How to stay productive and high energy when traveling

With a lot of my clients traveling right now…

A hot topic has been how to stay productive while on the road and bouncing around between airports, hotels, and AirBnBs.

So if you’ve got an upcoming trip and want to keep operating at your best…

Here’s a few of my most effective strategies for maintaining optimal routines and productivity when I’m away from home:

1. Win the Morning with Your Night Time Routine

Success tomorrow starts with your bedtime tonight.

Make it clear with your family about what time you must go to sleep.

Then you set your reverse alarm and also boundaries that determines when you:

a) Shut off electronics
b) Stop working
c) Stop eating

Make sure to think ahead about your sleeping environment.

Will it be cold enough, dark enough, quiet enough, humid enough, etc.

If not, bring eye mask, ear plugs, and even a humidifier.

If you have an Oura ring or Whoop band…

Use the data to get on a good sleep routine ASAP.

2. Morning Routine

Communicate your plan clearly to your family.

Put all your morning drinks (water, coffee) in easy-to-access areas.

Make it easy to pick up your clothes and slip out of bed to your workstation.

Set every work item (laptop, notes, chargers, books, etc) out the night before at your morning workstation.

3. Do NOT Overschedule

You should expect to get only 60 minutes of focused work done in a 90 minute block in a new location.

Some time will be lost to the “newness” of the environment.

You also need to avoid overcommitting to work if you have family responsibilities that will take up a good part of the day (or keep you up late at night).

Ruthlessly cut what doesn’t matter...

Delegate more to your team...

And use this time to expand their responsibility and give them the opportunity to step up.

4. Schedule Exercise
If you’re traveling and don’t have an active day of sightseeing planned…

Then put in a non-negotiable 30-minute bodyweight workout as early as possible in the day.

Your brain and body needs it.

Don’t skip out on exercise when traveling.

It must be done daily.

5. Schedule Meals

When you enter a new time zone, act as if you’ve been in that time zone for years. (This goes for eating, sleeping, exercising, etc.)

Get on a routine as quickly as possible in your new home and time zone and stick to that routine as strongly as possible. (I once flew from Denver-Seattle-Vancouver-Hong Kong in one day and was immediately up at 4am and on my regular schedule the next day.)

Make your breakfasts and lunches as boring and healthy as possible so you have freedom in family dinners.

But don’t overeat at dinner because that destroys your sleep.

And the first stop whenever you enter a new city needs to be a grocery store...

You need to buy more water than you need, and all the regular fruits, vegetables, and snacks that you consume at home (as much as you can).

Get groceries before check in...

Michelle and I like to either hit Whole Foods, Trader Joe's (her favorite), a local grocery, or a Target (but only Target if we have three hours to spend in the store, lol)
If you’re not staying in an airbnb and must use a hotel…

Request a mini-fridge sent to your room in advance or upon arrival.

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Anyway…

Whether you’re traveling for business or spring-breaking with your family…

These strategies will help you keep your energy up, avoid jet lag, and adapt to new environments so you can stay sharp and high functioning on the road.

Let me know how it goes!

Success Loves Speed,

Craig

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