Aug 04 2009
Sorry you’re late? Not true!
“Sorry I’m late.” If you are a person who is always late, there is help for you and for the others who are waiting on you to arrive. Busy people manage to arrive early or on time. They plan ahead to arrive on time. That usually means leaving early enough to allow extra time for those red lights, rush hour traffic, and other emergencies. On extremely rare occasions, there may be a major traffic accident or you may be in one of the accidents.
I’m not always late — just sometimes, you say? Here’s a little test:
If you can not remember the last time you were early somewhere, you are most likely usually tardy. Always sleeping through the alarm? If you are consistently 5 or 10 minutes late, you are arriving exactly when you planned to arrive and thinking about why may be helpful.
WebMD has some good tips and ideas in Help for the Chronically Late. Saying no, the consequences of being late, understanding why you’re late, and walking out the door when you planned without trying to fit in ‘one more task’ are some of the topics covered.
