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November and December Featured Book: Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts by Gregory Walton.

The IOC Invites you to join our Book Club, which will meet once a month. We will spend two meetings per book, one for a review of the major themes and the other for specialized topic dives related to your coaching practice.

What if small, everyday actions were enough to create meaningful change? This book explores the science behind how people tap into resilience and hope even in the face of adversity. Grounded in rigorous research, it sheds light on how brief moments of connection or reframing can spark transformation.

For coaches supporting clients through personal or professional challenges, Ordinary Magic offers tools to deepen your impact. Join other IOC members/coaches as we reflect on how to apply these ideas in our work: helping leaders and teams build lasting cultures of strength and adaptability.

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Meet Our Co-Hosts

Austin Matzelle
Austin Matzelle

Austin Matzelle, the Program Manager at the Institute of Coaching is a graduate from Seattle Pacific University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. His interest in psychology mainly lies in identity development, emotion regulation, and baseline happiness theory. This psychological background, along with professional experience in user experience helps Austin in external research for the Institute of Coaching along with internal research to enhance the experience individuals have when interacting with the IOC’s content.

Emily Blumkin
Emily Terrani

Emily Terrani, the Sponsor & Fellow Outreach Manager for the Institute of Coaching, is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and minor in Health Policy Analysis Management. Her greatest passion is to help empower others to improve their mental, emotional, social, physical and professional well-being. This passion, along with Emily’s ability to empathize with others, appreciate different perspectives, and understand situations holistically, has driven her to dedicate her academic and professional endeavors towards supporting others