Sponsored Sweepstakes: Win a Plantronics Voyager headset! (Closed)

November 5, 2012

This contest is closed.

In honor of the new Plantronics Voyager  Legend headset, Road Warriorette will be featuring some sponsored posts on behalf of Plantronics and has been compensated for her contributions.

Plantronics has recently released the much anticipated Voyager Legend headset! It’s being touted as the “world’s smartest headset”, and includes features such as smart call routing, precision audio, and caller announce and voice commands. To celebrate the newest member of the Plantronics family, we are giving away one Voyager Legend headset to a lucky reader!

How to win? It’s simple! Between now and Monday, November 12, write a comment answering the following question: How do you bring your business and personal life together during business trips? A winner will be chosen randomly from all of the entries on Tuesday, November 13. As always, only one entry per person.

When traveling for work it’s so easy to get stuck in the go-go-go mode. Bringing your business and personal life together can be really hard when you’re on the road a lot! But you’re not just a worker bee, so make sure you pay attention to the rest of you as well. Here are some of my tips:

Stay in touch. Make sure you keep in touch with the people you love. The Home Warrior and I talk every day I’m gone. I will also make a point to talk to my sisters, mom, and best friend when I’m gone for longer periods of time. Just because you’re away doesn’t mean you can’t maintain regular conversations! If you’re pressed for time, multi-task—chat while you’re getting ready for bed or unpacking (this is where a headset like the Voyager would come in handy!).

Take some time for yourself. Just because you’re traveling for work doesn’t mean you don’t get down time! While you’re on the plane is a great time to do something just for fun—read a book, watch a movie, listen to music, knit… Or take advantage of a layover and get a chair massage. Just a few minutes doing something you enjoy can help you maintain balance.

Make sure you get your work done! At the same time, it can be so easy to let time slip away while you socialize with coworkers or wine and dine clients. Those things are certainly important, but save time to do your actual work as well. Presentations don’t write themselves, as I have unfortunately discovered. (But don’t worry—the Voyager has a sophisticated noise canceling feature, so even if you’re out you can still take that work call. The office will never know!)

See the city you’re in. So many of us don’t ever look beyond the office and our hotel room, but all cities have something to offer! Try to eat out at a local restaurant, and taste a local specialty. If you have a little extra time, cruise by an interesting attraction or take in some scenery. It will help all of those towns you’ve visited stand out from each other, and remind you that there is more to life than work.

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  1. Jeffrey said,

    I take my family with me :) It does sometimes get hard to actually work though…

  2. David said,

    I make sure to schedule daily evening phone calls with the family, to stay connected.

  3. Victoria said,

    My main strategy for bringing my work and personal lives together is Skype. My husband and I Skype every night!

  4. Joel said,

    Have family photos easily accessible.

  5. Steelsnow said,

    Business trips help earn the status, and personal trips help enjoy the status!

  6. Robert R said,

    I always make sure I can do a video chat with the family each night I’m on a trip.

  7. Isaac said,

    Skype is the best way for me to stay in touch with family!

  8. Jimgotkp said,

    I always Skype with my family and use a headset when doing so due to background noise.

  9. Robert said,

    Whenever I travel for work, I look for a small local theatre company to see a show. It helps me wind down.

  10. SF said,

    Skype and FaceTime keep me connected to family and friends while I’m on the road.

  11. bk said,

    My iPod is my life saver on business trips. Easy access to my stuff.

  12. Pointasaurus said,

    Skype video calls make it happen!

  13. Jenn said,

    I always try to get in some alone time/relaxing apart from the group (if I’m traveling with others from work) as well as phone calls to the loved ones.

  14. Abhishek Duggal said,

    FaceTime

  15. Paul v said,

    Try to do at least one thing unique to my destination and text messages home in real time if possible

  16. Nik said,

    Always try to see something other than offices, take pics, send out… And Skype, of course.

  17. Jess C said,

    I Skype the kiddo! :)

  18. Abhinav said,

    Always carry an Internet connection to get work done and stay in touch.

  19. tiffany l said,

    skype helps you stay connected no matter where you are!

  20. Andrew said,

    I bring my business and personal life together during business trips by always being social, meeting up with old friends or making new friends, so that it’s not all work and no play when I travel.

  21. laurent said,

    My wife travels with me as often as possible.

  22. aviatoreight said,

    skype does it for me

  23. ryan said,

    This is a tough question, but I try to meet up with old school buddies when I travel to add some fun into my business travel.

  24. Roger said,

    may sound selfesh, but on longer trips, if there isn’t an ‘official’ dinner with customers/partners.. I skip the excess, shop-talk, forced dinner with colleagues and just do room service and a movie. I like the expense account feasts as much as the next guy, but a bit of quiet ‘alone time’ can do wonders to restore ones sanity on a long trip.

  25. lorca said,

    skype and an ipad works!

  26. Raihan said,

    I always take some time out of my business trips and call my family first. As family comes first :)

  27. traveler said,

    Video skype helps you stay connected no matter where you are!

  28. Richard said,

    I have my kids research the city I am going to and they tell me where to go spend my down time. I send pics and Skype them from those places

  29. Martin Vrlik said,

    I stay over the weekend if in a new city and do a lot of sightseeing :)

  30. dwh said,

    I try to call the wife at least once a day every time I’m away.

  31. Kodoma said,

    I spend my time planning and reading about my next vacation when I am flying. Makes the trip far more pleasurable!

