Monday July 2, 2007
8:00 pm-10:00 pm
Justina Lasley, MA, Wendy Pannier, Sheila McNellis Asato, MA, . Nicole Gratton, Janet S. Steinwedel, PhD
Abstract
Dreaming not only nourishes individuals, but it also nourishes the community. Contemporary dream workers are bringing dreaming out into the world in a variety of ways that are enhancing the lives of dreamers as well as the dreams themselves. In this panel, four entrepreneurs will share their experiences of creating and running dream based businesses.
Justina Lasley in Following Your Dreams to Success will discuss her path toward founding the Institute for Dream Studies. She will discuss how opportunities, synchronicity, mentors, IASD, training and graduate programs, writing and publishing led the way to creating a learning center for dream workers. She will also share tips for following one’s desire and interest, creating an identity, cultivating respect in one’s field, developing business skills that will allow one to move into the business of dreaming.
In Planning to Succeed – The Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Dream Business, Sheila Asato will share how she has brought dreaming together with her work in the studio arts. As the founder of Monkey Bridge Arts, she has found that dreams alone are not enough to start a business. Learning how to think like a business person, creating a business plan, doing market research, finding practical support, and developing a diverse audience have allowed her to bring her passions out into the public in a way that is meaningful and is leading to success. Sheila will review the practical steps she has taken to get her dream business off to a flying start.
In the third presentation, Running a Dream Business, Nicole Gratton has found that being a small business owner requires a variety of skills. Nicole will address four key areas essential to success including juggling one's public identities as consultant, teacher/facilitator, professional speaker, and dreamwork practitioner. Tips for getting the word out through marketing tools such as business cards and pamphlets, advertising, the internet, networking, and writing. How to organize oneself for action by reading business newspapers, taking sales courses, and giving back to the community through consultation, workshops, and speeches. And finally, the importance of harmonizing one’s professional and spiritual mission through daily meditation, dream incubation and by being a pure channel for Spirit.
Finally, in Dreamwork and Executive Coaching, Janet S. Steinwedel, PhD asks the question, is there room for dreaming in the corporate world? In this presentation, Janet will share how she has incorporated dreamwork into an executive coaching practice. Through a case study, she will explore the benefits and challenges of bringing dreamwork into the coaching relationship, as well as addressing the power of coaches doing their own dreamwork, noting how it can affect their work.
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