This is just SO BAD! 
What would you have done?
So, I’m traveling on business last week visiting clients and prospects. On the road!
I SCORED a 25-minute meeting with a SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT of a Fortune 50 company – from a COLD CALL. A big deal!
Here’s the rub!
The day before the meeting, his assistant emails and tells me that their offices have recently moved and they are now located 20 minutes away from the meeting I have right before this opportunity. (They used to be two blocks away). I CANNOT reschedule the meeting I have before this one. It is a critical event.
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No problem! I get into action!
I set the address in my GPS ahead of time. No fumbling in the car on my way out. Set. Done!
I keep my parking ticket in the front of my purse with the credit card right next to it – ready to pay and get out of there quickly!
I gas up the car.
I tell the client I am meeting right before my BIG OPPORTUNITY (already a good friend) that I have to cut out of our meeting a 1/2 hour early to give myself a good hour to get 20 minutes down the road. They’re fine with that.
I have an hour to go 20 minutes and be relaxed, confident, and prepared for this BIG DEAL meeting.
And then, the MAYHEM happens.
The parking machine doesn’t work – so I can’t pay to get out of the garage. But, it doesn’t TELL me it is out of order. It just keeps acting like I’m doing it wrong. Finally, I give up and run to the car.
There is a LIVE parking attendant at the gate! YAY!
But, he can’t take my money for the ticket. I have to fill out a form.
Even though I tell this lovely parking attendant that I am in a terrible hurry, he must check the form and then enter a bunch of information into the computer before he will let go the gate. HE is not in a hurry, just me!
I’m still fine. Still time.
THEN, BAM!
Huge traffic snarl – with cops called out to direct traffic.
It is now 25 minutes until my meeting and I am STUCK! Solidly stuck in traffic that is NOT moving!
There is NO WAY I am getting to my BIG DEAL MEETING on time – and the meeting was ONLY for 25 minutes anyway.
(Remembering that hindsight is 20/20 and I could have done better setting myself up….)
WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
I really want to hear. And, then I’ll share with you what I did.
Love it ALL UP!
The Irreverent Sales Girl