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This everything started about two years ago. One day I was talking on the phone to Sam, a good friend of mine. She was going to organize a picnic and asked a lot of people to join. “I can not invite you,” she told me. “You are always late and I can not make fifteen guys wait until you come.” It sounded too opened and too frustrating. I knew that I had a problem of being always late, but hearing such a thing from my friend was like being labeled “a wet blanket”. In that moment I suddenly remembered a terrible scene when one of my first boyfriends Spence was about to break up with me. He told me that he’d got tried of waiting for me downstairs for hours while I am getting ready to go out. Another boyfriend of mine (Larry) couldn’t make it even for more than three dates – he stopped calling me without any explanations. I really liked that guy a lot, but I still felt too lazy to start looking for ways to change something in me.
After that talk to Sam I did some serious thinking and realized a lot of things I had never been concerned about before. Being always late was actually only the top of the pyramid of my personal problems. I was a terrible procrastinator, and putting the most important things off was something absolutely usual for me. Because of my inability to organize myself properly, I was frequently missing the deadlines for submission of my written assignments and presentations in college. I analyzed my daily behaviors and figured out how many avoidable and emotionally exhausting stresses I used to have as a result of my habit to procrastinate. I realized that if I didn’t do something really big to change my chronic procrastination habit and start managing my stuff more effectively, I would lose my friends, lose all good prospects for my future and lose my whole life.
I have to confess that it took some time for me to summon the courage and admit that I really had a problem with controlling my own time. However, as I have learned later on from different books on time management, I was lucky not to get into a real trouble in order to understand that I need to change myself. I mean, many people start looking for the ways to improve own skills on managing their time in those situations, when they are under a great risk of failing their exams, or when they are about to be fired for poor performance at work. Therefore, I decided to create this site as a helping hand for all readers of mine, who are facing the same difficulties and need some piece of advice on gaining full control on their own time.
People say that it is possible to get rid of a bad habit for 30 days. I know from my own experience that it is not always that fast and easy. On the pages of this site I am going to open some secrets of how to get the most out of your time, maximize your potential and never be late with anything again. Here you will be able learn how to analyze and prioritize the things you need to do, how to organize your day and spend your working hours in the most productive way. Mastering these easy rules and recommendations of mine will not require extra efforts form the majority of my readers. But changing your habits and developing good skills in time management will pay you back very soon with the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of more organized approach to your daily routine. Do not procrastinate anymore: it is time to start living a better life and making yourself a better person.
Hi, thank you so much for making this site. I read all of your posts. I feel bad for saying this but it feels so good to know that there are other people out there that share the exact same problem as me. You’re a really great person for making this site to try to help people, email me and let me know if there’s anything I can do to help with the site….although as someone suffering from being ALWAYS late, procrastination, and extreme distractability i don’t know how much help i could be…but i would love to try to help you out with this site as much as i can…
Thank you so much for creating this site. Your story is similiar to my own. I can relate to how your boyfriends felt waiting on you. I have been struggling with my boyfriends lateness for over 1.5 years and we have almost broken up several times over it. He has lost all other girlfriends over his time management issues in the past. He is faithful, compassionate, loving, romantic and amazingly supportive. I worry his time management issues could destroy our relationship and he does not know what to do to change a lifetime of bad habits. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, as we love each other and he wants to make me happy, but just does not know where to start.
Thank you,
Steph
Thank you for this website! I am in serious trouble at work for tardiness and poor work performance. I have tried everything and do believe there may be some psychological issues there, too. However, I do not know why I am always late even when I want to be on time. Reading your first few enteries starting from the current day going back has helped a bit. For one, I know I under estimate how long things will take me and how much time it will take me to get to work, or to an event. I have so much potential and the last thing I want to do is to continue failing horribly. So I am really working hard on this – keep posting. A lot of us out there need to learn from you!
Thanks for the tips, I’m starting to notice that others are becoming annoyed by my lateness. I need to read more of your posts, but I wonder if I’ve got something slightly different going on. You see, I don’t care if I’m late. It doesn’t bother me to wait for someone, I feel that there are far more important things to be worried and stressed about. I suppose I should qualify this statement to say that there are some things that I consider important enough not to be late for, Dr’s appointments, Trains, Flights, Weddings, but for social occasions or meetings at work, whats 10mins in a whole day. I’ve been labelled as rude in the past because I’ve been late, but I don’t care, generally I’m a pretty laid back kind of person, and nothing gets me too bothered, as far as turning up early, on time or late, I think it will all even out in the end. If someelse has a problem with me being late, I see this as their problem. Although again it’s important to qualify, that being 30mins late for a 5min meeting is not a good idea, that being organised is important, and trying your hardest to stay on task is essential to remaining employed.