When I was growing up we attended Southside Church of the Nazarene. We were there pretty much every time the doors were opened. Our family of five typically arrived early due to responsibilities held by various members of the family. One family, however, ALWAYS arrived late, with little regard or concern for their late arrival, no matter how disruptive it might be. I was speaking at a workshop talking about culture recently and asked the audience for examples of their family's culture. An individual responded by saying the culture in their family was to always be late.
When that lateness carries over into the workplace, in can leave a damaging impression and creates a reputation which can delay or sidetrack an otherwise promising career. This is particularly important for individuals starting out in their career to know: People know when you arrive and when you leave, even if you think no one is watching!!!! If you are consistently late, or leave consistently early, it is noticed and marked in the invisible ledger within the minds of others, who usually are very willing to share that information as gossip.
Being on time means being 5 minutes early! Follow this practice and you add one more positive factor to your success; if you ignore it don't be surprised if your forward movement is slower than you like.
This is not rocket science - be ON TIME: to work, to appointments, to your life!
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