For the über-Road Warriors - those who spend their lives on the road

It may seem like a glamorous lifestyle for some but not everyone thrives on travelling for work.  More so when you have to travel very often, making your work-life balance well, unbalanced.  

A gruelling travel schedule – with the physical and mental strain that comes with it -- could lead to business travel burnout. 

Prevent it from happening to you.

• The most obvious way is to try and limit your trips to a more reasonable level.  Make sure that you have more than enough time in between trips so you can rejuvenate.
• Be realistic with your goals. Do not cram in too many meetings in one day.
• While on a trip, try to take short breathers like taking a nap before you head out for dinner with your colleagues, head on out to the local cafè alone or take a morning walk.
• Don't make yourself a slave to someone else's schedule.  Disconnect while you sleep. There is no sense in answering your mobile phone or hotel phone in the middle of the night.  Whatever the problem is (in another time zone), you wouldn't be able to do anything from where you are sitting anyway because everyone else is asleep. It could wait a few more hours until you wake up. 
• Get the missus to follow and take a mini-vacation. If that is not possible, call home while you unwind.

Listen to your body before it's too late.