Speaking: Relax Focus Succeed

Originally released in 2006, Relax Focus Succeed™ is now in its second edition.

Karl wrote this book as a guide to “Balance your personal and professional lives and be more successful in both.” Based in large part on his personal struggle with a chronic disease, this book presents a philosophy of balance that is strongly needed today.

Relax Focus Succeed seminars have been presented from Amsterdam to Australia. Through live presentations, webinars, and teleseminars, Karl has helped thousands of people to change their lives for the better.

In a world that’s always on the go, Karl talks about achieving more, and being more fulfilled, without working yourself to death. Stress and workaholism are literally killing people every day. We need to define a new path and begin leading a more meaningful existence.

Relax Focus Succeed™ helps us begin that journey. Relax Focus Succeed presentations are lively, humorous, and inspiring.

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Relax Focus Succeed

Rebalance your work and life so you can succeed without burning out.
  • A simple framework to relax, focus, and succeed—without “doing it all.”
  • Habits that lower stress while improving clarity and momentum.
  • Practical ways to align personal and professional goals.

An introduction to the philosophy of Relax Focus Succeed.

Are you literally killing yourself trying to “do it all?” Karl’s approach is new and different. He’ll show you how to re-focus your life on the most important things for your personal and professional success.

If you’re overwhelmed with work and home and money, then Karl’s approach to bringing balance to your life could literally save your life.

Based on Karl’s personal experiences, as described in the book Relax Focus Succeed, this seminar will give you some key habits of success that will literally change your life in the next 30 days.

This seminar has been presented in Europe, the U.K., and all across the United States. Join thousands of people whose lives have been improved with a little bit of the Relax Focus Succeed philosophy.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

Leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, knowledge-work teams

Length

60–90 minutes (pair with Goal-Setting or Mission-Building)

Format

Keynote or seminar

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Practical Goal Setting

Set goals that stick—because they start with you.
  • A repeatable process for creating personal, meaningful goals.
  • Simple structures for tracking progress and staying motivated.
  • How to spot—and avoid—borrowing someone else’s goals.

There’s an old saying: Before you start climbing the ladder of success, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.

Most people know they should set goals, but they don’t. In part, that’s because they’re doing someone else’s activity. In other words, it wasn’t their idea and they don’t see it as central to true success.

But goal setting IS central to your success. In this seminar, Karl shows you how you can “cheat” by setting goals that guarantee your success.

Stop living someone else’s goals, setting someone else’s goals, and chasing someone else’s dream. Learn to set and attain spectacular goals — because they start with YOU.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

Individuals, teams, leaders seeking better execution

Length

60–90 minutes

Format

Keynote, seminar, or workshop

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Vision Quest: Building Your Personal Mission

Define a personal mission that guides your choices and fuels a more meaningful life.
  • Craft a clear Personal Mission that informs daily decisions.
  • Align work, relationships, and values to reduce conflict and stress.
  • Leave with a tangible draft and next steps for refinement.

Go way beyond goals: Create a Personal Mission mission to guide your life.

Personal. Professional. Family Community.

These words describe the circles in which we all travel. Karl guides you in this quest to create a personal mission to bring these worlds together — resulting in a happier, healthier, less stressful YOU.

This is a special workshop for people who are committed to improving their lives. Great for executive meetings and smaller audiences. This is a powerful and personal process, so there some special requirements for the meeting place and space. Contact Karl for details.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

  • Leaders
  • Executive teams
  • Growth-oriented professionals

Length

  • 4–6 hours

Format

  • Workshop
  • Executive Retreat

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Leadership with Balance

Lead effectively without sacrificing health, family, or sanity.
  • Practical leadership habits that increase impact and reduce reactivity.
  • How to model balance so teams adopt healthier norms.
  • A new lens for decision-making that preserves energy and focus.

You don’t have to be “Type A” to be successful. You also don’t have to put on one personality at home and another one in the office.

YOU (just who you are) can be successful. Karl will show you an approach to success that doesn’t require overwork, underpay, or heartburn!

