“Life doesn’t have to be this way!” –Jason Kotecki
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Even the most successful professionals can experience temporary burnout.
Paperwork is eating up more and more time. Budgets are stretched to the limit. And the persistent challenge is to do more with less.
Your people work hard. They come early, work late and rarely miss a beat. But, even the best people… even your people… can experience “temporary burnout.”
Temporary burnout is a by-product of successful behavior. It happens when people focus their energy for extended periods of time. Maybe it’s establishing a comprehensive new program, responding to new regulatory requirements, or simply rising up to meet the new challenges that pop up every day. The result is always the same: stress
Stress is a hidden destroyer of workplace productivity. It remains invisible. Left unchecked, it can lead to the development of a far more serious condition known as: Adultitis™, which can lead to setbacks in effectiveness, teamwork, and attrition.
Is there a cure? Yes, it’s called “Escape Adulthood” with Jason Kotecki. Jason is an expert at helping individuals and organizations become more productive by turning stress into laughter and having more fun each and every day.
Invite Jason to speak at your next event – Jason is a professional cartoonist and author of several books, including: Escape Adulthood: 8 Secrets from Childhood for the Stressed-Out Grown-Up and There’s An Adult In My Soup. He will help you transform your next event into an exciting and memorable one.
Book “Escape Adulthood” for your next event – Have fun. Lighten up. Let your audience know you mean it when you tell them your next meeting is going to be something special.
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A Perfect Fit For Your Association
Is your association looking for higher attendance?
Jason’s unique and relevant approach to stress management and life balance is guaranteed to get the attention of your members. As soon as they hear about the condition Adultitis, they will want to learn the cure!
Looking to provide more value to your members?
Ask us about our book offer, where you buy a minimum number of our newest book and received a FREE 60-90 minute keynote and FREE travel expenses. Not only can you provide them with a memorable and meaningful experience, but you can gift them with a free book, keeping the effect alive and ongoing for years to come.
Trying to devise a conference program that appeals to the broadest audience?
Jason has vast experience with audiences ranging in age from 5 to 105, and has the remarkable ability to simultaneously engage all ages, providing each generation with the affirmation and challenges they need to be able to grow together and collaborate effectively.
Are you trying to appeal to younger delegates?
As a Gen Xer himself, Jason’s modern approach has proven to be an attractive draw for younger members who find it difficult to find time in their busy schedules for meetings and conferences they sometimes feel aren’t relevant to their needs and experiences.
Searching for ways to respond to the multicultural preferences of your members?
The core of Jason’s message is something that everyone can relate to no matter what culture, race, or creed because it’s a universal language – childhood. If you’ve ever been a kid, this program is perfect for you!
Stress Is Expensive
Stress is wreaking havoc on health, bottom lines, and overall happiness all over America. Three out of every four doctor visits are stress related. Ouch. In the U.S. alone, employers spend $7,500 annually per employee on stress-related compensation claims, reduced productivity, absenteeism, employee turnover, and soaring health insurance costs. Double ouch. Employee turnover, currently at 25%, is a major source of lost revenue for today’s businesses. Recently, nearly one-in-four workers said they are currently dissatisfied with their jobs and six-in-ten plan to leave for other pursuits in the next two years (CareerBuilder.com). It’s time to stop the revolving door and provide your employees and members with the tools necessary to create the balance they crave so that they can live and work with less stress and more fun.
What Jason Can Do For You
With today’s pace faster than ever, many things are being left by the wayside: healthy communication and teamwork, curiosity and innovation, an enthusiastic attitude, an ability to think big, and a genuine passion for one’s work. It’s time to tackle the costs of stress once and for all by addressing the root of the problem: AdultitisTM, that dreaded condition that causes super-high stress levels and leaves its victims jaded, bored, and unproductive. Jason Kotecki assures audiences that stress doesn’t have to be a constant challenge and your group will love to hear how they can overcome Adultitis.
A productive, healthy, loyal, Adultitis-free staff is a huge advantage. It is said that the average four-year-old laughs around 400 times a day, compared to the average adult who only laughs 15 times a day. Adultitis tricks us into missing out on the best parts of life and causes us to take ourselves WAY too seriously. Jason is here to change that! He makes the point that although we should always take our work seriously, we never have to take ourselves too seriously.
Jason can ignite a spark in your organization that will carry on long after the presentation is over. He has the uncanny ability to give your people permission to have fun, which is a tremendous catalyst for team building and better relationships. Think about it: when people are having fun at work, they get along much better. Management and conflict resolution issues are at a minimum, meaning more energy can be focused on opportunities for growth. And ultimately, it’s the people you serve that benefit from the enthusiasm, cohesiveness, and spirit of fun emanating from your organization.
Escape Adulthood: Living and Working with Less Stress and More Fun (Alternate title: Curing Adultitis™: Living and Working with Less Stress During Trying Times.)
This topic can be delivered as a 45-90 minute keynote, and can also be customized as a 2 to 6-hour workshop. Contact us to discuss scheduling an appearance at your next event.
Stressed?
