[Pete Zicato]

As I'm sure you know, it's important to use the right tool for the job.

For planning/life planning - outliner or thought organizer (depending on whether you think in outlines or networks)

For todos - todo software with alarms

For life issues - self analysis. Example: If you are consistently disorganized and running late for meetings, then you have not done all the meeting prep you should have and did not allow sufficient time.

Each time this happens, take a mental note of the things you don't have handy (or don't have prepared) for a meeting. Make note of the class of things not ready and put these on the meeting prep list for next time.

Also make note of how much time you allowed to get ready. Add additional time. Set your new phone or whatever to start annoying you that much ahead of the next meeting.

And then, of course, you have to be willing to get your butt out of the chair when the alarm goes off.

I used to be really bad at this too. I'm enough better now that I feel ok in this area.