TRAIN YOUR AUTOPILOT
You already know what to do. You do other things instead.
I show audiences how to recognize the automatic patterns getting in their way, and teach three practical techniques to begin changing them.
TRAIN YOUR AUTOPILOT
You already know what to do. You do other things instead.
I show audiences how to recognize the automatic patterns getting in their way, and teach three practical techniques to begin changing them.
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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.
But the problem isn't that you're on autopilot. It's what your autopilot has been trained to do.
And you can learn to train it differently.
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TRAIN YOUR AUTOPILOT
How to Change Your Automatic Patterns to Achieve More and Perform Better
You can know exactly what you need to do and still find yourself doing something else.
You put off the call. Rehearse the conversation. Second-guess the decision. Wait until you feel ready.
And the opportunities you want keep moving.
In Train Your Autopilot, I show audiences how automatic patterns get created, why understanding them isn’t always enough to change them, and how to begin training a different response.
But I don’t just explain it. I demonstrate it.
Through a live experience, I work with a volunteer on a specific automatic pattern. The audience watches the process unfold. Then I guide the entire room through an experience of their own.
Along the way, I introduce my signature P.L.A.C.E. Method, a five-step process for recognizing an automatic pattern and beginning to change it.
And everyone leaves with three practical techniques:
- Breath.
- Anchoring.
- Self-hypnosis.
Three tools to interrupt an unwanted response, access a more useful one, and practice bringing the new pattern into the situations where it matters.
You don’t need to turn off your autopilot. You need to train it.
Delivered as a keynote, a breakout or an interactive session
WATCH IT. EXPERIENCE IT. USE IT.
Watch it.
Experience it.
Use it.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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. Group Director,
Aki Technologies
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
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
Name 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
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 the pattern in their own lives, and leaves with practical ways to respond differently when it matters.
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 the pattern in their own lives, and leaves with practical ways to respond differently when it matters.
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.
FOR MEETING PLANNERS
Your audience has heard presentations about motivation, mindset, and performance.
Train Your Autopilot gives them something different.
They’ll watch a live demonstration, participate in an interactive experience, and leave with three practical techniques they can begin using that same day.
The keynote can be tailored to the challenges your audience faces:
Sales: Hesitation, avoidance, and follow-through.
Leadership: Automatic reactions under pressure.
Confidence: Accessing useful resources when they matter.
Performance: Closing the gap between knowing what to do and doing it.
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