It really pays to be early
Be it for a meeting or for a hearing, it really pays to be early.
I really don't know what up with that "Filipino time" mentality. For starters, it again casts the Filipino in a bad light (remember Filipina=domestic helper?).
When I was just starting in the practice, a Japanese client came early for our meeting and actually apologized for it. That blew me away. They really value time (both yours and theirs). They know that the appointed time was set for mutual convenience and anything later (or earlier) will inconvenience the other party. That was the most considerate thing I heard at the time.
Well getting back to being early, consider these advantages:
1. No stress.
Being late (especially for hearings) may have consequences for the lawyers.
I've had my way with some hearings just by being early. In practice, judges have differing "call times" and some veteran (experienced lawyers) memorize these call times just to arrive "fashionably" just before their first or second call.
But that takes a lot of memorization and if you have a lot of cases with different judges that's another useless thing to memorize.
Being early takes way less memory because all you need to remember is arriving early in any case.
It likewise takes out the stress of hurrying up to even catch the hearing or meeting (or catch up if you're already late). If you arrive early, you can already relax, collect your thoughts and sufficiently prepare yourself so you can map out your objective/agenda for that particular meeting or hearing.
2. No flak.
Just bear in mind that appointments are set at the common convenience of all the participants. There's a reason why that meeting (or hearing) was set at that particular date and time. More often than not, we already set other things around that agreed time. So imagine the havoc that being late would wreak in all their schedules (yes, even the one who was late).
Some people would be being "fashionably" late as a status symbol. They think being late gives a perception of a super busy schedule (hence, giving a false feeling of importance). On the contrary, I think being late gives me impression of an unorganized person, concerned only with himself. This may already dictate my attitude and agenda for that particular meeting.
So grab an organizer or a diary!
Don't have one or can't afford one? You're kidding! What's that in your hand? Almost all celfones now have calendars/planners.
I really don't know what up with that "Filipino time" mentality. For starters, it again casts the Filipino in a bad light (remember Filipina=domestic helper?).
When I was just starting in the practice, a Japanese client came early for our meeting and actually apologized for it. That blew me away. They really value time (both yours and theirs). They know that the appointed time was set for mutual convenience and anything later (or earlier) will inconvenience the other party. That was the most considerate thing I heard at the time.
Well getting back to being early, consider these advantages:
1. No stress.
Being late (especially for hearings) may have consequences for the lawyers.
I've had my way with some hearings just by being early. In practice, judges have differing "call times" and some veteran (experienced lawyers) memorize these call times just to arrive "fashionably" just before their first or second call.
But that takes a lot of memorization and if you have a lot of cases with different judges that's another useless thing to memorize.
Being early takes way less memory because all you need to remember is arriving early in any case.
It likewise takes out the stress of hurrying up to even catch the hearing or meeting (or catch up if you're already late). If you arrive early, you can already relax, collect your thoughts and sufficiently prepare yourself so you can map out your objective/agenda for that particular meeting or hearing.
2. No flak.
Just bear in mind that appointments are set at the common convenience of all the participants. There's a reason why that meeting (or hearing) was set at that particular date and time. More often than not, we already set other things around that agreed time. So imagine the havoc that being late would wreak in all their schedules (yes, even the one who was late).
Some people would be being "fashionably" late as a status symbol. They think being late gives a perception of a super busy schedule (hence, giving a false feeling of importance). On the contrary, I think being late gives me impression of an unorganized person, concerned only with himself. This may already dictate my attitude and agenda for that particular meeting.
So grab an organizer or a diary!
Don't have one or can't afford one? You're kidding! What's that in your hand? Almost all celfones now have calendars/planners.
transcription by Punzi @ 7:29 AM
2 Objection(s):
amen.
i feel the same about time. i believe that it's all about respect for the other person as well as professional attitude.
Boy, I live 3 blocks away from my work, and shame on me though I'm not always late I never come to work early :D haha. Anyways, a celfone with an organizer/planner? Cool! Padalhan mo naman ako dito *wink*
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