The importance of being prompt

Being prompt is the first and the only first chance you get of first impression. Even if it’s a job or an interview if you’re not prompt than given of a bad impression. The owner of the company or the person that is interviewing you has other appointments if you’re not prompt than you are showing that you don’t care about him, the company, and the other appointments that he or she may have. Being prompt also gives you integrity because if tell someone that you’re going to meet up someone at a certain place at a time you’re not going to  be late because it shows that you don’t have integrity. Being punctual builds and reveals your discipline. The punctual man shows that he can organize his time, that he pays attention to details, and that he can put aside this to do that – he can set aside a pleasure to take care of business. Being late strains your relationships. When you’re late in meeting other people, it makes them feel under-valued and unwanted that you couldn’t give them some of your time.

Being punctual shows you are dependable. A man can always be found at his post, carrying out the duties needful for that time. People know they can rely on such a man – if he says he will be there, he’ll be there. But if a man is not punctual, others cannot depend on him — they do not know where he will be when they need him. His associates will begin to feel he cannot organize his own time, and these doubts will seep into matters beyond the clock, as it naturally raises the question: “If he



Source: http://artofmanliness.com/2012/07/16/a-man-is-punctual-the-importance-of-being-on-time/