On Tuesday, August 4th, Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) will offer a workshop, “Minding Your Own Business: Entrepreneurial Psychology Basics and You” led by prominent entrepreneurial psychologist Dr. Jennifer Johnston-Jones. The workshop is part of MEDB’s Technical Assistance Series, a grassroots effort to help small businesses establish strong systems, processes, tools, and best practices to build a solid foundation for success.
The workshop will be held from 9:30 am to 2 pm at the MEDB Malcolm Center located at 1305 N. Holopono Street, Suite 5 in Kihei. Schedule is as follows: Registration and light continental breakfast at 9:30 to10 am; Psychological Essentials of Startup Creation session at 10 to 11:30 am; Talk Story and lunch at 11:30 am to 12:15 pm; Breaking Limits: Going Beyond Your Self-Imposed Constraints session at 12:15 to 1:45 pm; and closing and surveys at 1:45 to 2 pm.
Dr. Johnston-Jones will help attendees explore their own personal approach to business creation through the double lens of neuroscience and psychology. Through hands-on, interactive activities attendees will rediscover their own strength, perseverance, and creativity by overcoming perceived limits then applying these hard won lessons in building their businesses.
The Psychological Essentials of Startup Creation and Breaking Limits sessions will cover the following topics:
• What you need psychologically to launch and run a successful startup
• The unconscious ways we self-sabotage and how to overcome them
• Alternatives to meditation to increase neurological growth
• How to get people to love you (and your company) with little effort
• How to overcome fear and procrastination
• How to increase creative thinking
• How to increase your confidence
• How to manifest your dream into reality
Dr. Jennifer Johnston-Jones is an internationally acclaimed speaker, psychologist, executive coach, and expert in the psychology of success. She is known for her uncanny ability to launch people of all ages and backgrounds to reach beyond their fears, stop playing small, and manifest their dreams into reality. Dr. Jones is the Founder and CEO of EntrepreneurShift, an app and live event program which shifts the paradigm from a wealth-based model of success to Authentic Success (financial freedom paired with purpose, depth, and joy) via modern neuroscience. Dr. Johnston-Jones has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and has studied at the University of Oregon, Alliant University, and UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.
Admission is $20 per person, cost includes light continental breakfast and lunch. Advanced reservations are required, space is limited. For more information and to register online, visit www.medb.org/minding-your-own-business or contact Frank De Rego Jr. at MEDB: email frank@medb.org or call (808) 270-6807.
“During this seminar, attendees will experience live coaching and personalized attention, increased self-awareness, authentic networking, community building, a possible breakthrough, and laughter and fun,” said Frank De Rego Jr., Director of Business Development Projects at Maui Economic Development Board. “We encourage all entrepreneurs to attend and learn from Dr. Johnston-Jones about how they can realize their true potential.”
The “Minding Your Own Business: Entrepreneurial Psychology Basics and You” workshop is sponsored by the County of Maui, Maui Economic Development Board, and EntrepreneurShift.