A personal invitation
Hey,
I'm Lateef.
We may have seen each other around Easton Park for years. Or maybe we just met.
Either way, I'd like to know you.
Why I gave you the card ↓Why?
I want us to know each other.
Easton Park is full of interesting men from different professions, families, backgrounds and life experiences.
Yet many of us pass each other every day without ever really connecting.
I think we're missing something.
I'm especially interested in creating stronger connections among Black, African American, Hispanic/Latino and other men of color in our community.
Not because our experiences are all the same.
Because some of our experiences aren't.
Relationships.
Career. Money.
Health. Aging.
Stress. Success.
Failure. Purpose.
There are things we experience simply because we're men.
And there are ways culture, race, upbringing and our individual experiences can shape how we navigate them.
I think there is value in knowing one another well enough to have those conversations.
My intention
This isn't a business.
I'm a coach and business owner, but I'm not building this to find clients.
I'm doing it because I believe connection matters.
I want to know more of the men who live around me. I want other men to know each other.
I want us to learn from one another, support one another, laugh together, challenge one another and perhaps make our community a little stronger in the process.
No membership.
No big commitment.
A framework for flourishing
What does a good life look like?
Positive Psychology gives us a useful framework called PERMA.
Positive Emotion
Joy, gratitude, hope and optimism.
Engagement
Using our strengths and being fully involved in life.
Relationships
Friendship, family, brotherhood, mentorship and belonging.
Meaning
Purpose, values, contribution and something larger than ourselves.
Accomplishment
Growth, achievement, learning and becoming.
Maybe we start here.
Relationships.
Before programs, meetings, committees or organizations, let's simply start by knowing who's already here.
Where could this go?
I don't know yet.
And that's intentional.
I don't want to decide what this community needs by myself.
I'd rather ask the men who will help create it.
Your turn
Introduce yourself.
You know a little about why I gave you the card.
Now I'd like to know a little about you.
It should take about 60–90 seconds.
Connection → Conversation → Community
Strong relationships create stronger men.
Stronger men strengthen families.
Strong families strengthen communities.