Embrace Better

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Welcome to the show notes for Episode 014 of the Elite Road Warrior Podcast! This week we talk with Dr. Nick Howard about the 6th and final energy habit: CONNECT.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

1:00 – Dr. Nick Howard and CONNECT intro

3:50 – Connecting is vital because we are designed for relationship

5:15 – What do our spouse/partner/kids long for the most?

5:30 – HOMEOSTASIS

10:00 – The Leaving Phase

11:35 – Leaving is hardest for most kids between 3 and 7

14:30 – The Gone Phase

16:50 – Empathy is your best friend

17:55 – They need to feel like I am with them

19:20 – Be as consistent as you can

20:00 – Reconnecting Phase

20:30 – Maturity and Empathy

23:50 – Celebration!

27:50 – How do you want to be remembered at the end of the day?

You don't just empathize once, you empathize as much as they need you to. #CONNECT Share on X Relationships thrive when we can be more mature and empathetic. How do we love and serve well? Share on X GOAL: Create stability so there is more peace and calm when I am away. Share on X How did I show them they are important to me? Share on X

Resources from Today’s Podcast:
Road Warrior Assessment
Elite Road Warrior Book
Dr. Nick Howard

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Welcome to the show notes for Episode 013 of the Elite Road Warrior Podcast! This week we introduce the 6th and final energy habit: CONNECT.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

1:47 – Review of the 5 previous Energy Habits

2:50 – The Connect Energy Habit was one for me that I developed over time.

4:15 – Those at home only see highlights of your time on the road.

4:45 – They quickly grow weary of updates that only seemed to highlight their mundane life back home…

8:25 Often you can get your health back in order because that’s solely in your control. But your spouse, significant other, or kids, they can choose to never bounce and re-connect.

8:40 – Book and Assessment Promos

10:25 – The Three Mindset Shifts

15:47 – At some point on the road, we need to move from the Check-In Guy or Girl to the Connect-In Guy or Girl. 

17:53 – The Three Critical Aspects of CONNECT

Respect may look more like asking and listening than impressing. Share on X Knowing when and how to involve those back home in your life on the road. Share on X The obvious hard reality is the road limits us on how and when we reach out. Share on X

Resources for today’s episode:
Andy Stanley

Road Warrior Assessment

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Welcome to the Episode 011 Show Notes of the Elite Road Warrior Podcast! In this episode we discuss the 5th Energy Habit: Develop!

 

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

1:00 – Review of the 4/6 Energy Habits

3:35 – Personal Development = getting better” not simply “getting by”

5:20 – We MUST grow internally and intentionally to stay sharp and to stay ahead

5:40 – You alone are responsible for your professional and personal growth

6:53 – Three specific ways to DEVELOP personally and professionally

9:30 – 1) Sharpen the Mind

10:28 – The key is to learn

17:05 – Road Warrior Recharge!

18:55 – MAKE time to read!

21:00 Episode Review

Real Personal Development is where YOU are "getting better", not simply "getting by". Share on X An Elite Road Warriors has an insatiable drive to MASTER the business travel life. Share on X "If you're not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you're determined to learn, nobody can stop you" – Dale Partridge. Share on X You make time for things that are important to you. #Read Share on X

Resources for this episode:

Road Warrior Assessment – What Level of Road Warrior Are You?

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Welcome to the Episode 009 Show Notes of the Elite Road Warrior Podcast! In this episode, we discuss the importance of Anchor Days in the life of every business traveler.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

4:15 – We live by our habits, for good or bad, far more than we realize, especially on the road.

4:30 – Exhausted (Existing) Road Warriors vs Elite Road Warriors

4:55 – Daniel Pink (When) Starting Right, Starting Again, and Starting Together with FRESH STARTS

6:20 – Two Types of “Temporal Landmarks”

7:30 – Anchor Days are key behaviors done on a specific date to serve as a kickstart for a period of time.

8:30 – The Three Aspects of Anchor Days

9:45 Anchor Days require Intention and Discipline

10:18 – Road Warrior Assessment

11:05 – Reviewing the three aspects

12:20 – Every single road warrior has one thing in common on every single business trip.

13:35 – The most important day of business travel is the 1st day of the trip.

15:50 – Working through the Three Aspects.

20:00 – Episode Recap

21:45 – Next Episode Preview

"I don't want to get by I want to get better" – Elite Road Warrirors Share on X I can set myself up for a successful trip with the three parts of an Anchor Day. 1. Set the starting Date2. Set the Key Actions (catalyst behaviors) 3. Find the Specific Triggers (reminders) Share on X Every single road warrior has one thing in common on every business trip: a first day. Share on X Anchor days require intention and discipline, but the payoffs are absolutely huge. Share on X

Links and resources for this episode:

Daniel Pink – When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing(also his other books!)

Road Warrior Assessment – What Level of Road Warrior Are You?

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Welcome to Episode 007 of The Elite Road Warrior Podcast Show Notes! In this episode, we’ll discuss the secret shame of high performing road warriors: REST.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

1:20 – Previous episode review.

2:30 – Energy Habit 3/3 = REST

4:38 – Boo-yah!

5:35 – The secret shame: high performing road warriors don’t know how to rest!

5:47 – My confession…

6:30 – The reality is, many of us are interested in how to work better but few of us know how to rest better.

7:23 – “Rest is not work’s adversary; rest is work’s partner” (Alex Soojung-Kim Pang)

8:00 – The Four Inner Thoughts of High-Performing Road Warriors

10:50 – Assessment Promo

11:33 – Episode Recap

11:55 – Go-to road statements

13:00 – What would it look like to truly rest?

13:12 – The more tired I am the dumber I get

17:40 – “I know I need to, but I don’t know how to rest”

18:30 – Breaking open the three major aspects of rest

20:15 – We must respect and protect every aspect of rest on the road to be effective at the highest level.

20:45 – Rest is a PARTNER not an ENEMY

20:54 – Episode 008 Preview

High-performing road warriors' secret shame: They don't know how to rest. Share on X The reality is many high-performing road warriors are interested in how to work better but few of us know how to rest better. Share on X "Rest is not work's adversary; rest is work's partner" – Alex Soojung- Kim Pang Share on X The work will always be there. "Good work only grows best on the soil of rest" – Alan Falding #GetRest Share on X

Links and Resources in today’s episode: 

Road Warrior Assessment – What Level of Road Warrior Are You?

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: Rest (http://www.deliberate.rest/) 

Alan Fadling: The Unhurried Life (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unhurried-Life-Alan-Fadling/dp/0830835733)