Do you hate being late, but it just keeps happening? In this brilliantly funny and original talk, Grace Pacie, a self-confessed Timebender, offers ground-breaking answers to this perennial problem. Grace uses cartoons to explain her insights into Timebending; the Secret Scale of Acceptable Lateness; and the 7 strange subconscious patterns which make people late; sharing her tried and tested tips and tricks for being on time. You’ll learn why the No.1 solution chosen by partners has exactly the opposite effect; and in a final twist, discover that there may be a positive side to a Timebending habit.
In Grace’s best-selling book “LATE! A Timebender’s guide to why we are late and how we can change” Grace offers a lifeline to the 20% of the population who struggle with timeliness, and the people who live and work with them. In addition to her B.A. MBA and Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, she has qualifications in Myers Briggs, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Author of ‘LATE! A Timebender’s guide to why we’re late and how we can change’ with a B.A. and a Master’s Degree. She has worked as a business consultant, researched hundreds of markets to understand how people around the world make their buying decisions and helped major global businesses redesign their strategic marketing. She has also received qualifications in Myers Briggs, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy, and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Duration: 15min 17sec
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