The Importance of Arriving on Time

I'm kind of a Type-A personality which (as defined by our friends at Wikipedia) means that I am impatient, excessively time-conscious, highly competitive, over-ambitious, business-like, and incapable of relaxation among other things. I'm so extremely time conscious that one my kids even complained several years back that he hates it when I always arrive on time to pick him up! Huh? What? Okay, I'll chalk that comment up to his being a kid.

Type A or Type B--it doesn't matter. As agents and appointment-setters, it is vital that we demonstrate our professionalism by arriving on time. Old school trainers and coaches would always preach about arriving on time. I can remember one well-known trainer stating that you should arrive 15 minutes early, sit outside, and then telephone the client to say that you have arrived early--would they like to meet now, or wait until the appointment time?

Of course, there are so many modern distractions to arriving on time. You could be listening to one of about a zillion news shows on your satellite radio, listening to a motivational disc in your car, talking on your cell phone, checking your email, etc.

Despite all of those distractions, I still am a firm believer in arriving promptly. I think it sets a nice tone and sends a message that where ever you are arriving to is just as important (or more important) then the other activities on your schedule. If you arrive a bit late while still  talking on the cell, or because you are late out of a previous meeting, you send a unspoken message that your present appointment may not be as important as the one you just came from.

How is it possible to lose track of time? Despite the fact that the time lady left us a few years back, we still have our computers and our cell phones that are all automatically calibrated to Internet time (our new time lady?). So, in my mind, it seems impossible to lose track of time. Although . . . with all the modern gadgets, it is definitely possible to over schedule, but I'll leave that topic for another post.

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