Research shows that 40-50% of business travelers are women. Many times each year, women dash out their front doors, luggage wheels spinning behind them, waving goodbye to their loved ones as they head out on another business trip. I am part of this statistic. Last year I traveled 48 weeks of the year. During these [...]
I have seen more photos of dogs and cats over the past few weeks than I have of kids! Maybe the travelers I’m talking to are empty-nesters rather than parents with little ones at home or their pet has an equal status in their household to their kids. Either way, get someone started on a [...]
As if juggling a family and career isn’t enough, throw in regular business travel and even the most levelheaded mom can lose her cool. Having someone take over your duties as mom, missing out on family time, and playing catch up when you get home are just a few reasons to make you dread business [...]
If you would like to have an opportunity to be a Featured Smart Woman Traveler, we want to hear from you! You may be featured in our ezine, Pearls of Travel Wisdom, delivered to all members of our community. Email the following information to info@smartwomentravelers.com: Why are you on the road and how often do [...]
Joining an organization or two to meet other professional women is a great investment and a lot of fun, and gives you a way to meet women in many of the cities you may travel to. The women in these organizations can help your business or career go further, they can share similar interests, and [...]
Wish I had these forms when my kids were younger . . . Prior to embarking on a lengthy business trip, Linda Kagan drafted a legal form for the sitter taking care of her two children. During her trip, she had an idea, and that legal form became the impetus for http://www.forms4parents.com, a web site offering [...]
If you’re not already in a relationship with a partner before your career puts you on the road, it becomes even more challenging to find people whom you’d like to be in a relationship with once you’re on the road a good amount of time. For occasional travelers, this may not be as major an [...]
You may be rolling your eyes, saying “Yeah, Right!” or “I just don’t have the time” as we talk in this article about contributing our resource of time to a worthy cause. I know I’ve certainly said “I just don’t have the time” ad nauseam over the years. However, a small contribution of your time [...]
Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul books and The Success Principles, relayed a great idea at a conference that I thought “ah-ha…. This could help alleviate some of the guilt we traveling moms and wives have!” Sharing this idea with you sounded good to Jack. His idea is for a family to [...]
We try to do it all, and we try to do it all perfectly. We want to be totally on top of everything at work, at home, in our relationships and in our personal activities. While being excellent at everything we do is admirable, it isn’t feasible for most of us, not if we’re going [...]
