Don’t Be Late
When Donald Trump finished giving the groups their assignment during week
three of season one, he told them they would have until
This is an important lesson. It can cost you dearly if you are late, so as Trump stated, “don’t be late.” In addition to possibly losing out by being late, being early is an important principle in effective time management and productivity. You can use the time by being early to better prepare for the meeting rather than showing up late and unprepared or hurried. People get irritated by those that are late, and are impressed with people who have the job done early. Late people disrupt our schedules and mess up our days. Be early and you gain peoples’ trust and send the message that people can depended on you.
One of the simplest methods to being early rather than late is to do things now and not later. Do not wait for the little project to become larger. Do not wait for the small cavity to become a painful obsessed tooth that requires major surgery to fix. Do not wait for that small clunking sound to cause your car to fail you when you need it most. (costing you multiple times what it would have to fix it initially) Do not put things off, do them now!
Some people think being early is a waste of time. It is not when you are prepared and use any wait time to catch up on other tasks that can be done now rather than later. Instead of dashing into a meeting ten minutes late and apologizing, show up ten minutes early, review your notes for the meeting, and still have time to quickly read an article you brought along and have marked for reading. Implementing the principle of being early and never being late is a habit that can increase your productivity and assist your climb to success. Start the habit. When? NOW!