Attending a seminar in the "next little while?" Here's a reason to arrive early!
Years ago, I reported to a manager (ok, he was the school principal, and I a rookie teacher in two departments - social sciences and foreign language) and he had a motto:If you're on time you're late. If you're early, you're on time.
Of course, over the 4 years that I worked in that district, I realized that what he was really teaching us was promptness and preparedness count. That's a lesson I still take with me today.
1. When I travel to an airport, I arrive 80-100 minutes before flight departure time.
2. When I meet people at a restaurant I always call to confirm the meeting time an hour or two ahead of time.
3. When I go to a race, I'm always there 30 (or more) minutes before registration starts.
4. When I go to a seminar or coaching session, I am always (and I mean ALWAYS) there early.
Let me focus in on that last one...Seminars.
I teach 'em, I live 'em, I still go to them any chance I get. In the past, I've arrived early enough to meet the presenter and find a "great" seat to do my learning in/from throughout the session. Memorable seminars flood to my mind as I think back on how many times I've learned from people who actually knew me just because we'd had a couple of conversations the morning of, or day before, the seminar.
I ask every client who hires me to encourage the seminar participants to go to our website, my blog, the Facebook or LinkedIn group pages...Even to do a "Google" search on my name, Jason W. Womack. Over the years, I've had people come up to me before the seminar even starts and talk about a book I wrote about, a program I presented the week/month before, even ask me about a race I finished recently!
Preparedness and promptness...Think about getting somewhere early in the next week or so, and notice what you notice!
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