Something I really need to build in my kids

Today morning I was late for work again... The normal office hours in USA can be described as 8 to 4:30. And I am normally running late. Why?? If you really want to know, this is why:

1. I am hanging around on the net late night too. So I sleep late.
2. Hence I do not wake up on time.
3. Hence I do not leave home on time.
4. Therefore my son is not dropped off at the daycare for breakfast
5. And I am late for work.

I know It is incredibly irresponsible behavior. But it is not the irresponsible angle that troubles me. It is the lack of self discipline or giving the right thing importance at the right time element.

My mom has been saying this to me ever since I was a kid. That time I use to get my sister late and my school friend late. We used to be the last ones running, hoping to make it through the gates before the guard could close them, with the school bell ringing in the background. Gosh I don't know how my sister coped up with me. And my friend. They must have been delayed by me almost every single day for 7 years.

And now the cycle has been repeating at work. Nearly every single day for one year. :))

So essentially I find myself in a dire need of improvement here. Do not read this as an indication that all I want to do is start to come to work early. That is a requirement out of me. Requirements do not normally bother me until I allow them too. I allow them when... I start to see something as important and still I don't see myself act on it. That is when it starts to bother me. There are things important to the world in general, but I do not rake too much about them, simply because they were never my priority. That explains why getting late for school continued for 7 years. I just wanted to be in sharp 7:45am when the bell rang. My sister and friend always fought with me, every single day, because their priority was 7:40 am.

Conflicts with self and others start with difference in priorities. The essential element is.... defining priority. If you want to read insightful philosophy... you must know it normally sounds intelligent when it reads this confused. Hence for your benefit, Nutshell Advise ... must learn to do what I think is important at that point in time and not postphone it or just deliberate on it.. Congratilations on yuour first lession.

Reality check : I don't give it enough importance, otherwise I would take stock. To make time for my stuff, sometime , at a time before it affects me adversely.

Clue that is effects me now: Getting late at work , works me up. I hate it. It's not getting late...as in the act. It is the effect the act has one me , that is the key to unhappiness.

Like maybe so many things we do in life. We know we shouldn't and yet we do. Or we don't find a solution for them and hence we just go on doing them aimlessly and thoughtlessly. Hoping things will correct over time. But reality is they never do and never will until we decide that this is how we want it. It is our life and nothing about it is trivial. All small things build up. The end result is either perfect or chaos or just getting there. So I guess, one thing I want to pass on to my kids very strongly.... Many small things done for the moment eventually build up. They become reality. The moment you notice that happen, immediately take stock. Every action has a repercussion and you decide if you can make it favourable or aimlessly relent futile.