Keynote: "From Knowing to Doing"

Expert, Mental coach

45 min

NL

Leadership,
Success,
Behavior change,
The Brain / Neuroscience,
Psychology / Brain,
Mental health,
Personal development,
Performance

Inspire,
Personal effectiveness

We often know exactly what we should do. So why don’t we do it? Why do we procrastinate when we know we need to take action? Why do we keep overthinking, doubting, or trying to perfect things when, rationally speaking, we’ve known for a long time what would help us move forward? And why do we so easily fall back into old habits precisely when things get stressful or hectic? And how can we successfully rise above these kinds of patterns?

Psychologist, trainer, and speaker Nicole Engels takes her audience on a journey to answer these questions in her keynote, “From Knowing to Doing.”

Many people don’t lack knowledge, motivation, or good intentions. And yet, they don’t always manage to do what’s necessary.

That’s because our behavior isn’t determined solely by what we consciously decide. Automatic patterns, beliefs, emotions, and learned responses have a major influence on what we actually do, especially when we’re under pressure, find something stressful, or have to step outside our comfort zone.

Nicole sheds light on what happens in those moments.

Why does someone say “yes” when they actually mean “no”? Why does a professional keep endlessly tweaking something that’s already good enough? Why do we put off that one important conversation? And why can we really want to achieve a goal while simultaneously continuing to behave in ways that don’t bring us any closer to it?

Not because we don’t know what would be better. But because knowing and doing are two different things.
And that’s exactly what Nicole’s talks are about. A keynote that helps people recognize themselves

Nicole combines psychology, behavioral change, and years of practical experience with relatable examples, personal stories, and practical exercises.

This isn’t a keynote where the audience just listens.

She helps people experience how their own automatic patterns work, what happens when such a pattern takes over, and how you can create space in that moment to make a different choice.

This not only leads to a sense of recognition and frequent laughter at our own sometimes quite predictable behavior, but above all provides concrete tools that participants can apply immediately. Because ultimately, your life or your work doesn’t change because of what you know. It changes because of what you actually do.

Topics Nicole Speaks About. Nicole’s keynotes can be tailored to the audience and the event’s purpose. Themes include:

From Knowing to Doing—why smart, motivated people still get stuck in old behaviors and how to break through them.

Goals That Actually Get Achieved—from good intentions to behavior that delivers real results.

Breaking Automatic Patterns—moving from overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and procrastination to conscious choice and action.

Personal leadership under pressure—how to learn to adjust your course when stress, expectations, or uncertainty trigger old patterns.

From survival to thrival—the interplay between body, stress, thoughts, and behavior.

Who is Nicole Engels?

Nicole Engels is a psychologist (MSc), speaker, behavioral trainer, and founder of De Mindsetpsycholoog.
She has over 18 years of experience in the field of human behavior and more than 10 years of experience as a trainer and coach. From 2008 through 2019, she worked in the corporate sector, and starting in 2011, she served as a trainer, coach, and Talent Development program manager at one of the world’s largest HR service providers.
Nicole has run her own business since 2017 and has since trained and mentored thousands of people.

Her strength lies in making psychology understandable and applicable. She translates complex processes surrounding behavior and automatic patterns into insights that make people think: “Oh no… so I do that, too.”

Followed by the much more important question: “Okay. So what can I do differently from now on?”

That’s where Nicole wants her audience to be—not just inspired, but ready to actually take action and achieve results.

Want to book Nicole as a speaker?

Nicole is available for conferences, corporate events, leadership retreats, and employee gatherings.
Are you looking for a speaker who makes psychology understandable, helps people recognize themselves, and gives them practical tools to actually change their behavior?

Then Nicole will deliver a keynote that doesn’t end when the applause stops.

P.S. About the reviews: Reviews from clients who booked Nicole outside of ShowBird are automatically displayed by ShowBird as 4-star reviews. This star rating was therefore not given by the client themselves.

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