Practice Management

We talk about carpet commutes and work-life balance and blending, and in this I get a lot of resistance.  I get emails daily as to why some lawyer or some firm just cannot do it, or how it is just not practically possible.  Or, how my practice is an anomaly.  Well, it is not.  Someday, I believe the anomaly will be those practices and lawyers that do not do as I do.

But, it does not matter if you practice in a more traditional setting or at home.  What matters is that you are mobile and can practice from where you are, everywhere you are, whenever you want or need to.  That is what allows you to flatten your organization.  Flattening your organization is what allows you to cut overhead.  Cutting overhead is what allows you to keep more of what you make.  Keeping more of what you make is what makes life out of the office more enjoyable.  Do I need to go on?

As proof positive that this is possible, you can already set up and work in most Starbucks, hotels and motels.  But, you can now work from your computer in many RV parks and campsites.

I found interesting this article in the Austin Business Journal of the founder of TengoInternet, which installs wireless Internet access in over 300 RV parks and campgrounds around the country.  It has been a hard slog for him convincing RV park and campground owners to allow him to set up this technology, but the truth of the matter is that RVers and campers are demanding the access these days.  They need to stay in touch.  They need to do a little work while vacationing.  They want to work from where they are located.

Now TengoInternet is moving into truck stops.

About 19% of online consumers used public WiFi in 2007, according to Jupiter Research's 2007 U.S. Public WiFi Consumer Survey. Travel is a big reason why people use WiFi, says Jupiter Research analyst Ina Sebastian.

Talk about a carpet commute.