Mark Waldman – Words Can Change Your Brain
Mark Waldman – How beliefs and language determine our perception of the world
Mark Waldman is one of the world’s leading experts on communication, spirituality, and the brain. He is on the faculty at Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business and the Holmes Institute. He was a founding member and Associate Fellow at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania.
His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals throughout the world and his work has been featured in Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Investor’s Business Weekly, and Oprah Magazine. He has appeared on PBS Television and NPR Radio and he received the Distinguished Speaker award from the Mind Science Foundation. Mark Waldman has authored 12 books, including the national bestseller, How God Changes Your Brain, which Oprah selected as one of the nine “Must Read” books for 2012.
His new book, Words Can Change Your Brain, teaches readers how to rapidly build trust and intimacy with others, and to resolve conflicts before they even begin. The Compassionate Communication strategies are part of Loyola Marymount University’s Executive MBA program and have been taught to schools and organizations throughout the world.
“When you have three, four and five positive statements for every negative expression, you end up building a better and a healthier brain,” says effective communication specialist and neuroscience, Mark Waldman.
For Mark Waldman the eight fundamental concepts of effective communication are first, friendly eye contact, facial expression affable, soft-spoken tone, body gestures, a provision relaxed pace slow voice, brevity and, finally, the words.
Exclusive Interview with Mark Waldman
Omtimes: Tell us what the most dangerous word in the world is and why and at the same time, can you tell us what the most positive word is, one that you have found improves the neural functioning of every person’s brain?
Mark Waldman: The most dangerous word in the world is “No” because it releases stress neurochemicals that damage the brain. If I put on a machine to scan the brain and projected by less than a second a word, if there is a word that would create more stress on your body, such as cortisol. That word is “No”. Any word or expression negatively as “not like this” – puts the brain in a fear reaction. The word “No” is very important to learn, because if you see a child nearing a hot stove, you want to shout “No”.
