The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, enjoying a little break from the road but always committed each and every trip to becoming and remaining an ERW. 

Jake Thompson is a professional speaker and the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, a brand he started in 2011 by first selling t-shirts out of the trunk of his car.  Jake works with organizations and individuals around the country, teaching how they can develop accountability, mental resilience, and leadership skills in order to make bigger impacts in their careers and in their life. 

What is the Compete Every Day book overall theme?

Where are you and how are you Jake?

Question One: What is the premise of the book?

Question 

What does it mean to Never let the hard days win

Question 

How do we Embrace the process

Question 

What does Building a winning starting lineup look like

Question 

Unpack the phrase:Lead with your actions, not lips

Question 

What brings you energy and drains your energy on the road?

Question 

Any closing thoughts?

Question 

How can we follow you or learn more about you?

You can find everything reference in this interview in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/078

Along with the free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at  www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/078

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and a recovering workaholic.

Busy – Can’t Stop Now – I’m hurried and my energy is dispersed

Beatdown – Can’t Take This – I’m now stressed and my energy is decreased

Burnout – Can’t Keep Going – I’m officially done and my energy is depleted

PHASE ONE: REST = STOP FOR NOW

1. The Quick Hit Charge – plugging in to get a quick bump in energy (and we’ll talk about this more later in the episode)
2. The Trickle Charge – the low amp, long duration full charge (patience sold separately)

THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO REST:
SLEEP

The 2nd part of Rest is…

1. BREAKS

And the 3rd part of Rest after Sleep and Breaks is…

1. MARGIN / DOWNTIME

Phase One of the Energy Cycle is Rest – Stop for Now = my energy is recharged through sleep / breaks / margin for downtime

After Rest – Stop for Now, we move to Phase Two of the Energy Cycle:

PHASE TWO: REFUEL = PUT BACK IN

THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO REFUEL:

1. Nutrition

The 2nd part in Refuel is…

1. Fitness

After Nutrition and Fitness, the 3rd phase in refuel is…

1. Development

Here are Four C’s to better clarify a PDP:

1. Consume – this is what I read and hear on a daily basis – think books, blog posts, magazines, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.
2. Coaching – hiring someone ahead of me for a season to get me where I want and need to go – often expensive but always worth it to me
3. Courses – for me this is online courses that help me continually develop
4. Conferences – opportunity to learn and network with like-minded learners on the same journey

PHASE THREE: RE-ENGAGE = GET BACK OUT

This is The Energy Cycle where you can become an ERW:

1.  Rest – Stop for Now = my energy is recharged through sleep / breaks / margin for downtime

2.  Refuel – Put Back In = my energy is replenished through nutrition / fitness / personal development

3.  Re-Engage – Get Back Out = my energy is renewed through planning / implementing / evaluating

You can find everything reference in this episode in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com//077

Along with the free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com//077

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, enjoying a little break from the road but always committed each and every trip to becoming and remaining an ERW. 

Here’s the backstory of Justin Pugh:

Operation Enduring 

Freedom Veteran

Father

Disgruntled, but hopeful Colts fan, 

2nd Amendment Democrat

Lover of Technology

and a man of faith.

In a moment I’ll be asking Justin the following questions:

• Why were you not willing to slow down on the road?
• What was your breaking point moment to making change in your life?
• How has Elite Road Warrior content influenced you?
• What would you say to a road warrior who needs to make some changes?
• What would you say to a company with business travelers to maximize your business travelers?

Question One: Do you remember how we met for the 1st time? (JP - At a sales conference in Outer Banks, NC and you came in to hear me speak on the six energy habits)

And what was your 1st impression?

Question Two: How is the quality and quantity of your sleep on business travel?

Question Three:Tell me about your morning routine on the road.

Question Four: How important is exercise on the road for you and what do you do?

Question Five: How challenging is eating healthy on the road and how do you handle it?

Question Six: How do you handle interruptions on the road?

Question Seven: How do you connect with those you love back home while traveling?

Question Eight: What is something you want to improve or an area of struggle that needs to grow for you on the road?

Question Nine: Any closing thoughts or challenges for those on the road?

You can find this episodes, questions, time stamps, quotes, and links in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/076

You can also access the free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at  www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/076

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, left-handed, and a sports junkie.

How many of you are just plain tired?

Anyone deeply tired?

And how many more of you can take that a few steps further and would say you’re exhausted?

Have you been there before?

A friend of mine, Dennis Mcintee, always says, “You can’t read the label when you’re inside the bottle.”

PHASE ONE = BUSY – CAN’T STOP NOW

I love this quote by James Gleick in the book, Faster :

“Our ability to work fast and play fast gives us power. It thrills us. If we have learned the name of just one hormone, it’s adrenaline. No wonder we call a sudden exhilaration a “rush”.

