Mindful meetings

- There's actually books called Death by Meetings. I think we've all sat through lots of meetings in our professional lives, many of which felt like they might have been a waste of time at best, and at worst, actually felt like they did harm to our psyche or our soul. I want to talk a little bit about going to meetings mindfully. Let me first start by, you're a participant in this meeting. You've been invited to the meeting. You're not leading the meeting. A couple of things, before you even go, and I know that sometimes you're literally rushing from one thing to the next, but I think it's really important. I look at thresholds like doors and thresholds as ways to be intentional about crossing into this space. When I go into a meeting room, or I go into a meeting, I think about as I cross that threshold, setting the intention for what I want that meeting to be like. Instead of just being haphazard, I'll set the intention, like I want to feel really connected to the people in the room.…