What a "No-Show" says about you

In being CEO of BusinessIIBusiness I have many meetings, lead a few mentoring groups and BusinessIIBusiness Networking chapters. I find it amazing that so many "Decision Makers" are ruining their reputations by not showing up to either meetings or scheduled events.

I have been very shocked lately in seeing a rise in "No-Shows" among so-called professionals. Why do you think this is? Why would a person go through the trouble of either connecting with people for business or signing up for a workshop/seminar and just "flake-out", as I would term it?

I have always been intrigued by the power of Psychology and after experiencing more than my share of the "No-Show Syndrome" lately, I've had to dig deep into the Psychology of it to get the answers I am looking for. Although to me, no answer is a good one, I still want an explanation of some sort.

Here are some things that a "No Show" says about you, not only as a business person, but an individual:

Messages it tells others about you:

• Rude (Not socially acceptable)
  
• Lazy (Too lazy to call or show)
  
• In-considerate (Do not care about others time and money)
  
• Careless in business (Do not closely monitor your business activities)
  
• Non committed (Shows lack of commitment in business)
  
• Non Successful (How can you be successful if your all of the above?)
  
• Prideful (Only care about your current needs so you don't show)

Messages you are "telling" the person who invited you or you said "yes" to:

• I am really rude to you
• I am so lazy..show me something worth getting up for
• I could care less about the time it took you to plan or buy things to make it happen
• I am totally careless in my business. "Want to exchange business cards?"
• I am not committed to you or my business...and so what? who cares?
• I say I'm an entrepreneur, but really I'm quite unsuccessful....but "Can you refer me to your friends and family anyway?"
• Honestly...I care only about myself...it's all about "me"! If something comes up or I just don't feel like it....don't expect me to show or even call you because my life is way more important than you.
  

I know this is harsh...but it's time to get back to honest business people and create a business we can all be proud of....I hope this opened your eyes to see yourself in a new light. If this has helped...please comment below...and don't forget to link back to our blog. http://businessiibusiness.blogspot.com Visit our website today and sign up for a free business profile: http://www.BusinessIIBusiness.com

Jennifer Cannon
CEO
BusinessIIBusiness