My mentor, Bob Smith, told me when I was a young man, “Keith, being on time means being fifteen minutes early.”

   Up until that point in my life, I had been chronically late for just about everything.

   I confess that I didn’t immediately get the wisdom of this.  But I made a commitment to try.

   And, you know what?  The minute I tried it…I felt great!  My stress level went way down!  I never knew, until then, how stressful it was to be late.

   And, I discovered something really important:  It doesn’t take any more time to be ON time.  In fact, it takes LESS!  Why?  Because you are prepared.  You move from one commitment to the next in a calm and relaxed way.

   Here’s my advice:  Try it.