Christina Bengtsson

Christina Bengtsson Speaker Biography

Christina Bengtsson is an author, international speaker, military officer, and precision shooting World Champion. With her exceptional background, international reach, and acclaimed book “The Art of Focus – 10.9” and the successful TEDx talk watched by 1M people, Christina is considered a global thought leader on the topic of focus. In different parts of the world, she has, among other things, been referred to as the Focus Icon, the Focus Avatar, and the Focus Goddess.

"In the pursuit of success, focus should be placed on who we are and what we have instead of chasing after what we are not and do not have."

Modern society is weakened by a lack of focus, and it’s costing us dearly. Christina Bengtsson has the tools to help us regain command of this crucial ability in both the short and long-term to live a purposeful and balanced life.

Spending her professional career exploring focus – an essential skill in today’s society with its intensive demands on performance – and its application to both our professional and personal lives.

“I came from a world where focus was elevated as a part of the work and was respected as a necessary ability, and I stepped into a world where short-term attitudes, quick-fixes, fragmentation, attention addiction and time poverty, were the norm. Focus, this vital skill, needs to be given more dedication, both within our self and in all of society”.

She was the first woman as head of the European Office, CISM, she is trained at the US Army Marksmanship Unit and has been recognized with the Swedish Supreme Commander’s coin twice. She has lectured to audiences worldwide and to major corporations and is a part of the faculty for the Stockholm School of Economics Executive International Program.

Christina gives tangible advice, based on more than 20,000 hours of training, on how to identify and let go of distracting thoughts and how to stay sharp, and shares her captivating story of literary going from zero to hero by using the power of focus.

Her initiative Reclaim Focus™ is exceptionally useful teaching on one of today's most important topics to engender sustainable change with high results and quality built on man´s own cognitive potential.

"When days are ruled by quick fixes that fail to serve one´s higher purpose, we must learn the ability to resist impulses, exercise self-discipline and maintain cognitive control, and to understand how presence, attentiveness and empathy increase our chances for success. Focus is the only trustworthy medicine against both individual and societal fragmentation”.