1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: tip is that when you are traveling for work, if 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: you are able to consider adding on just a little 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: bit of time for fun, you will get to explore 6 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: a place without much additional expense, and you might also 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: make your working life a little more enjoyable. Now that 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: work travel is back, you may find yourself in another 9 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: city for a conference or a meeting or training. I 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: realize that work travel can be challenging. Both my husband 11 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: and I have traveled a lot for work over the years, 12 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: and I know how hard it can be to arrange 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: kid coverage and then deal with flight delays, loud people 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: in hotel hallways, over air conditioned hotel conference rooms, and 15 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: so forth. Of course, the reason we get on planes 16 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: despite these woes is that there are a lot of 17 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: benefits to work travel too. You get to build relationships 18 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: and collaborate in person. You learn from experts that you 19 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: wouldn't encounter in your hometown. You get to share your 20 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: ideas more broadly and meet a wider variety of people. 21 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,639 Speaker 1: And with a little planning, you might also get another 22 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: benefit the opportunity to explore a new place without investing 23 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: as much time and money as you'd need to in 24 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: order to visit separately. I'm really not talking about staying 25 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: another week. Often you just need to take a slightly 26 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: later flight, or stay one more night in your hotel. 27 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: Or maybe you can even free up space in between 28 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: events for exploration. If you plan your time well, you 29 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: can see something really cool and turn your work trip 30 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: into an adventure. With that in mind, I once got 31 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: to see a CERC du Solet show in Las Vegas 32 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: in between two talks I gave there. I have run 33 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: along the Embarcadero in San Francisco multiple times when I've 34 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: been up bright and early due to the time difference. 35 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: Once in Chicago, I purposefully chose a hotel right near 36 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: the Art Institute of Chicago so I could see the 37 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: miniature rooms there after my event. Perhaps your work travel 38 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: involves a lot of back to back meetings, but still 39 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: it might be possible to add on an adventure scope 40 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: out the town where you will be staying. What looks 41 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: cool that is within an hour radius, or in other words, 42 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: an uber ride from your hotel. What does your schedule 43 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: look like? Maybe there will be some down time, or 44 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: you could arrange down time with some strategic effort. If not, 45 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: maybe you can take a flight the day after your 46 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: meeting's end and use your hotel points to tack on 47 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: a night spend the morning of the day you leave 48 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: having your adventure and go home refreshed. Now, to be sure, 49 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: you need to be judicious with this. If you travel 50 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 1: a lot for work, thus requiring your spouse to take 51 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: on a lot of extra duties on the home front, 52 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: you probably don't want to tack on adventures in addition 53 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: to your travels every time. You should just consciously book 54 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: a long lunch break one day and go see that museum. 55 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: But if you only travel a few times a year, 56 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: which is probably the case for many people, then tacking 57 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: on a little time might be a different matter. In 58 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: many cases, you might not wind up going to these 59 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: locations except on work trips, so if you want to 60 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: see what is there, you are going to need to 61 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: seize the occasion. I will add that the same mindset 62 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: can help you wring some pleasure out of locally necessary 63 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: travel too. Maybe your dentist is thirty minutes from your 64 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: house but near a specialty grocery store. Schedule an extra 65 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: half hour after the appointment so you can pick up 66 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: some of your favorite items before heading home. Or maybe 67 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: you are dropping off a kid at a birthday party 68 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: that is far enough away that going home doesn't make 69 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Check to see what's nearby. You 70 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: could find yourself at an outpost of your favorite sushi bar, 71 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: enjoying a little treat instead of spending all afternoon in 72 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: the car. Sometimes we are inclined to automatically separate work 73 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: and pleasure. You are single mindedly focused on the task 74 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: at hand, be that attending a conference or going to 75 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: that faraway dentist. But be on the lookout for opportunities 76 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: to add some pleasure to things that need to be done. 77 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: Usually it doesn't add much time, and it can change 78 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: the experience entirely. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks 79 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 80 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 81 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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