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
Energy Habit #4 is DEVELOP – and we develop on the road in three ways – 1. Sharpen the Mind 2. Process the Thoughts 3. Monitor the Heart Sharpen the Mind – is what we put in to sharpen us in multiple ways Process the Thoughts – is getting out of our head all that […] Read More
For so long while business traveling, do you know what was ultimately my biggest problem? I brought ME with me on the trip! I know, right? The same bad habits I had at home went with me on the road. It’s like I packed them on my carry on along with that guy, Murphy, from […] Read More
One of the biggest challenges we hear from Elite Road Warrior Group research is how hard or challenging or impossible it is to eat healthy on the road. A theme quote from my book: If you want to do something you’ll find a way – if you don’t you’ll find an excuse. – Jim Rohn My […] Read More
I’m at a place where I don’t just get by on the road, I’m always seeking to get better while leveraging the road to do it. But even though I’m an optimist, I’m also a skeptic on sadly too many things that can actually be transferred to Road Life. Now, I’m not Donny Downer (Debbie Downer’s […] Read More
How I Shocked My Wife with the Not Forgotten Journal One of the hardest things about the road for me personally is the loss of time and connection with the love of life, my wife Susan. We enjoy being around each other – from playing sports to going for a walk and just talking and […] Read More
One of my favorite parts of being a business travel performance expert is receiving so many questions whether through surveys, assessment, research projects, emails, or just plain conversation on a flight or at a hotel bar. Recently, I spoke at a consulting firm and was flooded with GREAT questions from high-performing road warrior consultants who […] Read More
So, it was 2:15 am, and I was stuck outside my own house pounding on the door because my wife had locked the screen door and I was home early from a brutal three days of travel that felt like three weeks. Ever had that trip? Let me start from the beginning. I had a […] Read More
Many business travelers say they don’t sleep very well or very long on the road. Let me give you my previous view of sleep on the road. Any given business travel evening, I may be attending or speaking at an event, out to dinner with clients or having dinner with my laptop lover. You got […] Read More
Elite Road Warrior Group Research shows that this one simple bad habit takes down many road warriors. You find them everywhere. In the airport, flight, gas station, board room, the bar, and on and on. What is it? Snacks. Now, Russ loves snacks. The problem is, he eats them on the road at the worst […] Read More