Tips to Help You Be More Punctual - Part II

Continued from Punctuality Tips - Part I

Streamline Your Morning Routine

4. If you or members of your family have trouble with being on time in the mornings, try the following tips.

Save the more elaborate breakfasts for weekends. During the week have easy breakfast foods laid out and ready to go, such as hard boiled eggs, English muffins, sliced deli ham, fresh fruit, fruit salad, juice, prepared quiches, cold cereal and protein bars.

If bathroom congestion is a problem in the morning, have some family members shower at nighttime instead of in the morning. You can also have a set schedule for bathroom times for each family member for both day and evening routines.

Keep Track of Your Keys

5. If you are frequently late because you can't find your keys, try to always keep your keys in the same place. Then keep a spare set of keys in a designated place - just in case. Another option is to buy an electronic key finder. There are some where you attach a sound activated device to your keys. If you can't find your keys you can clap your hand and your keys will start beeping. Key chains and clips can also be helpful for wandering keys.

Oversleeping

6. If you late in the morning because you oversleep, try setting your alarm clock very loudly and put it across the room so you have to walk over to turn it off. If you get an alarm clock with an AM/PM setting, then you can set it right away each morning for the next day. Try to go to bed early enough each night so your body isn't still in a deep sleep phase when it is time for your alarm to go off.

Food for Thought Quotes

Appointments once made become debts. If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality; I have no right to throw away your time if I do my own. ~ Cecil

Method is the very hinge of business; and there is no method without punctuality. ~ Cecil

Want of punctuality is a want of virtue. ~ J. M. Mason

Nothing inspires confidence in a business man sooner than punctuality, nor is there any habit which sooner saps his reputation than that of being always behind time. ~ W. Mathews

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