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Planning for Contingencies
When I advise clients on Time Management, I always explain the importance of leaving time in your schedule for the unexpected to occur.
This value of this advice was brought home to me a few days ago when I was going to a client appointment. I was on my way to the catch the crosstown bus to take me from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where I live, across Central Park to the Upper West Side, where my client lives. I could see the bus arriving at my stop, but I was still on the other side of 86th Street, a busy two-way street. As soon as the light changed, I tore across the street, running to make sure that I would be on that bus and get to my appointment on time.