Being late what does it say about you

Khan says being late all the time becomes a habit when you know there are no consequences for lateness. To tackle this habit — if it is more than just being lazy — he says it is important to understand your fears. Krauss Whitbourne agrees, adding it is important to notice a pattern, but also to reward yourself when you are on time. World Canada Local. The psychology behind why some people are always late. Full Menu Search Menu.

Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. What kind of message do you think that sent the rest of us? The truth was that we were all insulted because it was clear that this executive thought his time was more valuable than ours.

No matter what excuse he might share, he was clearly communicating that whatever he was doing was more valuable than being with us. So we held an intervention and explained how we felt and that, if he didn't change his behavior, we would ask him to leave the group. It was some tough love and very emotional for everyone.

To his credit, the exec got the message loud and clear and was on time--if not early--for every meeting after that. Of course, we gave him proper positive encouragement every time he showed for the meeting start with a little cheer! Think about how you feel whenever you go to the doctor's office, or even the DMV, where you think you have an appointment--but you find yourself waiting 15 minutes, a half hour, or even longer before you actually get to talk to someone.

It's incredibly frustrating, right? That's because you feel like you're wasting your valuable time and that the other person and organization is demonstrating that their time is more valuable than yours. Unfortunately, this is such a common practice--especially among service companies, who don't seem to understand how harmful this kind of practice can be in creating lasting relationships with their customers.

When researchers asked participants how much time had passed after one minute, they guessed 77 seconds has passed, whereas those people who are normally on time guessed 58 seconds.

In other words, being late often indicates positive things about your personality. If you buy something, we may get a cut of the sale. Learn more.