  32. Chris A said,

    I always try to get together with friends when I travel, and when I can’t I make sure to email/text/call them.

  33. FEV said,

    I try to average the business and personal time. One business trip, then a special family trip or event, as possible.

  34. Elijah said,

    I use iMessage, Whatsapp and facetime to keep in touch with friends back home, and wander around on my own for hours to refresh myself and get ideas for work the next day.

  35. Sanjeev said,

    I keep in touch with my wife and kids all thru the trip, via Facetime, phone or text (in order of preference).

  36. kvr said,

    I will make good use of the free internet perk from my Hilton gold status (relatively easy to get) to facebook/twitter/email my family and friends.

  37. Kevin said,

    We use Skype to stay connected.

  38. Felicia Braude said,

    I email back and forth all day with family… it’s great to come back to my computer after a meeting and see some personal emails too along with company email.

  39. SBG said,

    To stay in touch, I facetime… and try and make travel a bit less dull by catching events where I go. Baseball game or Museums are good things to do when some down time exists.

  40. Curtis said,

    check email.

  41. Jeff W said,

    Ah…very simple answer: I take my wife with me :) And in the event that I can’t….we schedule time for calls and/or facetime before bed.

  42. Amy said,

    To stay in touch with my family I use Skype and Facebook/Facetime.

    For staying sane personally I read and sew.

  43. Willis Gravelle said,

    As much as possible, I like to go to concerts or clubs to see live music in my downtime on business trips.

  44. RS said,

    iphone 5

  45. Mariah said,

    I use the quiet time during a business trip for my personal down time so that I will not have to take that when I am with the family.

  46. Rachel said,

    I try to find new walking (my preferred exercise method) trails in whatever city I’m in. Of course, I also skype with my boys at home!

  47. bkjones said,

    I would actually like to be better about NOT mingling work and family…but i just multitask, try to reach out to my friends and family and have a few minutes to breathe, stand up, stretch and remember who I am!!

  48. Erica Klein said,

    I email my family with details of the meals I have on the road, and occasionally pictures. My family loves food and it’s fun to share my trips with them this way. Sometimes I include pictures!

  49. David Gilliam said,

    There’s not a lot air between my business and personal life at the best of times. Out of town with my iphone and ipad keeps me pretty well in touch. Of course the best business trips are when family comes along or business takes me to them.

  50. Don G said,

    A lot of phone calls and google hangouts with my wife and emails/google chats to friends and family.

  51. Alfonso Acevedo said,

    i have 3 devices to me the best..
    in the market

  52. BothofUs2 said,

    I keep in touch with text messages when she’s not working, and email at other times with her using my Android (but prefer to talk on phone, but that’s usually at the end of the day)

  53. Naif said,

    skype and msn messengers keep me connected to home all the time

  54. christo said,

    My Business and Personal life are one of the same. What is good for one is good for the other. I use the phone a lot text, skype and fax.

  55. Larry Myers said,

    I make sure to schedule daily evening phone calls or Skypes with the family, to stay connected.

  56. Julia said,

    My phone with camera – snapping pictures of anything I find interesting on the road and sharing with my friends and family

  57. JustPlaneNuts said,

    I always look for a little something to bring home as a gift. Makes her feel I wasn’t just thinking about business.

  58. Brad Kahl said,

    I try to catch up with family while I’m driving. The longer the drive the more I can catch up with everything that is going on back home.

  59. Anne said,

    Skype at night and texting and emailing throughout the day always works!

  60. chymerikaen said,

    I use my commute time to catch up with my sister on the phone.

  61. Gregory said,

    Facetime

  62. Carl said,

    Mainly regular old cell phone. Usually during drive time, at hotel, or dead time waiting for flight or whatever.

  63. Megan said,

    I try to do the same routine I do at home on the road (travel with my toiletries, eat similar food when possible, go to sleep and wake up at the same times when possible). It helps me feel grounded while in unfamiliar places.

  64. Stef said,

    After the day meetings and before the obligatory customer/vendor dinner, I go to the gym. It gives me a chance to clear my mind and the mandatory post gym shower means I look fresh for the evening activities

  65. Jayne52 said,

    I always travel with my husband, so much so, that it actually turned into a job in the buying office. We travel together, and the company saves the cost of an additional hotel room.

  66. HT said,

    Technology!

  67. Ari said,

    Cellphones, iPads, Bluetooth, Skype.

  68. Jayhawk said,

    We have the family blog where we share things

  69. B-Rad said,

    FaceTime!

  70. avery said,

    I Skype my fiance daily!

  71. Meghan said,

    I try to eat at a restaurant outside of the hotel/conference area.

  72. Nigel said,

    Communication. By phone, by Skype, by email, etc.

  73. victor said,

    I do a lot of texting with pics of things I am seeing to allow my wife to see places I am at right then.

  74. Russ said,

    I travel with Plantronics in my ears or it’s more like on my mind. I use backbeat 903+ for music and all my communication. I hear everything around me and with a touch of a button or two I’m there. Rock out to toons till the wife, kids or biz calls. Plantronics makes it work for us. Really more like play!

  75. Nitin said,

    Thank god for an iPhone with Facetime and my Hyatt Platinum membership. I use the wifi at the hotel to Facetime with the wife each night i’m away!

  76. Rhianna hoke said,

    Skype Skype Skype!!

  77. Martin said,

    I like to use Skype and FaceTime to keep everyone together while I travel.

  78. Jim said,

    Call home every night. Travel for status, then enjoy status with family.

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