In many ways, our work life is not much different from what it was 75 or 100 years ago. Sure, we have electricity and cell phones and laptops. So now, instead of having a mean old boss keeping us at the job 12 hours a day, we do it by choice!

You don’t have to work that way, and neither do your employees. Most of us could be 150% more productive today if we just practice a few simple habits. Not “easy” habits, just simple to understand.

Take the plunge. Join the 21st Century. Join Karl for a fun seminar that will open your eyes to a new way of looking at the world of leadership and management.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

  • Managers
  • Executives
  • Founders
  • Emerging leaders

Length

  • 60–90 minutes (pair with Goal-Setting or Mission-Building)

Format

  • Keynote
  • Seminar

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Improving Teams and Customer Relationships with Personality Profiles

Communicate better, hire smarter, and build teams that actually click.
  • Understand core personality types and how they prefer to communicate.
  • Map roles and responsibilities to natural strengths.
  • Use profiles to reduce conflict and build trust—internally and with customers.

One of the greatest advancements of the 20th Century is the use of personality profiles in hiring and team development.

This seminar gives an introduction to personality profiles. As Karl says, “Technicians are from Mars and receptionists are from Venus.” How do we get these two to communicate effectively?

In the business world, communication is critically important. You need to build a team that works well together, with each person properly fitted to their job.

Personality profiles can’t guarantee success, but they’re great for getting a conversation started. Learn about the basic personality types and how they best relate to each other.

This seminar includes personality profiles for all attendees. Contact Karl about details.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

  • Teams
  • Managers
  • HR
  • Customer-facing roles

Length

  • 3–4 hours (includes profiles for attendees; keynote version available)

Format

  • Workshop or facilitated session

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Six Ways Workaholism is Killing You and Your Business

Break the cycle of overwork and rebuild a healthier, more productive rhythm with six practical, science-backed habits.
  • Recognize the six most damaging patterns of workaholism and their real costs.
  • Replace “always on” habits with boundaries, recovery, and focus rituals that actually stick.
  • Create team norms that reward outcomes (not hours) and model healthy leadership.

We know – intellectually – that working more and more is counter-productive. But we can’t help ourselves.

Society emphasizes it. Our jobs demand it. Our families hate it. Even our computers and cell phones seem to demand that we do it!

But emotionally we know we are losing the battle when we over-work. Workaholism causes stress and has a negative impact on almost every single aspect of our lives.

This presentation gives you six ways to recognize the negative impacts of Workaholism – and provides strategies to to gain control of your life and bring back a healthy balance.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

  • Leaders
  • Managers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Knowledge-work teams

Length

  • 60 or 90 minutes

Format

  • Keynote
  • Seminar
  • Interactive workshop

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

Slow Down, Get More Done: Build Lower-Stress Practices Into Your Daily Routine

Reduce stress and increase output by redesigning the way you work each day.
  • Simple, repeatable routines that lower stress and raise daily throughput.
  • Tactics to protect focus time and triage competing priorities.
  • A 30-day habit plan to cement healthier ways of working.

When everything feels urgent, productivity collapses. Karl shares practical tools to de-pressurize your schedule, protect focus time, and create routines that get more of the right things done—without the burnout that comes from treating every task as high priority.

Personal. Professional. Family Community.

These words describe the circles in which we all travel. Karl guides you in this quest to create a personal mission to bring these worlds together — resulting in a happier, healthier, less stressful YOU.

This is a special workshop for people who are committed to improving their lives. Great for executive meetings and smaller audiences. This is a powerful and personal process, so there some special requirements for the meeting place and space. Contact Karl for details.

Relax Focus Succeed

Who it's for

  • Teams under constant deadline pressure
  • Leaders
  • Professionals

Length

  • 60 or 90 minutes (pair with Goal-Setting or Mission-Building)

Format

  • Keynote
  • Seminar
  • Hands-on workshop

Delivery Method

  • In-person
  • Virtual

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