travel
How to be Safe in a Hotel

How to be Safe in a Hotel

Have you ever left something in a hotel, never to be found again?
Have you ever been awakened in the middle of the night by a stranger trying to get in your door?
Tips to protect yourself, stay safe and be smart in a hotel.

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Easy Holiday Packing for the On-The-Go Badass

Easy Holiday Packing for the On-The-Go Badass

Do you leave packing to the very last minute and end up staring at it while asking yourself, “what do I do now?”

No matter how often you travel, if you don’t have a strategy and the tools necessary to make packing a cinch, the experience can be an overwhelming and daunting task.

For this holiday season take all the yuck and “I don’t wanna!” out of loading your suitcase by following these three simple steps.

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Party! Booze! Sugar! Business Travel Rocks!

At home do you….
Exercise, wind down at 8pm, make sure you eat at least one vegetable, stick to 1-2 cups of coffee, stop at one cookie, and stop checking email after 9?
When you travel do you…
Hit snooze, check email until 11pm, eat fast food, drink coffee all day long, take advantage of the corporate per diem at the bar, keep yourself awake by eating cookies all afternoon and forget what a vegetable is?

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How to Work Well, Play More and Slide Down Concrete on Vacation.

How to Work Well, Play More and Slide Down Concrete on Vacation.

I took my first vacation in 1.5 years in September to celebrate my 40th birthday.
I know…I know…the Work Well and Play More gal hasn’t been on vacay?
Start a business, then you’ll know why!
Next time you combine work and play, have a plan going in when you will work and how you will handle emergencies.
Here’s how I Pomodoro’ed my vacation, didn’t get behind and came back to calm.

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Underwear Workouts!

Underwear Workouts!

Underwear workouts? Did that get your attention? I’m not talking about bed business kind of workouts. I’m talking about actual exercise in your unders. I often hear from people who travel that they don’t want to take up any space in their luggage by packing exercise clothes, shoes or equipment.

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Coming Home From Travel – Whose Chore is This?

Coming Home From Travel – Whose Chore is This?

How many of you come home from travel and get in discussions with your partner/spouse about what should be done while you are away?
Do you ever walk in the door and immediately start cleaning or tasking because stuff isn’t done?
Do you feel like your partner/spouse should have done this while you were away?

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Are you a MoPro?

Are you a MoPro?

According to the Urban Dictionary, MoPro is short for Mobile Professional. Mobile Professionals are white-collar workers who spend at least 50% of their work hours away from their home office.
Mobile professionals are often characterized by crackberry addiction, high divorce rate, pearly whites, and inflated titles like “Emerging Technology Strategist.”

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