During a meeting the other day I laughed so hard that slobber dripped from my mouth, onto my face, in what is admittedly not my proudest moment. A classic “snort-laugh” combination erupted from someone else, and a brief moment later, we officially started our meeting.

The meeting was engaging, creative, and surprisingly focused. Our willingness to come as we were, express ourselves honestly…..and laugh a lot in-between, built a foundation that supported our success.

While there is a time and place for everything, if there is not enough time for laughter, that occasionally leads to unwilled slobber or a snort-laugh combo, what’s the point?