24
Jul
2008
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Hoto as Business, Making Money, Money, Time
It doesn´t matter if we are talking about real life business or making money online, the most important thing in life is to be on time. I cannot tell you how I hate it if somebody is coming late to an appointment. It´s not about the 10 or 15 minutes, it´s a kind of disrespect to the people who are waiting. I know a lot of people which are coming late every time you make a appointment with them. My mom once told me, everyone is waiting 5 min, just real civilized people are waiting 10 min and only love birds are waiting 15min. I don´t want to be a love bird to everyone so if you want to make business, you better be on time!
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7 Responses
July 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am
1I agree with you! I hate people who are coming late!
July 24th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
2It is all about time management and prioritizing. If you have a short list of quick things that have to be done, make sure that do those items right away so that you will have no reason for being late for the scheduled appointments.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
3I am very happy you mentioned the fact that the problem with coming late is not only about the minutes you waste. It is about respect. Maybe you don’t give any importance to what you are doing. That’s fine by me. It is your life. But…..If you are just disrespecting others, that really makes me feel like pulling your ears.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:22 am
4I think it’s an issue even beyond respect. Respect is an earned appreciation. Being on time is just plain courtesy, and letting people know that their time and lives are a valuable consideration to them. I would say more to the point that you aren’t so much “disrespecting” them by being late, so much as you are losing their respect completely.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
5Being on time makes or break you in my book. I cannot stand people who are consistently late. Wake up or leave five minutes earlier to be on time.
When it comes to meetings/interviews, if you’re late, you’re done. Forget it. First impressions are everything and you lose respect because you are showing the other people you do not respect their time.
~the GURU
July 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
6I’ll be the devil’s advocate and ask what is so important that you can’t wait for someone? Are you unable to believe they might be caught in traffic, or held up by something either unavoidable or more important than you? I mean, I realize it’s an issue of respect, but I find that people who are most concerned about being disrespected are the people who deserve respect the lease. I also respect that people have priorities that don’t have “making sure Stephanie never has to wait” at the top of the list.
I keep a book, a cell phone, and a knitting project in my purse at all times so I can use all “waiting” time to my advantage. If you have to wait a few minutes for someone to show up, why not sit back, relax, and enjoy the gift of time that they have so kindly given to you? If you don’t claim that time for yourself, then you really are just powerless at the whims of fate, fortune, or bad luck.
On the other hand, if you enjoy yourself while waiting, when the person finally shows up, you’ll greet them with a smile and be happy to work with them– the “disrespect’ won’t show in your further relationship, and you won’t destroy whatever relationship that could have been simply because *you* didn’t respect *their* priorities/responsibilities/disasters.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:19 am
7@ Stephanie - this post is mostly related to people who has a habit of being late…
I don’t “hate” people who are late (like some comments above) - things may happen and it’s all understandable, but I can not stand being late myself because you never know who is waiting on the other end…
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