Nothing like offending the reader right out of the gate by telling you You’re NOT an elite road warrior yet. It reminds me of my favorite highly educational and cerebral movie (ha ha), Dumb and Dumber where Jim Carrey is talking to the love of his life and asking her what were his chances with […] Read More
MOVEMENT. This energy habit is vital to the road warrior. The road, by default, naturally does the moving for you. You’re moving in a plane. You’re moving in a car. But then it conveniently puts you in a conference room chair, restaurant or bar seat, ending with an comfortable hotel bed screaming your name! But this […] Read More
Today we’re discussing the 2nd Energy Habit – FUEL When I survey business travelers to ask them what their biggest challenge as a road warrior is, 9 out of 10 will answer: eating healthy on the road. I have the handful of stories of some incredible food I’ve eaten and wine I’ve drank during my […] Read More
Let’s focus on the 3rd and last of the Physical Energy Habits: REST. The Secret Shame of High Performing Road Warriors I recently read a story regarding an eighty-four-day mission aboard the Skylab space station in the mid 1970s. About half-way through the mission, Colonel William Pogue requested a day of rest from mission control […] Read More
I was on a flight out of town one week from Chicago and once I found my favorite seat, which just happens to be the emergency aisle on the right side, I started chatting with the guy in the window seat. Once we took off I began to eat my homemade scrambled eggs, sautéed spinach […] Read More
Kevin is always reading. When he’s not working on emails, he’s got his phone out, absorbing content. The problem is, nothing Kevin is reading is really sharpening his mind. It’s more of an escape. There’s nothing wrong with that except Kevin has become an escape artist. He’s consuming content, but it is not the right […] Read More
I’ve met too many road warriors through the years whose most important relationships were the quickest things to get neglected on the road. Why? They didn’t feel the consequences right away. I know because I was that guy too. When I first started traveling, I was completely unaware of how my business travel life would affect my […] Read More
Did you know the average business traveler spends between 48-74 nights away from home? For someone who doesn’t travel much, they seemed surprised, even shocked by this number. Those that travel in this range, completely agree. And those of us who travel that amount by Memorial Day, know what it’s like to try and live in […] Read More
I’ve been humbled and honored by all the feedback, support, and positive takeaways from so many people who’ve read my book, ERW – Six Energy Habits to Master the Business Travel Life. This book would NOT have hit #1 best seller in two categories (business travel reference and work-related health) without your incredible support so […] Read More
One of the aspects of business travel for many road warriors is trade shows, events, conferences, etc. Whether you’re working them or just attending them, they can be an absolute grind that becomes even more of a challenge. Those very long days and sometimes even longer nights expose many of our already bad road habits […] Read More