"Short-takes"
No time to read an entire book? Not to worry. Join with other members in our CCNI community to hear an executive summary with Biblical applications.
In addition to receiving a dozen or so highlighted insights from this month's book, members will benefit from interaction with other participants.
As coaches, we tend to do most of our work alone. Let's set aside time to purposefully come together for prayer, encouragement, and refreshment while learning from best practices to enhance our knowledge and understanding.
"You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read."
-Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
Short-takes will be offered on the 4th Tuesday of each month, January through October.
This Month's Book: Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better by David Epstein
We live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. We have an unprecedented number of options regarding what to do, who to be, and how to spend our time. All that choice is wonderful; it is also overwhelming. The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. In fact, overvaluing complete freedom can be disastrous for everything from starting a company to harnessing creativity to finding personal satisfaction.
David Epstein argues that all of us—individuals, businesses, institutions, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options. He dives into the science and practice of constraints, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial, whether we’re working with limited resources or using self-imposed boundaries to tap unexpected wells of focus and innovation.
Original, galvanizing, and deeply researched, Inside the Box tells absorbing stories of people and organizations that embraced constraints to transform themselves, and the world—as well as a few that struggled from a lack of limits. Epstein reveals how boundaries create breakthroughs, and how setting the right constraints can help you become the most creative, productive, and satisfied version of yourself.
Hosted by:
Susan Litwiller, MNC, Ed.S., MBA, currently serves as CCNI's Secretary. She is passionate about learning and boasts a self-proclaimed title as a "Resource Junkie".
