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I used to be a person who perpetually ran late.\u00a0 It started at birth (Ask my mom, I was born way past my due date) and continued into my 30’s.\u00a0 I finally realized how annoying it was to everyone around me and how much stress it was causing me.\u00a0 In sorting out my lateness issues, I came up with a couple ways to combat the habit.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0Stop over committing<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was very guilty of this, I waaaay over committed myself and then couldn’t possibly\u00a0make it to everything in a timely manner.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, I just had this situation come up last week.\u00a0 I\u00a0made lunch plans with my long time friend, because I\u00a0had a meeting near her office.\u00a0\u00a0The day before our lunch, I had another meeting get scheduled\u00a0across town, I couldn’t\u00a0make it to both meetings and lunch without being late to something.\u00a0 I ended up having to\u00a0reschedule our lunch to ensure I wouldn’t be late.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The old me would have tried to make all three work and most likely ended up making my poor friend wait for me at the restaurant.\u00a0 Not something I want to do to her.\u00a0 While I definitely didn’t want to\u00a0cancel on her, I thought it was more respectful to explain why and not make her wait for me at a restaurant.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Plan ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n

It sounds\u00a0so obvious now, but planning ahead has tremendously helped me\u00a0stop being late.\u00a0 I do as much as possible the night before to help me not be late for work in the morning.\u00a0 I pick out my outfit, accessories, make sure everything I’m going to need is in the car, etc.\u00a0\u00a0Doing this has helped so much.\u00a0 I am not a morning person, so not having to make decisions or remember anything is really helpful to\u00a0 me.\u00a0 Running around searching\u00a0 for things just starts my day off terribly.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Allow enough time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another obvious one, but something I had to learn the hard way.\u00a0 Always plan for the worst case scenario and leave yourself enough time to arrive at your destination, be it work, the airport or dinner.\u00a0 There are always things out of our control that affect our ability to arrive on time, a traffic accident, getting lost, etc.\u00a0 The key is to build in some time into your plan.\u00a0 If you think it is going to be a half hour, schedule an hour.\u00a0 I can always find something to do if I arrive to my destination early.\u00a0 I do a little pinning, facebooking, return a call or text.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Be respectful<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you do happen to be late, be sure to call and let someone know.\u00a0 And be truthful with your estimated arrival time.\u00a0 Don’t say you will be there in five minutes when it is closer to twenty.\u00a0 To the late arriver, it may not seem like a big deal, but to the person waiting, it is a sign of disrespect.\u00a0 They may not express that to you, but they will be feeling that you don’t respect their time.\u00a0 It comes across as you valuing your time more than theirs.\u00a0 That’s not something you want to convey I am sure.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Avoid chaos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lateness and chaos tend to go together.\u00a0 Running from one thing to another can really stress you out.\u00a0 I never realized how much I was causing my own stress by running late until I stopped.\u00a0 It’s so much more relaxing to arrive at an appointment and have a few minutes to collect yourself, instead of rushing in the door.\u00a0 I think part of it is how busy we all seem to be today, though most of that busyness is manufactured by ourselves.\u00a0 If we aren’t rushing from one thing to another, we may feel like life is passing us by.\u00a0 It isn’t, trust me.\u00a0 Life is much more enjoyable with less chaos.<\/p>\n

It definitely takes awhile to change the running late habit.\u00a0 I feel it was worth the effort and has made my life much easier.\u00a0 Are you chronically late? What are your tips for preventing lateness?\u00a0 I’d love to hear about it in the comments.<\/p>\n

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