I have a serious problem with being late.
It isn’t ever the lateness though – meaning, it isn’t just how late I am to meetings – its a complex thing.
That one piece happens to be the piece in the middle of my lateness, something that happens as result of my actions and thoughts earlier – and it is also the thing that creates the situations that happen after.
Identifying this cycle – working from the start to end is a journey – but self awareness is always the first step.
A brief look:
1) I pick a time for an event
2) I try to guess exactly how long it takes to get there
3) I fill in the time, using the Parkinson’s Law
4) I don’t factor in buffer time
5) I am late
6) I start to rush and make mistakes
7) I become guilty
8) I hide from my guilt
9) I break trust from hiding
10) Repeat 1 – 9
Now that this is identified, I think I will proceed to try to fight these things, one by one – wish me luck.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 