Your Mind Is Running On Autopilot
You already know what to do. You do other things instead.
I show your audience why they do what they do, how to spot the pattern running underneath, and three practical ways to begin changing it.
I show your audience why they do what they do, how to spot the pattern running underneath, and three practical ways to begin changing it.
Your Mind Is Running On Autopilot
You already know what to do. You do other things instead.
I show your audience why they do what they do, how to spot the pattern running underneath, and three practical ways to begin changing it.
I show your audience why they do what they do, how to spot the pattern running underneath, and three practical ways to begin changing it.
FEATURED IN
YOU DON'T HAVE A KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM
But knowing isn’t always enough to change what happens next.
Most of what we do is automatic. We learn a response through repetition, association, expectation and experience, and once we've practiced it long enough it stops feeling like something we do. It starts feeling like who we are.
I show audiences how to catch a pattern while it’s happening, interrupt it, and start doing something different.
SPEAKING
RUNNING ON AUTOPILOT
How to change the patterns driving your life.
Most people have at least one response they didn't choose and can't seem to stop.
In Running on Autopilot, I show audiences how automatic patterns get built, why understanding them isn’t always enough to change them, and what it takes to create a different response.
Through live demonstrations, audiences experience how readily the unconscious mind responds to suggestion. Then I teach three practical ways to begin changing an automatic pattern, one of which is self-hypnosis.
Audiences leave with a better understanding of what’s been running on autopilot and practical tools to start taking back the controls.
Delivered as a keynote, a breakout or an interactive session
What's Your Pattern?
Some people replay. Some brace. Some avoid. Some perform. Some stall. Some reach for relief.
Name Your Pattern is a private, twelve-question assessment that helps you recognize the automatic pattern showing up most often in your answers.
WORKSHOPS
From Understanding to Reps
THE MIND THAT WON'T SHUT OFF
The meeting ended hours ago. Your mind is still in it.
This workshop explores what happens when useful thinking turns into automatic repetition, why “stop thinking about it” rarely works, and practical ways to interrupt the loop. Participants learn to recognize when productive thought becomes replay and practice changing what happens next.
CONFIDENCE YOU CAN TURN ON
Other people think you’re capable. Experiencing yourself that way is a different matter.
This workshop explores the gap between outward competence and inner confidence, how automatic beliefs shape performance under pressure, and how to build a different internal response when attention turns toward you.
THE CONVERSATION YOU KEEP REHEARSING
Some conversations happen fifty times before they happen once.
This workshop explores how anticipation becomes an automatic pattern, when preparation turns into repetition, and how to interrupt the rehearsal loop. Participants practice approaching difficult conversations with more flexibility and less mental noise.
Best for sales teams, leadership groups, retreats, association breakouts
Delivered as a lunch and learn, 90 minute intensive, half day, full day
COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW
Your guests are the show.
Volunteers walk up from the audience. Minutes later, one is missing their belly button and another has become the laughter police.
A 60- to 90-minute comedy hypnosis show for company holiday parties and private events.
Same mechanism as the keynote. Lights up.
WHY JOSHUA
For nine years, I’ve sat across from people who run teams, territories, and companies. More than 400 of them so far. None of them wanted to become someone new. They wanted to get back to themselves. That’s the work I do, and it’s what I bring to the stage.
Before founding Minnesota Hypnotherapy, I spent thirteen years inside the world’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative, running product launches and leading a software rollout people actually used. I've also spent sixteen seasons on festival stages with fire, a bed of nails, and a straitjacket. That’s where I learned to hold a room with no second take. The same question followed me through all of it: What makes a person respond before they’ve had time to think?
I’m a Certified Professional Hypnotist and Certified Hypnotist Trainer. I teach professional hypnotist certification courses and work privately with people who know what they want to change but haven’t been able to make it stick. On stage, I use demonstrations, stories, audience experiments, and techniques people can try that same afternoon. The room sees the principle in action, recognizes it in their own lives, and leaves with something to use.
WHY JOSHUA
For nine years, I’ve sat across from people who run teams, territories, and companies. More than 400 of them so far. None of them wanted to become someone new. They wanted to get back to themselves. That’s the work I do, and it’s what I bring to the stage.
Before founding Minnesota Hypnotherapy, I spent thirteen years inside the world’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative, running product launches and leading a software rollout people actually used. I've also spent sixteen seasons on festival stages with fire, a bed of nails, and a straitjacket. That’s where I learned to hold a room with no second take. The same question followed me through all of it: What makes a person respond before they’ve had time to think?
I’m a Certified Professional Hypnotist and Certified Hypnotist Trainer. I teach professional hypnotist certification courses and work privately with people who know what they want to change but haven’t been able to make it stick. On stage, I use demonstrations, stories, audience experiments, and techniques people can try that same afternoon. The room sees the principle in action, recognizes it in their own lives, and leaves with something to use.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
We invited Joshua to lead an employee wellness seminar at our company, and the experience was outstanding. His approach was professional, engaging, and truly impactful. Our team left feeling more relaxed, focused, and equipped with practical tools to manage stress.
Lisa Hellem, Law Firm Administrator
His live demonstration was a great way to illustrate his points, making the session both informative and enjoyable. I'd highly recommend him to anyone curious about the power of the mind.
Caitlin Pearson, Sr. Director, Digital Strategy
I came to Joshua because I was sick of my fear of public speaking holding me back in my work. With his help I tackled a stressful project and cracked the code on my public speaking fears. This was a hugely successful professional development investment for me.
Sarah Clark, Founder and Owner
FOR MEETING PLANNERS
Available for corporate meetings, associations, conferences, leadership events, retreats, and professional groups.
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