Do You Have A Problem Being Punctual?
Posted 02-28-2009 at 07:29 AM by aepple
Why are people Late for work, meeting friends, or keeping appointments?
Would you tolerate tardiness if you own a business or manage a company?
Does tardiness of friends or having meetings make you crazy because you have to wait for that certain individual.
You're always rushing at the last minute, even though you've promised yourself countless times that you wouldn't let this happen again.
** You've tried setting your watch several minutes ahead, but you're still late.
** You may be punctual for work (barely) but you're usually at least 20 minutes late for meetings, appointments, class, church, theater or other non-work situations.
** You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic," or "Something came up," or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late."
** People become impatient or angry at your tardiness.
** You believe that you are more motivated when in a time crunch, or that you move faster under pressure.
If you can identify with 2 or more of the above, you have a problem with punctuality. Chronic lateness is not a psychiatric diagnosis. Nor is it a genetic condition, even though some people treat it as such. They say things like:
"That's just the way I am. I don't like it, but it seems that I am incapable of being on time."
"My mother was always late; I'm always late, and so are my kids."
"I don't mean to be late. It just turns out that way."
As you can see, if you want to be successful at mastering your chronic lateness, it's not enough to merely rearrange your schedule. You must also understand how your inner brat sabotages your best efforts to be on time by distorting your priorities. Once you get to know your inner brat, you'll be on your way to breaking your lateness habit.
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Are you always late?
Would you tolerate tardiness if you own a business or manage a company?
Does tardiness of friends or having meetings make you crazy because you have to wait for that certain individual.
You're always rushing at the last minute, even though you've promised yourself countless times that you wouldn't let this happen again.
** You've tried setting your watch several minutes ahead, but you're still late.
** You may be punctual for work (barely) but you're usually at least 20 minutes late for meetings, appointments, class, church, theater or other non-work situations.
** You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic," or "Something came up," or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late."
** People become impatient or angry at your tardiness.
** You believe that you are more motivated when in a time crunch, or that you move faster under pressure.
If you can identify with 2 or more of the above, you have a problem with punctuality. Chronic lateness is not a psychiatric diagnosis. Nor is it a genetic condition, even though some people treat it as such. They say things like:
"That's just the way I am. I don't like it, but it seems that I am incapable of being on time."
"My mother was always late; I'm always late, and so are my kids."
"I don't mean to be late. It just turns out that way."
As you can see, if you want to be successful at mastering your chronic lateness, it's not enough to merely rearrange your schedule. You must also understand how your inner brat sabotages your best efforts to be on time by distorting your priorities. Once you get to know your inner brat, you'll be on your way to breaking your lateness habit.
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Are you always late?
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Very interesting blog......so I wonder how many people out there fall into this catagory????? Come on guys!Posted 03-27-2009 at 11:32 AM by Jeanine
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