Busy?
Want to resign from adulthood?
You may be struggling with a case of Adultitis™. Make your escape!
Find out how you can overcome Adultitis, that dreaded condition that leaves its victims jaded and overwhelmed, with super high stress levels. Jason believes life doesn’t have to be this way. You may not be able to be six again, but he will help you begin to rediscover secrets from childhood, resulting in a more happy and fulfilling life while increasing your chances of changing the world. Relief is within reach, no matter how grown-up you may be.
Say goodbye to really boring, really bad Powerpoint. Jason takes “multimedia” to a whole new level in his fun, refreshing, and relevant presentations. This tech-savvy presenter incorporates his own viral YouTube videos, original artwork, live cartooning, and cutting-edge photography.
By masterfully combining hilarious anecdotes, uplifting stories and powerful imagery, Jason shares witty observations and real-world techniques that will both entertain and inspire you to:
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The following workshops must be delivered as follow-up programs to the keynote. They can each be customized from 60-90 minutes.
Breaking Rules and Starting Rebellions: Everyday Strategies for Overthrowing Adultitis
Did you know that are countless rules you’re dutifully following every single day…that don’t actually exist? Even worse, they’re stressing you out, sapping your energy, and keeping you from living your best life. Jason will help you shed light on some of these surprising rules, and give you the tools you need for instigating what he calls small rebellions. Discover what small but mighty actions you can take today to turn your life into the fun, adventurous and exciting story you deserve.
A Guide to Cheap Family Fun
In today’s modern world, it’s really easy to have a week jam-packed with activities and yet emerge having collected very few — if any! — memorable moments with the people we love most. The sad part is, creating these great scenes are not every hard at all. In this session, Jason will share a ton of simple ideas for families and friends looking for cheap ways to have big fun, while creating stronger bonds and the types of memories that last forever.
The Escape Plan: A Simple Guide to Annihilating Adultitis
In 2006, The Escape Plan started as a very public experiment. Created as a program designed to safely and effectively treat Adultitis, Kim and Jason Kotecki volunteered themselves as guinea pigs to publicly document their progress through the Plan. What resulted was a silly, hilarious, and insightful journey of self-discovery and real change. Jason will not only share his experience, but share many of the fun activities and challenges that you can implement immediately in order to annihilate the Adultitis in your life, your home, and your workplace.
Balancing Act: Overcoming Adultitis Amidst the Stress of Everyday
You were not designed to live a life that leaves you stressed out, worn down, and constantly running on empty. But in the crazy, fast-paced, technology-driven, always “on” world in which we live, there is more change, more choice, and more demands than ever before, pulling you in a million different directions. Maintaining a mindful and meaningful level of life balance is HUGE. And messing it up can wreak havoc with your careers, your health, and your relationships. In this session, Jason will share insights that get to the heart of the problem and simple ideas for designing a balanced life that is less stressful and more fun.
Considering a family program? If you’re looking to offer a fun, stress-reducing program for your attendees and their families, Jason provides lively and lighthearted programs that captivate both adults and children. If you ever host family events, you’ll want to book him for a one-of-a-kind presentation that will be a hit with all ages. Show your people that you really care about the importance of family and the ever-present issue of work-life balance. Perfect for annual dinners, fundraisers, wellness events, and family days!
About Jason
Jason Kotecki, known as “The Champion of Childhood,” is an engaging speaker, entertaining author, and creator of the internationally-known comic strip, Kim & Jason. He travels the world helping individuals and organizations find balance by using strategies from childhood to create Adultitis-free lives, with less stress and more fun. He delivers a message that is often described as a cross between Dr. Phil and Mr. Rogers.
His book, “Escape Adulthood: 8 Secrets From Childhood for the Stressed-Out Grown-Up” outlines simple ways for adults of all ages to reconnect with the qualities that come naturally to children in order to reduce stress and live more fun, productive and fulfilling lives. Jason is passionate about sharing his message that there is more to life than the hectic busyness, cynical melancholy and overwhelming stress that is typical of modern life.
Before it was an idea, Kim & Jason started out as a simple love story. Jason first drew his lovable characters for his girlfriend Kim sometime before the turn of the century. The couple shared a kindred childlike spirit, and Jason used the drawings, which represented the couple as children, on many homemade (aka cheap) gifts designed to win her heart. Luckily for him, this downright sappy ploy helped him to not only win her heart, but also her hand in marriage. The characters took on lives of their own and in 2000, the real Kim and Jason decided to build a company to share this inspiring message of living life to the fullest.
As cofounders of the Cure Adultitis Institute and co-authors of the book, “The Escape Plan: A 40-Day Guide to Annihilate the Adultitis in Your Life” and “There’s An Adult In My Soup,” Kim and Jason share practical steps and Adultitis-fighting techniques that have been tested all over the world. In addition to their speaking events, they also fulfill their mission through their blog, tv show, cartoons and store.
Together, they will help you transform your next meeting into an exciting and memorable event.
Watch the video below to hear what people think about Jason’s programs and read more testimonials here.
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