Liv Fitzgerald

Background

Liv Fitzgerald was born on the 24th of January, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She is the daughter of Gerald Thomas, a police officer, and Ida Fitzgerald.

Education

Liv Fitzgerald studied at Eastern Michigan University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and two years later, she earned a Master of Arts degree from the same university. Also, she attended Wayne State University, where she studied communication and visualization for her doctoral dissertation. She obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Wayne State University in 1996.

Career

In 1974, Liv Fitzgerald began to work as an owner, manager, and public relations representative at Hair and Company in Brighton, the positions she held until 1984. A year later, she joined the National Institute for Burn Medicine in Ann Arbor, where she served as a trainer and public speaker for two years. After that, she was a writer of instructional videotapes at General Motors Corporation (now General Motors Corporation: Hudyma David) in Detroit for one year. Between 1988 and 1991, she worked as a training and public relations representative at Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency in Pontiac. Then, she was a trainer at the Federal Reserve Bank in Detroit in 1992-1994. In 1997, she accepted the post of an instructor at Georgia State University. In 1998, she launched Fitzgerald Applied Communication Training in Marietta. Additionally, she was a publisher of F.A.C.T. Publishing. As a public speaker, she appeared at Women's Fest, Michigan Institute for Educational Management, Livingston Intermediate Educational Management, Single Place, and Single Point.

As the author, Liv Fitzgerald wrote her first book, Visualization and Brainstorming: An Exploration, in 1996. Her book, Typical Thoughts, Triumphant Results: A Five-Step Strategy for Mastering Your Potential, was published in 2001. Besides, she is the author of home workshop and tape series, including "Lose Weight with Visualization" and "Reduce Stress with Visualization."

Achievements

• Liv Fitzgerald is an outstanding trainer, public speaker, public relations representative, and well-known author. In her seminars she has helped thousands of people learn her technique of visualization to lose weight, stop smoking, and reduce stress. On a professional basis, her seminars help managers inspire excellence in their staff.

Works

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  • Typical Thoughts, Triumphant Results: A Five-Step Strategy for Mastering Your Potential 2001

Views

Liv Fitzgerald thinks that most people are under the misguided impression that to simply imagine what they want is visualizing. She says, that to the contrary, visualization has specific steps that must be learned and practiced. She believes, that visualization has a relaxation component, and when mentally rehearsing, a person must be associated. According to her, visualization is a mental practice that aligns the conscious and subconscious mind. Liv argues that people can think of the conscious and subconscious as their two selves. These two selves work under two different sets of rules: the conscious mind is critical, its job is to protect you. She also says, that when one wants to try something new, it reminds him that he might get hurt, or he has tried this before and failed, or any other negative aspect. The subconscious mind is open and accepting of new ideas. It doesn't know the difference between real and imagined experiences. So, if one mentally practices a behavior he desires, the subconscious simply accepts it as real. Eventually, if a person keep practicing, the conscious mind gives up being critical and starts performing the behavior the way a person mentally practiced it.

Quotations: "Mastering our personal and professional potential has captivated my attention, and it is the focus of my writing."

"Communication is a prerequisite to effective visualization."

Connections

Liv Fitzgerald was married to Paul M. Detweiler but they divorced in 1987. They have two children, Brian and Keith.

Father:

Gerald Thomas Fitzgerald

Mother:

Ida Fitzgerald

Ex-husband:

Paul M. Detweiler

Son:

Keith Detweiler

Son:

Brian Detweiler