Episode 079 - I Got Teased by a Business Trip That Almost but Never Happened

The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and recently tested to go o a business trip hence this episode.
I thought for sure back in March when the health pandemic intensified that I would be traveling by this summer and definitely having a family vacation where we load my basketball team of kids and wife on a plane to go somewhere but even that was canceled.

I’ve talked to countless business travelers and the series of questions and comments goes like this:

1. Do you know when you’re going to be allowed to travel again?
2. How are you doing your job without traveling?
3. Will they make you travel any less when you finally go back?
4. What are you missing about the road?

Question #1

Why was I so disappointed I couldn’t go on this recent trip?

Question #2

What have I discovered about myself these 1st four months of not traveling?

Question #3

What draws me to the road?

Question #4

What if I can’t travel until September or even January?

Question #5

What do I need to change? (Start / Stop / Do More / Do Less)

• What have you discovered about yourself these 1st four months of not traveling?
• What draws you to the road?
• What if you can’t travel until September or even January?
• What do you need to change? (Start / Stop / Do More / Do Less)

Your action items may be one or more of the following:

• Actually implement Process the Thoughts with these questions
• Listen or re-listen to the six-part podcast series on how to leverage home life to prepare you for road life - check out episodes 066-074 to go deeper.
• Make some pre-purchases - Not Forgotten Journal / Flat Kiddos / Connect Cards / Water Bottle / Elite Road Warrior Black Leather Journal

You can find the listed resources at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/Store

You can find everything reference in this episode in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/079

Along with the free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/079

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