Wellness at Work

The Meeting Before the Meeting

The Meeting Before the Meeting
Better Beginnings 🎨 Visual Energy Inspired By Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
In: Wellness at Work

You’ve felt it.

A meeting starts… and no one’s really there.
Cameras on, faces blank.
Energy low.
Everyone waiting for someone else to lead.

Because the real problem isn’t the meeting.
It’s what didn’t happen before it.

The meeting before the meeting.

The five-minute check-in.
The moment of presence.
The quiet pause that says, Let’s show up for this—fully.

Without that?
You get noise, not clarity.
Drift, not direction.


It doesn’t take much.

Five minutes.
To breathe.
To align.
To let people arrive before they’re asked to contribute.

That’s where connection begins.
And meetings stop feeling like a drain.


You don’t need fewer meetings.
You need better beginnings.


→ Need a fresh start for your team? Let’s talk—schedule here.

Written by
Mark Latimer
Founder of CalnFlow — helping people master time, energy, and mindfulness. Passionate about productivity, meditation, and building systems for a balanced life. Let’s schedule what truly matters. 🚀
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