The Speaker Wellness Guide: Tips to Stay Healthy, Rested, and Sane on the Road
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📓 The Speaker Wellness Guide: Tips to Stay Healthy, Rested, and Sane on the Road
For the next six weeks, I’m going to be on planes, trains and automobiles for keynotes.
What I know now that I didn’t know ten years ago is the most important work in this business happens off-stage.
Whether you’re a rookie or seasoned speaker with a jam-packed calendar, let’s dive into some wellness tips to keep you healthy, rested and sane on the road.
We’ve asked a couple of our friends in the business to chime in with some of their best tips.
1. Map It and Make a Plan 🗺
I research the area before arriving to identify healthy eating establishments and easily accessible jiu-jitsu places/fitness gyms. If possible, I book hotels that are close to those.
Then I make sure to carve out time in my schedule to actually go to those places, even if it’s 5am or 8pm after a long day. The key is to treat those blocks of time like really important meetings that you can’t move to different times of the day. - Julian Placino
2. Take Direct Pre-10 AM Flights Only ✈️
You cannot afford to miss an engagement. Never fly to a location the day of the event.
Always take direct early flights. This timing gives you some wiggle room for airline shenanigans.
Oh, and never check a bag. - Daron K. Roberts
3. Bubbles 🛀🏽
It may sound odd, but I do my best to book hotels with bathtubs when I’m traveling for keynotes. The water relaxes me and allows me to clear my mind and meditate. - Will Baggett
4. Boring Hotels 🏨
I’m a devout Marriott Bonvoy member, and when I first started speaking, I tended to stay at the upper end of the Marriott food chain (JW & W).
But now, I stick with newer Towneplace or SpringHill Suites. Why? They have full kitchens, basic rooms and cost half as much as the top tier brands.
I’ll save that money for vacation. - Daron K. Roberts
5. Sweat 🏃🏾♂️
I don’t care if it’s five or fifty minutes, do some kind of accelerated movement the day of your talk. It clears the body and mind. - Darren Palmer
6. Pack Your Own Food 🍱
I lack discipline when it comes to eating out on the road.
I’ll choose a cheeseburger every time 🙈, so I invest a lot of time and energy into packing healthy meals. - Daron K. Roberts
7. Liquids, Liquids and More Liquids 💦
Water. Tea. More water. More tea. Keep those voice valves lubricated! - Daron K. Roberts
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