You have the power to change

We face three problems in introducing change into our lives:

• We can't admit that we need change: we create elavorate excuses that deny our need for change.
• We do not appreciate inertia's power over us: given the choice, we prefer to do nothing.It takes extraordinary effort to s...

Being late is a symptom of the reluctance to change gear, where you don't want the current activity to end and start a new one. People like to be absorbed and lost in doing something, and abruptly stopping to do something else can be annoying for some.

You are not responsible for what they say, their reactions or for the daily choices they make.

Since you can't change other people, change how you deal with them. They may be motivated to change if their old ways no longer work.