On Being Late

"I'm late, I'm late for a very important date. No time to say hello, good-bye, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late." ~ The White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

Today I was reading one of my favorite blogs: Heather Palacios' Lead(her)ship blog and she was talking about being late....This is something that I struggle with and it causes me a lot of stress. Her post gave me the idea to google for some tips or strategies...Here are some I just found in a New York Times Article called: "For the Chronically Late, It’s Not a Power Trip"

1. HAVE A STRATEGY Make a commitment to work on the problem every day for at least a month.

2. RELEARN HOW TO TELL TIME Late people tend to underestimate the amount of time their activities take by 25 percent to 30 percent. Write down all your activities and clock how long they actually take.

3. NEVER PLAN TO BE ON TIME Instead, PLAN TO BE EARLY. Punctual people build in extra transit time because they know that unexpected delays can occur. Many tardy people — in their naïve optimism — have never learned to do this.

4. WELCOME THE WAIT Bring a magazine, a book or some language tapes so that you can entertain yourself and get something done while you wait.

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something else I read that might help the "chronologically impaired" is to think and reflect on how your tardiness impacts/affects those that are waiting on YOU...

I am going to commit to these tips for the next month and see what happens! Most of my mornings start very stressful, as I run against the clock to get to work on time. What if I was way ahead of it? I actually enjoy being early, I just do not have the habit. I'll let you know in 30 days what progress I have made...

We all have 24 hours in a day, so if others can be punctual, we can too! Is there something that helps you be on time/early instead of late?

peace, hope and love,

Lily