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Stop Listening to Disorganised People

Written by: Lorraine Pirihi

Article Overview: Isn't it frustrating when you have everything planned out and then some disorganised person puts a spanner in the works and what should have been a simple process to complete turns into chaos?

Stop Listening to Disorganised People

Isn't it frustrating when you have everything planned out and then some disorganised person puts a spanner in the works and what should have been a simple process to complete turns into chaos? Recently we settled on an investment property. The day prior to settlement everything seemed to be running along smoothly with all the paperwork in order. I had even double-checked with the people concerned to confirm we had everything ready.

On the morning of the settlement I received a phone call from the conveyancer. She was panicking about an email she had just received from the bank who were funding the loan saying there was a shortfall of funds in our account for the deal to be done. 'Someone' had stuffed up. The loaning bank blamed the conveyancer and the conveyancer blamed the bank. However, I had already experienced a couple of other mistakes this person had made so I naturally thought it was the conveyancer's disorganisation that caused this situation.

To ensure settlement occured that day, the conveyancer told me I would need to run off to my bank immediately, get a bank cheque and then take it to the bank which was lending us the money.

Sounds simple, except the nearest branch of my bank was in the city, around 30 minutes away. The whole process would probably take at least a couple of hours. Not only that, my daughter had taken my car and was out for the day plus I had coaching calls booked all morning.

There was no way I would have rushed off anyway and done what the conveyancer had requested. There just had to be an easier solution... and of course there was. A quick phone call to my own bank asking for an express transfer and the problem was solved.

How often do you experience similar situations whereby you have reacted to someone else's lack of organisation? Disorganised people are always under the pump and creating chaos around them.

The next time you're faced with a similar situation, take a deep breathe and stop and think is there a better solution before racing off. Often in their state of chaos, disorganised people are so cluttered in their thinking that they can't see simple solutions to fix the problem.

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Article Tags: 30 minutes, bank cheque, chaos, creatin, email, investment property, money, paperwork, phone call, shortfall, spanner in the works



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