TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it.[ It is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it.While punctuality is the characteristic of being able to complete a required task or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously-designated time.
There is often an understanding that a small amount of lateness is acceptable; commonly ten or fifteen minutes in Western cultures. In some cultures, such as Japanese society or in the military there basically is no allowance.Some cultures have an unspoken understanding that actual deadlines are different from stated deadlines; for example, it may be understood in a particular culture that people will turn up an hour later than advertised. In this case, since everyone understands that a 9am meeting will actually start around 10am, no-one is inconvenienced when everyone turns up at 10am.
In cultures which value punctuality, being late is tantamount to showing disrespect for another's time and may be considered insulting. In such cases, punctuality may be enforced by social penalties, for example by excluding low-status latecomers from meetings entirely
Acknowledge that you are a person who is having a hard time being punctual. As with any problem, you cannot fix it if you're in denial that it's a problem at all. But if your chronic tardiness is beginning to strain your job or your relationships, the first thing you need to do is acknowledge this as a weakness so you can begin to work toward correcting it. Be conscious of the time.Keep your watch accurate. For some people, moving up the time on their watch will help them be earlier. For others, they will subconsciously know that the time is wrong and so they just disregard it altogether.
Keep a clock, phone, computer or anything that displays time in each room of your house. One of the easiest ways to run late is simply by not realizing that the time is going by as quickly as it is. Set all your clocks and watches to the same time. Don't be an optimist. Things usually take significantly longer than you'd expect, even without major delays. If you have a dinner date at 6:30 PM, don't think you can work in your yard until 6:00, then shower, change, and drive across town and make it on time. Realistically assess the time you will take on each step and then add 10 minutes more to allow for unexpected delays,or you can get to the restaurant first and get a good seat, or if your date's early too, you can spend more time with each other!
Commit yourself to being 15 minutes early for everything. If you have to be to work at 8:00, don't even tell yourself this. Just tell yourself (and everyone else who listens- but dont annoy them or make them think that they are late or early!) "I have to be at work at 7:45." If you do this, you will be on time even with little unforeseen interruptions. You will be on time even with a traffic jam. And on those rare times that you actually show up 15 minutes early; you will get kudos for being an enthusiastic employee.You can also chat with others who are early,and that will make you happy before work!
Bring something you can read in short segments almost everywhere you go. This makes it easy to be early, since in the 10-15 minutes you have before an appointment/event, you can get a few pages of reading done. This makes it feel like you're getting something done (and you are) while you are waiting, if you do have to wait. You can get a ton of reading done this way, too.
The best of intentions is how annoying is it when you don't intend to be late but somehow you just never seem to be on time?Of course everyone can be late for an appointment if circumstances really do go against them - the plane is delayed, there's a huge traffic jam or a thief steals your wallet. This kind of thing may be unavoidable but I'm talking about general bad time keeping. If you are on time 8 times out of 10 then you are a punctual person, but if you are late more often than this then your punctuality could do with a helping hand.

Reasons for poor punctuality is maybe you never seem to leave yourself enough time and always seem to underestimate just how long you'll take to arrive. Perhaps you end up trying to beat the clock on the way to your appointment and arrive stressed and apologetic. Being more punctual is all about good planning and organization and knowing when to act.

The benefits of improved punctuality isw hen you are more punctual then everyone benefits including you. People like knowing and working with reliable people because they know they can depend on them.