Strategies for work/life balance? Especially while traveling? Thanks!

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Wake up early to go to the gym

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For during the travel week: i think it’s very helpful to have at least one solo night a week, where you leave the client, get dinner yourself, and work from the hotel room or goof off. Navigating team dinners and late nights can be a lot, so I make sure to plan for some recharge time each week I generally like to do those on Mondays or tuesdays and then grind out the rest of the week if need be! I also like to try to unplug for one of the flights so I have built in me-time during one of the travel days. Also, expectation management is key here: you’re traveling to do work for four days, so work is going to take up most of your time. Find pockets of an hour or two where you can to focus on any hobbies or relaxation activities. (Needless to say, find some hobbies that you can fit in your carry-on!!) Also, most teams are very receptive to you signing off to go to the gym - so that can be a good way to bake in some non-work time.

For Fridays: do not go into the office (unless you have friends there) and sign off by 6pm if you can!! Everyone else is just as tired as you are and your time at home is valuable!

I also like to fill up my weekends with as many social plans as I can. It makes coming home feel even better and helps me keep my social life and relationship in balance with my work-loaded travel week. Especially if you live in a city, there’s always plenty to do and plenty of friends to see, so make sure you take advantage of that when you can!

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