A Survival Guidefor Too Much

Business Travel

Traveling rocks!

Except when it doesn’t.

Things that help make it tolerable….

Hanging with friends.

Seeing virtual colleagues.

Puerto Rican rum. (Thanks, Raul!)

Finding creative places to tuck the mic.

Checking luggage.*

*(What’s the big deal?)

Taking an iPhone photo as solution to: ‘I think I’m on the 5th floor…. Wait. Maybe not.’

Showing up when no one thinks you will.

An occasional Coke (and a smile).

Not taking things quite so seriously.

Finding the humor in the everyday…

…And being wowed by the ‘Wow’ moments.

Being thrilled by the unexpected.

Seizing respite when you chance upon it.

Charging when you get a chance.

Having someone

else do the driving.*

*(And not just anyone, either. Someone you

like a lot helps.)

Surrounding yourself with people who matter.

Finding art.

Never passing up an opportunity to do something you might never have a chance to do again.

Having a few laughs.

Ice cream.

Remembering that

sometimes, it’s worth waiting for someone to get

back from break.

Resting when you can.

Sampling the local cuisine

(and hardware services.)

Connecting with old friends.

Getting chauffeured

from the airport.

Making new friends.

The quirky charm of

South Dakota.

Food that smokes.

Drinks at one of the

oldest pubs in the US.

(In Philly. I think.)

Finding the best crepes

in the world at an unexpected

place.

Looking up.

Chicago pizza.

(When the pizza came, I was too busy

eating to take a photo. Here’s

the graffiti wall instead.)

Philly cheese steaks.

Bar games with colleagues.

Almost anything

about London.

Forcing your kids to smile

for photos when you

ARE home.

And coming home again.

Ann Handley

Author, Content RulesContentrulesbook.com

Chief Content Officer,MarketingProfs.com

Twitter: @marketingprofs