| Has being late become a habit? Are you a person | | | | you may be craving. The surprise may be that it |
| that is regularly late? Do you leave people waiting | | | | is not the attention that you had hoped to gain. I |
| for meetings? If you are not motivated by time | | | | can assure you that the people watching you |
| you might want to reconsider the idea. | | | | again, do not care what your excuse is and the |
| We've all been late at some point in time, but the | | | | apology is not being accepted by anyone in the |
| question is `how did you feel about it?' Were you | | | | room. You are being viewed as rude and |
| uncomfortable? People who are chronically late | | | | thoughtless. Your actions are showing tremendous |
| think nothing of it. They are so used to either | | | | disrespect. Are you ready to make a change? |
| holding things up or having everything stop when | | | | If you cannot be on time, call and let those that |
| they enter a room or worse yet, apologizing | | | | are waiting, know you are running late and |
| again. In a world where most of us hesitate to | | | | suggest they continue and you'll catch up. Don't |
| say we are sorry, the person who is late again | | | | bother them with excuses, you just waste their |
| spews it as if what they are saying is sincere. | | | | time. Don't make appointments so close together. |
| What is really going on here? The truth of the | | | | Assume each thing you are doing will take twice |
| matter is that the person who is constantly late, | | | | as long as you think it will, and plan from there. |
| is doing it on purpose. That person knows how to | | | | Another idea is to not schedule something you |
| tell time and has the capability of being anywhere | | | | would like to attend and just show up |
| he wants to be, when he wants to be there, | | | | spontaneously, if you find the time. That way, |
| most of the time. So if you are someone who | | | | you are not interrupting by being late. |
| enjoys being late, what is it exactly that pleases | | | | When you are late all the time, people just get |
| you so? I believe it is a form of careful control. | | | | sick of waiting, and pretty soon you find that you |
| There is no yelling to get your way, to get others | | | | are not being invited to do things that you used |
| to listen, but you have created a way to get their | | | | to enjoy. Instead of being frustrated at others, |
| attention. You have done it so carefully that you | | | | take a look at yourself. You have a new |
| don't think that people are really upset by it. Well I | | | | reputation to build, and being on time all the time, |
| have news for you! | | | | is going to get you there. |
| Your tardiness again, has gotten attention that | | | | |