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Sending deep sympathy to those suffering in Southern Israel and in Calfornia.
Most people we know are generally on-time.
(Most airlines, too.)
Some people we know are notoriously "always late".
Question 1 for your table - Do you know anyone who is always precisely on-time? How about someone who is always early? How does that fact affect your feelings about that person?
Question 2 - How does it feel when you are on time and the person you are meeting is also punctual?
Question 3 - Do always-late people usually miss their flights, or do they manage to be on time when it comes to travel? How do you explain someone being on-time for a plane, but late for every meeting?
When we moved back to the Bay Area in 2000, I started networking and making daily meetings from San Jose to Marin.
(Life lesson learned - don't do this in a leased vehicle.)
The first week on the job, I decided to repent of my past sins, overcome my habit of procrastination, and be punctual.
Life lesson learned: it wasn't that hard.
The outcome? Many people commented. They found it unusual for someone to be so punctual.
More important - it pleased them.
Question 4 - Were you ever embarrassingly late, but the person you were meeting was even later? How did that feel?
Question 5 - Could there be a down-side to being punctual?
Question 6 - What's worse, being late or not showing up at all?
Question 7 - Would a more spiritual person be more punctual (because they are concerned about other people) or less punctual (because their head is full of lofty thoughts and they don't want to be bound by pettiness)?
Shabbat Shalom
PS - Want to kick the tardiness habit (or help someone do so)? Click the pic above.
Sending deep sympathy to those suffering in Southern Israel and in Calfornia.
Most people we know are generally on-time.(Most airlines, too.)
Some people we know are notoriously "always late".
Question 1 for your table - Do you know anyone who is always precisely on-time? How about someone who is always early? How does that fact affect your feelings about that person?
Question 2 - How does it feel when you are on time and the person you are meeting is also punctual?
Question 3 - Do always-late people usually miss their flights, or do they manage to be on time when it comes to travel? How do you explain someone being on-time for a plane, but late for every meeting?
When we moved back to the Bay Area in 2000, I started networking and making daily meetings from San Jose to Marin.
(Life lesson learned - don't do this in a leased vehicle.)
The first week on the job, I decided to repent of my past sins, overcome my habit of procrastination, and be punctual.
Life lesson learned: it wasn't that hard.
The outcome? Many people commented. They found it unusual for someone to be so punctual.
More important - it pleased them.
Question 4 - Were you ever embarrassingly late, but the person you were meeting was even later? How did that feel?
Question 5 - Could there be a down-side to being punctual?
Question 6 - What's worse, being late or not showing up at all?
Question 7 - Would a more spiritual person be more punctual (because they are concerned about other people) or less punctual (because their head is full of lofty thoughts and they don't want to be bound by pettiness)?
Shabbat Shalom
PS - Want to kick the tardiness habit (or help someone do so)? Click the pic above.
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