The alarm goes off, but you don’t hear it, so you wake up late. Not only are you late, the children are late. Unfortunately no one is prepared to leave shortly after walking up because showers were not taken the night before. Nor were clothes laid out. Your feet have barely touched the floor and you have obstacles in your path already. When your morning begins this way remaining calm the remainder of the day is a challenge. From this moment you are making an attempt to play catch up.

The thought of catching up is like a vapor in the wind. The upside of this scenario you are your own boss so you are not running the risk of being fired. However, you may be late to an important meeting for a potentially new client. Your thoughts are if you close this deal this would be big for the company. Now the pressure is back on. Especially since you were up all night finalizing your presentation; the presentation that may not see the light of day because YOU’RE LATE. » Read more: Women In Business