The more often you are late, the more your reputation suffers. It doesn't matter who you are meeting with: a colleague, friend, boss, or business partner. Sooner or later, they will all doubt your punctuality, and the consequences of this may become irreversible for you. However, you can learn not to be late.
It is necessary
Clock, diary / organizer, telephone
Instructions
Step 1
Don't check your email before leaving the house unless you are about to receive an extremely important message. The few minutes you plan to spend on this activity can take longer. Oftentimes, checking one mail doesn't end there. You pay attention to some news, follow the link, completely forgetting about the time. Make it a rule for yourself not to turn on your computer in the morning and turn it off before preparing to leave the house during the day and evening.
Step 2
Add 25% of the time to any planned activity. For example, you are sure you can get to work in 40 minutes. Put off for this lesson not 40, but 50 minutes, so as not to be late for sure. Agree - you cannot be sure that there will be no traffic jams or accidents on the roads, that public transport will come on schedule, that you will not meet an old friend when you leave the entrance. All this takes precious minutes, which you will take into account by adding 25%.
Step 3
Set your phone and wristwatch a few minutes ahead. Even when you know that the time on them is not quite accurate, you will automatically rush if you see that you are late. This method has been used for many years and can be called effective.
Step 4
Write down the time and place of all important meetings in your organizer or diary. Why is this needed? First, you will definitely not forget when and with whom you are dating. Secondly, it will allow you to plan your daily routine more efficiently, and thirdly, it will turn you into a more disciplined person.
Step 5
Set a mention on your phone or smartphone an hour before the upcoming meeting. This will help you quickly navigate and give you time to prepare directly for the event.
Step 6
Name the time convenient for you by making an appointment. Don't be afraid to say that you have other things to do and that you are afraid of not making the appointment. Of course, you shouldn't do this when applying for a job or when organizing any other important events. But if, for example, you are meeting with a friend, then no one will forbid you to postpone the meeting for half an hour.
