Secrets to Stop Someone from Being Late

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By: goodselfme 12-Feb-2012

Introduction:

Secrets to stop someone from being late are not that difficult to use once you find them. This list will provide those ways to avoid disappointments in several areas of life. They might help you to eliminate one or more situations that you will be happy about instead of disappointed.

Late Person Solution #1

If you have a friend or a relative that seems to be habitually late, you are nodding your head as you read how to avoid this from being an annoyance to you in the future. One way to stop the late person from doing that all the time is to ask them what time is suitable for their schedule.Make sure you tell the person why you are doing this. Your disappointment in waiting for them and then they don't show up when planned is taxing your friendship with them. You now are giving them a chance to choose a time so they will be at the place when they say they will.Be keenly aware of any better behavior on the part of that person to alleviate your disappointment if they are at least trying to do better.

Late Person Solution #2

Since people who are late quite often make assorted reasons why they are late, those are the ones who actually can be trained quite easily. Knowing they are late tells you they are aware of their tardiness.The next opportunity you have to make a date with this person, plan the real meeting in your mind, however tell the other person 1/2 hour earlier. If they are late that next time keep adjusting the time according to their attendance and not the real time of the meeting.This will take patience on your part, but might be well worth the effort to stop the disappointments of them not arriving on time. This person might learn about the disappointments you have endured with each of the times they have been late in the past and actually change their behavior and be a better planner quicker than you thought.

Late Person Solution #3

If the first solution to stop the person from being late was not successful,you continued to read the next one.Being late for personal gatherings can cause disruption for so many others and not just yourself. You are very well aware of since you are now reading solution #3.Furthermore it is not the person who is causing the disappointments much annoyance or disruption until that person arrives at the planned arrangement.In fact the people waiting for the beginning of that event to start without that late comer are the ones mostly affected by that person's tardiness.If this is a family activity consider doing this to deter future disappointments.As soon as the person arrives late, each person go to that individual and ask that person to please come on time the next event. This can only be done once to possibly pin point the short coming of the thoughtless person and embarrassment could prevent future disappointments to all those waiting for that person to show up on time.

Late Person Solution #4

People who are late are not bad people, they are very disorganized, thoughtless and self absorbed individuals if that behavior is habitual.To stop or remedy a bad habit there are certain ideas that can deter or get them out of that habit that disappoints people when that person does not show up as planned or expected.There are many more people who are late for events that have done that action a lot of their lives. Ask the person if being on time is something they would like to learn how to do? Be kind in your request otherwise the person won't want to learn anything from you if you are a grouch.Add that you would like to continue the friendship with them, however the habit of being late most of the time, if not all of the time is a big disappointment to you and you know you can help them learn how to avoid ever doing that again. Work with them to teach them time management skills.Be persistent if you want to be successful.

Final Solution

When many attempts namely the top four steps have been tried and tried more than once, the final solution might be this suggestion. If the social event is meeting a person for lunch, have that person pick you up at your house to take you to the lunch spot.This will allow you to remain at home to do assorted activities while you wait for the person to arrive for your outing. If the person becomes too late and you have made other plans after the initial waiting time is over, leave a note on your door that you have left since they were extremely late for the engagement agreed between the two of you. Then the final and I repeat final solution will have to be not to make plans with that person anymore since the disruptive atmosphere that tardy person creates is not acceptable to you and your timed activities will come to a halt. You might still spontaneously meet with them if you can be friendly toward them.

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dashboardc33 2/13/2012
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These are great tips!
slund 2/12/2012
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Excellent list!
clewand550 2/12/2012
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Good advice. I will have to try these sometime. Great job. Thanks for sharing this list.