New book club offers professional growth and community

So much of life is just skimming the surface.

Glance at a headline. Scroll through Instagram. Scan a recipe to be sure it’s quick and easy.

I need things in my life that run counter to that. Ways to dig in, to go deeper and slow time down, to let my brain sit with concepts and to share those thoughts with others in real conversation, beyond a social media post or a sound-bite.

Do you ever feel that way? If that resonates for you, I encourage you to join me (Laura Bowles, The New Normal) and Dawn McAvoy (McAvoy Consulting) in the Deeply Thinking Professionals Book Club. We’re reading one book per month and meeting twice virtually each month so we can split the reading and conversation into two parts, allowing us to have a richer, more meaningful conversation about the topics than would be typical in a book club. Our hope is that participants will leave with deeper understanding and a sense of community and connection that will impact their professional and personal lives in meaningful ways.

Virtual Meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 11:30am-1pm on Zoom

BOOK SELECTIONS

February:

The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder by Sutton and Rao

March:

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

April:

The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Heath and Heath

May:

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman

June:

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

COST: You can choose to join for one book at a time ($12 per month) or sign up for all 5 in one fell swoop ($50)! Either way, you are welcome - come as you are. We’d love to have you. Register here.

Warmly,
Laura Bowles
Coach, Facilitator & Founder
The New Normal LLC., OTFBA MEMBER BUSINESS