We’re on part four of a six-part article series on how to leverage being home right now for an extended period of time to prepare you for the road. Or to say it another way, Six Ways to Leverage Home Life to Improve Road Life. The first article focused on energy habit #1 of MOVE […] Read More
Wintertime is often the time to increase your odds of getting sick. But in business travel, it’s always the sick season. Now, there are extremes with sharing germs. There are those who sneeze out into the open air on a plane, and there are those who wear masks 24/7. So, where is the line? This […] Read More
Most of us nail the Focus Area of Work. And we have the stress, exhaustion, and the weight gain to prove it. Some of us are better than others in the Focus Area of Health. I know many road warriors who are great at Home Life for a while, regress, bounce back, regress – you get […] Read More
Taking time for personal and/or professional development is a lost art and one of the last priorities for most people. One of my favorite quotes is by an author, Dale Partridge who was quoting his friend and said, “If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no […] Read More
Many of us as business travelers are grounded, literally. It’s been weeks, now months since we’ve traveled due to the current health pandemic. I’ve heard from many a business traveler who is just buying their time until they can get back to Road Life. But a common thread is sadly very few road warriors are […] Read More
As business travelers are grounded, literally, it’s been weeks, now months since we’ve traveled due to the current health pandemic. The reality is only knowing business travel most of my life, I’ve experienced a wide range of emotions not traveling at all. Many of those emotions on the same day. I don’t claim to be […] Read More
Some business travelers work in an office building when they’re not on the road. But many, even most business travelers work from home when they’re not on the road. And this can be a challenge. And right now, many have been forced into a work-from-home situation due to COVID-19. So, no matter what may be […] Read More
Jen is a weekly business traveler with a territory in the Midwest. She covers Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Jen has a company car and finds herself constantly in a car driving from one state to another, one city to another in order to visit the next rep. This is her road life every […] Read More
When I first started as a business traveler a long, long time ago, I took my Type A, driven personality to a whole new level. It was unleashed on the “open road” if you know what I mean. I dove into this new opportunity that now included traveling the country and eventually certain parts of […] Read More
One of the best parts of being a business traveler is the food experience. Who doesn’t like not having a meal from home that you really didn’t want? Or not having to cook or clean up. Then there’s the ability to chose the type of food you want: Steak Seafood Italian Mexican Thai …and the […] Read More