BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.5.2//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70@executivebookreview.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T090000 DTSTAMP:20260616T203103Z URL:https://executivebookreview.com/events/first-friday-focus-getting-out- of-your-own-way/ SUMMARY:First Friday Focus: Getting Out of Your Own Way DESCRIPTION:Lifelong Leaders Workshop\n\nMastering Your Mindset: First Frid ay Focus: Getting Out of Your Own Way\nYou're capable of more than you're currently doing. You probably already know that.\nSo what's stopping you?\ nMost of the time\, the honest answer isn't your circumstances\, your reso urces\, or your competition. It's you — specifically\, the invisible pat terns of thinking and behavior that quietly cap your potential before anyo ne else even gets the chance to.\nRyan Holiday calls it ego. Marshall Gold smith calls it the habits that got you here but won't get you there. Gay H endricks 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.\nIn this month's First Friday Focus session\, EBR faculty draw on three of th e 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.\nIn one focused hour you will expl ore why smart\, talented\, hardworking people consistently get in their ow n way — and what the research actually says about changing it. You'll wa lk away with five hands-on exercises you can use immediately\, a clearer p icture of the hidden commitments that keep you stuck\, and one concrete gr owth action to take before the next First Friday.\nThis isn't therapy. It' s not a lecture. It's an honest\, human conversation with a room full of g rowth-minded professionals who are navigating the same challenges you are — guided by faculty who have spent careers helping leaders do exactly th is work.\nOne hour. Real tools. No fluff.\nRegister free at ExecutiveBookR eview.com\n\n\nWhat is First Friday Focus?\nEvery month\, EBR's faculty — professionals with decades of real-world experience implementing the i deas found in the world's greatest business and leadership books — disti ll 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.\nH ere's how your hour breaks down:\nThe Deep Dive (20 minutes) — We go dee p 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 appl icable to your life and work.\nThe Conversation (20 minutes) — Open disc ussion 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? Wh at doesn’t work? This is where insight becomes wisdom.\nThe Quick Win (2 0 minutes) — Practical tips you can apply today. A time-saving tech tric k. A communication technique that changes how people hear you. A productiv ity habit that actually sticks. Concrete\, tested\, and ready to use befor e the week is out.\nOne hour a month. Zero cost to attend. A lifetime of i deas behind every session.\nEBR has been connecting lifelong learners sinc e 2014. Come find your people.\n\nNote\, this event will be held on zoom o nly. \n\nWHEN:\nFriday\, August 7\, 2026\nPresentation: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (US Central Time)\n\nWHERE (either):\nVIA ZOOM\n**You must register to rec eive the Zoom Link**\nIf you would like to invite other colleagues to join this conference\, please forward this email or send them to the website a t www.ExecutiveBookReview.com to register and find out more about this or future events. CATEGORIES:First Friday LOCATION:ZOOM ONLY EVENT\, 123 Zoom Avenue\, Internet City\, State of wellb eing\, 00042\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=123 Zoom Avenue\, Internet City\, State of wellbeing\, 00042\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=ZOOM ONLY EVENT:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR