Turn off the Autopilot

Recently, I held the first face-to-face meeting of The White Box Club®—a career transition coaching group I founded in 2015—since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020.

When I started to plan for the meeting, I went into autopilot mode. “I remember how to do this,” I told myself.

In the past, I’d always provided coffee and pastries at the live meetings. I called my favorite coffee shop closest to the meeting location, but the phone just rang and rang. No answer.

Hm. They must be busy. I’ll j...