Urgent – an urban myth

I feel like I live in Spain sometimes, or South America. Which wouldn’t be such a bad thing, actually. I love South America. And Spain. I visited both places and love their relaxed and laid-back lifestyle and mentality. I just never really expected to be dealing with the “mañana, mañana” mentality outside of those places as much as I do. Simply not showing up for an appointment seems perfectly acceptable, without reason and multiple times in a row in just the past few weeks only. And not just talking about friends looking to meet for a coffee or lunch, but people who are looking to get hired or sell their products and services to me. Since when doesn’t a handshake or verbal/email agreement to meet mean anything anymore? It baffles me, time and time again.

One of my old co-workers had a poster in her office that says: “A lack of planning on your part doesn’t constitute and emergency on my part.” I couldn’t agree more, but would like to take it to the next level: unless you’re driving an…