Show Up

Often in life half the battle is showing up. A few years ago I worked a job where I developed a really good rapport with the head manager. Each morning this manager, an assistant manager, a supervisor, myself would show up about 30 minutes early. Then without fail, almost every morning would show up about 5 – 10 minutes late.  There would be no excuse, no explanation, they would just show up late.

Now my manager was pretty easy going with most things, but he had stated from day one (it was a new branch that was launching) that he expected above all everyone to be on time each day.

But day after day, people would show up late.  This reflected very badly on them when it came to promotions and raises.

Which brings me to my point.  Often times just showing up when you are supposed to can go an incredibly long way.  It’s the simple yet often overlooked qualities that keep people from advancing.  If you want to get that raise or promotion, then show up a few minutes early, do your work faithfully, and complete your assignment on time.

It’s not rocket science, but it goes a long way.  Just show up….on time.