As Karl rightly points out in his book, "bluvn' goan" is more than just a fleeting battle cry to mobilize the troops on impulse. It's a value, a norm, an attitude to life. It could and should have been the title of this book!
Bart Verhaeghe - Chairman of Club Brugge
What is this book about?
This book begins with a personal experience, while simultaneously exploring a universal theme: personal leadership in times of uncertainty. The context is a medical procedure. The essence is about being human. About making meaning when answers are lacking. About taking charge of your inner world, so that you also remain clear and human externally. The book invites slowing down, reflection, and conscious choice.
Who is this book written for?
This book is for:
- people at a turning point
- entrepreneurs and leaders
- coaches, trainers and supervisors
- professionals who bear responsibility
- people who want to consciously deal with change and uncertainty
For those who feel that leadership starts from within.
What can you expect as a reader?
recognizable stories that invite reflection
clear language use that gives space
visual support that allows insights to land
practical exercises without pressure or must
a book that you may open where it is right
This book reads like a companion. You don't have to read it linearly. You can browse, pause, and return.
This book is so thoughtful, useful, and heartwarming. Karl connects the dots between a difficult personal situation and strong leadership advice, bringing a remarkably down-to-earth and positive way of looking at life through the power of visual storytelling.
Chris Griffiths, CEO OpenGenius & Author of The Creative Thinking Handbook
World Leader in Innovation
What makes this book unique?
Stories that touch
Each chapter begins with a specific moment: a conversation, an image, a lingering thought. Stories that evoke recognition and create space. The book is available in Dutch, English, and French.
Own hand-drawn visuals
The stories are enhanced by our own hand-drawn visuals. Image and word work together to make the invisible visible, simplify complexity, and bring lightness to where things get heavy.
Reflection with NLP
The experiences are deepened with insights from Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP appears here as a language for understanding experience, making patterns visible, and shifting meaning.
Integration
Each chapter ends with gentle invitations and exercises that connect insights to your own life, work, and leadership.
What makes this work unique is not only the sincere honesty with which Karl shares his experiences, but also the way he transforms them. Each chapter unfolds in three movements, like a carefully composed piece of music.
Doctor Lorenzo Gatti, author of several NLP books, keynote speaker
Listen to the Podcast about the book manuscript (Source Google Notebook LM)