Tired of showing up late to different places and events? It's never fun being tardy—but luckily, there's a lot that you can do to improve your timeliness. We've put together plenty of tips and tricks to help you get started. With enough focus and dedication, your days of being late will be a thing of the past.

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Refrain from accepting invites to events you can't make.

Expert Q&A

  • Question
    How can I improve my time management skills?
    Zach Pontrello
    Zach Pontrello
    Embodied Leadership & Relationship Coach
    Zach Pontrello is an Embodied Leadership & Relationship Coach and the Founder of One Thought Growth & Sovereign Man Academy. His expertise lies in helping people build better relationships with themselves and with their partners, focusing on communication and honesty. Zach received his degree from John Carroll University.
    Zach Pontrello
    Embodied Leadership & Relationship Coach
    Expert Answer
    The first step is sitting down with yourself and tracking your current schedule and time blocks. How long is your commute every day? How long are you working? How long are you at the gym? It helps to write down everything down so you can get a good idea of your schedule and see if anything needs to be removed from it. From there, start making a daily checklist so you know exactly what you want to get done. At the end of each day, review the checklist and see what you did and did not complete.
  • Question
    What if you are already late?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Apologize and think of a better plan for next time, so you can prevent the same mistake happening again.
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Warnings

  • Recognize that tardiness, especially consistent tardiness, is a trait that illustrates your lack of respect for others. It also suggests that you think that you are more important than those who are waiting for you. Ultimately this arrogant nature will eventually create feelings of animosity from the people who you consistently keep waiting.
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  • On the flip side, your tardiness may be illustrating lack of self-esteem. Perhaps you think that your presence doesn't really matter. If that were true, why were you included in the planning/invitations? They want you there, so don't disappoint them.
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This article was co-authored by Zach Pontrello. Zach Pontrello is an Embodied Leadership & Relationship Coach and the Founder of One Thought Growth & Sovereign Man Academy. His expertise lies in helping people build better relationships with themselves and with their partners, focusing on communication and honesty. Zach received his degree from John Carroll University. This article has been viewed 116,522 times.
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Updated: November 30, 2022
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