How to maintain a high energy level when traveling for business

NOTE from Phil: What follows is a post from my good friend and fellow Milwaukee small business owner Jim Raffel. Jim travels a LOT for business, so his insights are super helpful for me, and I expect will be for you too! Not all aspects of traveling for business are nearly as glamorous as some folks imagine. A client dinner at a five-star restaurant can be great, but that comes at the end of a long day filled with meetings and other work. Add to that the need to make time for a routine of healthy eating and exercise to maintain a high energy level and you quickly realize that work on the road is not a vacation. Work comes first Because it’s a business trip, the first and foremost priorities are the business purposes of your trip. That could be attending a trade show, conference or client meeting. It’s for this work that you want to maintain a high energy level. Clients expect you to be at your best and that can be hard to maintain when you are on the road. However, there is more to the “work comes first” story. When you travel, the rest of your work does not go away. Tasks such as checking email, followup phone calls and writing blog posts or email campaigns don’t go away just because you are traveling. Worse yet, if you ignore these tasks you’ll pay the price later. If you ignore your normal work, you’re more likely to let down or disappoint some clients and you’ll just end up with more work when you get back to your home base....
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