Saturday, December 20, 2008

Lateness is a minor act of contempt

It doesn't take much to plan ahead and ensure that you're on time.
It takes even less to watch the clock and keep your committments.
When someone shows up late it sends a clear message: "Whatever I was doing was clearly more important that whatever else you could be doing with this time."

That is an act of contempt.
It's why we all hate waiting rooms!

1 comment:

Andre said...

One of the five rules applies very clearly here, too. If you find that you're making excuses for why somebody is late (especially right at the start), get out of there fast!

If you find that you're late and thinking up excuses on the way, it's time for some self-searching. Punctuality is a simple courtesy that really says a lot about you as a person and your level of respect for whomever is waiting for you.