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• Downtown Book Club

  • When
    09/30/2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Katherine Abbott's Home

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  The Downtown Book Club will gather on September 30 at Katherine Abbott's home to discuss the book James by Percival Everett, a brilliant reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and satirical, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

  Enjoy great company, delicious food, and a lively discussion. Attendees are asked to bring a dish or beverage to share - details will be shared in the confirmation email.

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• Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance

  • When
    10/08/2025
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    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Online

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  Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance
  
  The idea of “work-life balance” can feel like an impossible standard. Instead of chasing balance, what if you focused your energy on what matters most—both personally and professionally?

  Join Chicago Finance Exchange for a virtual program with Gail Golden, leadership consultant and author of Curating Your Life, as she shares practical strategies for identifying and pursuing your most important goals. Drawing on real-life stories, research, and more than two decades of experience advising leaders, Gail will introduce the curation model, a powerful framework to help you shift from struggling with balance to intentionally designing a fulfilling life.

  Topics will include:

  • Why “work-life balance” doesn’t work
  • How to apply the curation model in daily life
  • The power of saying no
  • Knowing when “good enough” is truly enough
  • How to pursue greatness where it matters most

  Bring your favorite beverage, join the conversation, and gain tools to help you curate a life that is both productive and joyful.

  
  

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• West Suburban Book Club

  • When
    10/22/2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Luca Osteria & Bar, 1415 W. 22nd Street, Oakbrook

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  Join fellow Chicago Finance Exchange members on Wednesday, October 22 for a social discussion of the book, The Other Einstein, by Marie Benedict, an account of Melva Marie, a brilliant mathematician who becomes the wife of Albert Einstein that is solely credited for the theory of relativity after using his wife's breakthrough discovery

  Enjoy great company, delicious food, and a lively discussion. Whether you've finished the book or are just curious, all are welcome to join the conversation!

  
  

  
  

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