Whenever I share at a meeting, the game is this:
Can I stay within the time allotted without the bell being rung on me (or equivalent)?
Each time, my humility and responsibility are being tested.
Do I believe I deserve more than the allotted time?
Am I being over-ambitious in what I want to convey?
Can I content myself with saying one thing well?
Or am I falling over myself to say several things hurriedly?
Do I believe that, if I stop short of the allotted time, I am depriving others of my wisdom?
Or do I recognise that others also have just as much of value to share?
Can I be responsible for stopping myself?
Or have I outsourced that job to the time-keeper?
When I am told I've hit the limit, do I stop or carry on regardless?