12 Truths About Time
Matthew Homann
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The case against the
billable hour.
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Your clients don’t want
your time.
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Ask them what they
buy from you. If it isn’t
time, stop selling it.
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Your time is irrelevant
to your clients.
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The only time they care
about is their own.
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Time is elusive.
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You know how
much you have, but
you don’t always
know where you’ve
put it.
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You can’t compete
on time.
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It’s the only thing you and
your competitors possess
in equal measure.
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Time punishes talent.
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A firm’s most valuable
employees are the ones
who take the longest to
do their work.
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Free time never is.
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When you charge
for your time, you’ve
now put a price on
every single minute
of your day.
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Your time is wrong
most of the time.
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If you don’t believe
your time is 100%
accurate, why should
your clients?
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Time costs you money.
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Time doesn’t pay
your salary, but it
limits it.
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Time is expensive
to keep.
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The cost of keeping
time is your biggest
monthly expense.
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Time hates experts.
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Your flash of brilliant
inspiration cost your
client less than the
time you spent telling
them about it.
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Dishonesty comes
with time.
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If you can’t take a long
time to do something,
it isn’t worth doing.
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You don’t own your
own time.
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Once you start selling
time, it no longer
belongs to you.
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Matthew Homann is the founder of LexThink
and the author of the [non]billable hour blog.
He helps lawyers and law firms find
innovative ways to serve clients better and
make more money.
You can reach him at Matt @ LexThink.com
or follow him on Twitter @MattHomann.
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