TRY THIS: Take six minutes to write a letter to yourself, as if from the perspective of someone who knows you well, understands you, and wants the best for you. What would he or she say about the challenges and opportunities you are facing?

TRY THIS: Choose one of the moments you identified as a low point on your timeline. Write about this event for at least twelve minutes. Just write, without editing or overthinking. Afterward, read what you wrote. What do you learn? How might these insights positively influence your life?

TRY THIS: Write about your own feelings of belonging and not belonging.

What groups do you belong to?

When do you feel as though you don’t belong?

What undercuts your feelings of belonging?

What supports your feelings of belonging?

Once you’ve identified your predominant style, try answering these questions in your journal:

1. What is special and important about your role?

1. What do you want the other roles to know about what you do and achieve?

1. How do you think your role is misunderstood or not fully appreciated by the other roles?

TRY THIS: Evaluate the meetings where you work. Whatever your role, how might you incorporate mindfulness and help meetings function better? Ask yourself the following questions.

Is the purpose of each meeting clear? If not, how might you help clarify the purpose?

Are all meetings the same type? How might you vary the types of meetings so each aligns with its purpose?

Do you and your team look forward to meetings? If not, what steps can you take to improve expectations and the experience of meetings?

What are the cultural and behavioral norms in your workplace and in your meetings? What is the level of trust, vulnerability, and joy? What stands in the way of these?

How might you use and integrate mindfulness practices with your meetings to improve any and all of these aspects?