Lifelong Leaders Workshop
Mastering Your Mindset: First Friday Focus: Getting Out of Your Own Way
You’re capable of more than you’re currently doing. You probably already know that.
So what’s stopping you?
Most of the time, the honest answer isn’t your circumstances, your resources, or your competition. It’s you — specifically, the invisible patterns of thinking and behavior that quietly cap your potential before anyone else even gets the chance to.
Ryan Holiday calls it ego. Marshall Goldsmith calls it the habits that got you here but won’t get you there. Gay Hendricks calls it the Upper Limit Problem. The label doesn’t matter. What matters is recognizing it — and knowing what to do when it shows up.
In this month’s First Friday Focus session, EBR faculty draw on three of the most powerful books written on self-awareness and professional growth to help you identify the patterns that are holding you back — and give you practical tools to break through them.
In one focused hour you will explore why smart, talented, hardworking people consistently get in their own way — and what the research actually says about changing it. You’ll walk away with five hands-on exercises you can use immediately, a clearer picture of the hidden commitments that keep you stuck, and one concrete growth action to take before the next First Friday.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not a lecture. It’s an honest, human conversation with a room full of growth-minded professionals who are navigating the same challenges you are — guided by faculty who have spent careers helping leaders do exactly this work.
One hour. Real tools. No fluff.
Register free at ExecutiveBookReview.com
What is First Friday Focus?
Every month, EBR’s faculty — professionals with decades of real-world experience implementing the ideas found in the world’s greatest business and leadership books — distill the best of what we’ve learned into one focused, practical, one-hour Zoom session. No fluff. No overwhelm. Just wisdom you can actually use.
Here’s how your hour breaks down:
The Deep Dive (20 minutes) — We go deep on one powerful insight from a classic like Think and Grow Rich, Atomic Habits, Dare to Lead, or any of the 200+ books in the EBR library. Not a summary — a focused lens on one idea, made clear and immediately applicable to your life and work.
The Conversation (20 minutes) — Open discussion with a zoom room full of smart, growth-minded professionals. What does this look like in your world? What have you tried? What’s working? What doesn’t work? This is where insight becomes wisdom.
The Quick Win (20 minutes) — Practical tips you can apply today. A time-saving tech trick. A communication technique that changes how people hear you. A productivity habit that actually sticks. Concrete, tested, and ready to use before the week is out.
One hour a month. Zero cost to attend. A lifetime of ideas behind every session.
EBR has been connecting lifelong learners since 2014. Come find your people.
Note, this event will be held on zoom only.
WHEN:
Friday, August 7, 2026
Presentation: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (US Central Time)
WHERE (either):
VIA ZOOM
**You must register to receive the Zoom Link**
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