Father Time
I haven’t gone without a watch (accept accidentally leaving it at home) since, oh, I don’t know. Since I could read time. There’s a reason for that. I will always wear a watch because time is our most precious commodity. Time is fleeting; you cannot buy more or save your stash to use later when you really need it. And the tricky thing about our buddy time is that we never actually know how much of it we have. Sure, we can budget our time and attempt to utilize each minute in the most efficient way possible, but no one that I know can actually predict how much time any one person has on Earth.
And so, wasting time, for me, is not an option. I continue to hone my skills in time management, and I assure you that this one skill has and continues to allow me to be successful. Any “successful” person – in any terms really, be it money, career, happiness – has some higher level of time management skills than another person with a mediocre life.
Mature People are On Time
What others want to do with their time is their business, unless, of course, he/she is wasting my time. Being chronically late boils down to one specific personality trait: immaturity. To be on time is a responsibility, and one who is not responsible enough to be on time is immature. I have a friend who is consistently 30 minutes to an hour late. I always wonder if she is late for work, but I’m pretty sure she’s not because I know that her employer loves her. That makes me wonder: does she feel that her employer’s time is more important or valuable than mine, or is my friend simply more concerned with being punctual to work because she wants to make a good impression on her boss and doesn’t care what my impression of her portrays. Well let me tell you, missy – MY time is important too!
Ok, I’m really not THAT upset about it. I’m just being dramatic. But I will say that by respecting others’ time as you would take care of your own, you are taking personal responsibility and showing maturity. If you are someone who is chronically late, figure out what the issue is, show up five minutes early from now on, and I guarantee you will see a return shortly.
