Improving punctuality

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Improving punctuality

Some people fall into the trap of thinking that it's really no big deal to be consistently late. There’s a saying that goes, “90% of life is just showing up”.
If that's the case, then showing up on time is 100% of life!

There are A__________ others wait for you. If you keep your friends waiting too often, they’ll start to think that you don’t care about your friendship enough to be there on time.

Being consistently late for your job is grounds for contract termination at most workplaces, while being late B__________ on important information. Whatever the situation, there are always benefits of being on time, while there are rarely ever benefits of being late.

First, you’re only using more energy by being late. Having to come up with an excuse for C__________ to do it too often.

You could concentrate D__________ time, freeing up your mental resources. Being late also causes stress, so you’ll save yourself from
a stressful situation just by arriving at the correct time.

Think about it this way: if you come to work on time every day while another co-worker has a less-than-stellar record when it comes to tardiness, who will the bosses be more willing to promote? All other things being equal, being punctual will display good time management skills, E__________.

However you look at it, it’s always going to be more advantageous to arrive at your destination on time. The negative F__________ any positive aspects. Make punctuality a part of your personality.