jasmine

When your inner critic pipes up, just announce, “Oh look, the asshole is here.” Giving that negative voice a name can help you laugh it off and move on.

Treat everyone with sincere kindness and gratitude, especially those who rarely get thanks—like custodians, admin staff, or customer service folks.

Put the food in one part of the room and the drinks in another, or spread the food and drinks out around the space, so that people have lots of excuses to move around the room.