It is a very good thing that one of my resolutions is not to
start being on time because I would have already epically, as the fellas like
to say, failed! I would be at least ten
days overdue with this blog and would lack credibility on a monumental scale. The truth is I probably would never dream of
making being on time a resolution because I am not wired to succeed. I know this in the very core of my being and
I am not going to fight it. I decided
some time ago that I would try to do a better job of being on time and those
very words demonstrate the lukewarm nature of my determination. I do try; I simply do not aspire to be a
leader in this area. It is within my
reach as much as being an astronaut is and I am simply not motivated by feeling
either great disappointment when I am late or a rush of achievement when I am
early.
I should caveat a little by explaining that certain events
are inviolable. I am never late when
catching a flight, attending a wedding or a funeral, a doctor’s appointment, or
a graduation ceremony. Somehow these
have carved out their own illogical category in my mind and I am not late for
them. My brain calculates and functions
differently which tells me that I could be on time more than I am. The rest of the time I am rarely drastically
late. It is usually only by a few
minutes and it is because of two things.
First and foremost, I believe that I can slip in just one more thing
before I leave. In the morning that is
putting in another load of laundry or feeding our plump little guinea pigs before
I go and at work it is one final email before the next conference call. Secondly, I fail to plan for certain events; I
might be tracking to be on time and then I remember that we need to put out the
recycling. When joining conference calls
I forget that I have to retrieve the code and dial the number before I am
actually able to join the call. It
sounds so simple when I write it down and yet I make this mistake with
frightening consistency.
While I may sound cavalier about my lack of expertise in
this life skill, I do recognize that this really irritates some
personalities. My best friend is always
punctual. I am not sure why she puts up
with me actually but thankfully she has adjusted, by which I mean she has lowered,
her expectations to accommodate me. Because
I know that being late bothers some people in ways I cannot imagine I try my
very hardest to be on time with them. I
could try to blame my inconsistency on being busy but I love being busy and
active and I am typically a few minutes late whether I have one thing going on
or twenty. Certainly I have proven my
point that I should not be resolving to be on time!
My resolutions? I have
scaled back my latte from the giant to the big because it was too much
milk. I still have my delicious daily coffee
fix and the wonderful experience which comes with it when I visit my Starbucks
family everyday so I cannot really convince anyone that I am depriving
myself. I am back at the gym and have
been working on diversity in my workouts even though my temptation is to stick
with workouts I know I can conquer. I’ve
reintroduced running and while it’s literally baby steps I’m making
progress. The big one that feels like a
vote by me for me is that I have been working on some other pieces of writing
as well as submitting some of my blogs to writing sites. I’m trying to get more coverage and learn to be
a better writer. I could certainly “fail”
at the first two resolutions but I don’t see how I can fail in the last. Success may take longer or take a different
direction or require re-writes but little by little I’ll get better. Welcome 2012!
Your punctuality or lack thereof is one of the reasons I love you!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know you will rock your goals this year because you can and you believe. That right there is a recipe for success! And I will be cheering from the sidelines as you rock this year out. Go get 'em girl!