Come early for a business appointment - be a professional and high value person

It is about getting better...

I had an appointment yesterday at 8:00 am.  I biked to the appointed place and started biking before 7:00 just to be at the appointment on or before time.  And early did I come.  I arrived at 7:30 and promptly texted the other person.   And responded at 8:00 am that he was OTW (on the way -  was just leaving)

He arrived at 8:20.   And later found out that he missed call me twice.    (To kill time I had to continue my biking up and down the hills)

In no uncertain terms, I made it clear that this was not welcome.  I mentioned what my father reminded me that especially for real estate transaction you can not be late.  Do not be late.  That is why, in the office we emphasize coming to work 30 minutes before time.

In running the financial firms, we do not give credit to those who cant keep up with the timeline.  Paying your loan on time is same as coming to your appointment on time

In a training with BSP, the trainor called me out, for being late.  I live 27 km from the BSP and there was lot of traffic along the way.  So what I did, I left at 4:30 am.  I arrived at 7:00 am at BSP.   There are solutions.  

What do you think?

Are you from Malate or Paco?

Philippines   May 30 2013

I have emphasized the importance of being early among our staff:   early in work, appointments or meeting deadlines.  When opportunities come they come and you must grab them early.  When opportunity is gone, it is gone especially when others have early, taken the initiative and taken the chance away from you.

However, I get a lot of text messages from some of the staff:  "Sir malate po ako"  How come you are there.  (of course you know that they will be late for one thousand and one alibi) When you fail to be early you fail (you are not success.)  It is imperative that we remove the Republic of Malate from the map.

Also the neighboring district Paco.  Some staff need to be hammered, followed up to performance.  They are from Paco?

Are you from Malate

Or Paco.

Be sure you leave those districts