidi
    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 👏 👏 👏
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • @jaydeepsinghgls
    What she said is to be focused on, rather than how she spoke. Change mindset.
  • @jwh0122
    0:12 thoracic surgery experiment, pain reduction 4:53 hotel housekeepers experiment 7:56 milkshake experiment 11:50 stress is debilitating vs enhancing
  • 😭😭 I can’t even make a class presentation when am nervous. She stays positive and has control. She’s doing great despite being nervous 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
  • @ArtJourneyUK
    A wise man once said, “what you think, you become”.
  • @buffplums
    This lady is amazing, I love her positive energy and her genuine love of her subject matter. This is what I am looking for not some quack washed up charlatan trying to sell you their book by spelling half truths for half an hour then saying, but my book and you can change your life!
  • @maryamrayed640
    All I saw and heard was PASSION and knowledge throughout the presentation. Very mind enriching!
  • Best ted talk I’ve ever seen on Self improvement. Simply magnificent.