My ENERGY is DISPERSED

 PHASE TWO = BEATDOWN – CAN’T TAKE THIS

Beatdown = I’m stressed.

My ENERGY is DECREASED

PHASE THREE = BURNOUT – CAN’T KEEP GOING

But Burnout = I’m Done.

My ENERGY is DEPLETED

Symptoms could be:

• No motivation to do anything
• Anger
• Aggressive (passive in passive aggressive now sold separately)
• Numb or choosing numbing behaviors 

Burnout is also scary. It can lead to any or all of the following:

• Depression
• Reaction – anywhere but here mindset
• Regret – do something stupid (usually big) to feel better or feel anything at all

Here’s a remake of Psalm 23 for those who live in The Exhaustion Cycle:

Psalm 23 revisited

The road is my dictator, I shall not rest.

It makes me lie down only when exhausted.

It leads me into deep depression, it hounds my soul.

It leads me in circles of frenzy for busyness sake.

Even though I run frantically from task to task,

I will never get it all done, for me “ideal” is with me.

Deadlines and my need for approval, they drive me.

They demand performance from me, beyond the limits of my schedule.

They anoint my head with migraines, my inbox overflows.

Surely busy, beatdown, and burnout shall follow me all the days of my life.

And I will dwell in the bonds of the exhaustion cycle forever.

-Living on Purpose by Tom and Christine Sine and altered in key places by Bryan Paul Buckley

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, and we’re back in the groove of the even-numbered episodes focus on interviews with subject matter experts and fellow road warriors traveling at an elite level.

John Di Domenico is an Emmy Nominated, Actor, Writer, Comedian and Impersonator. 

 Di Domenico is also the voice of Trump on the bestselling audio book The Method to the Madness. What’s amazing about John’s backstory is he overcame a severe speech impediment as a child to become a performer and look where he is today. What a story of perseverance and overcoming.

I’ll be asking John the following questions in this interview:

Your level of energy required to do your job as an entertainer that impersonates has to be demanding and draining so how do you handle it?

What do you find yourself eating and drinking as an entertainer on the road?

How much sleep do you get on the road and what is the quality of your rest?

What is at stake if you don’t perform at the highest level on the road?

What do you want to improve in your Road Life right now?

Q: Your level of energy required to do your job as an entertainer that impersonates has to be demanding and draining so how do you handle it? (Big picture answer since other questions dive into the specifics)

Q: What does standing / walking / exercise look like for an average day on the road

Q: What do you find yourself eating and drinking as an entertainer on the road?

Q: How much sleep do you get on the road and what is the quality of your rest?

Q: What is at stake if you don’t perform at the highest level on the road?

Q: How do you stay connect with those you love back home while you were on the road?

Q: What do you want to improve in your Road Life right now?

Q: Any Closing Thoughts or Comments?

Q: How can we learn more about or follow you?

You can find this episode’s questions, key takeaways, and resources free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/074

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow grounded road warrior at this time, husband of one, father of five, and relationally thankful for this extended time home with my wife and kids. I’ve not been home for this long of time with everyone in decades. Hopefully this time home for an extended period of time has allowed you to re-connect in ways the road dis-connects all of us who travel for work.

But the key question is: how are you connecting with those you love at home during this extended period of time?

Or to ask it another way: have you leveraged this time home to prepare you relationally for the road when we get back to road life?

Ever felt this way when traveling?

Then, why is CONNECT one of the six energy habits? Because our families and relationships are our ultimate gauge of success. 

There are three parts of the Protect Connect Formula:

Connect Intentionally

Key Phrase: Think Be Consistent

Be PATIENT 

PLANNED 

Plan the When 

Plan the What

Connect Thoughtfully

PLAN AHEAD 

 WRITTEN WORD 

Miss You 

• Love You
• Thinking of You
• Proud of You
• Need You

They absolutely love getting these cards made by kids for them. And by the way, all the profit goes to a non-profit called Warrior Wagons, who helps families going through pediatric cancer. So a double win when you purchase Connect Cards which you can find at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/Store

You can purchase your own Not Forgotten Journal at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/Store

 RECORDINGS 

GIFTS 

Connect Creatively

BE MEMORABLE. 

SEVEN CONNECT CREATIVELY KICK-STARTERS 

. BEGIN WITH WHAT’S NATURAL TO YOU 

BE AGE-APPROPRIATE 

You can purchase your own Flat Kiddos that come in grade school boy or girl and toddler boy or girl at at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/Store

INVOLVE OTHERS 

 IT’S OKAY TO REPEAT SOMETHING 

 CREATIVELY EDUCATE 

 MAKE LIGHT OF YOURSELF 

LOOK FOR IDEAS CONSISTENTLY 

To find this episodes notes and resources, check out www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/073

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow grounded road warrior at this time, husband of one, father of five, and learning how to make time for personal and professional development to work on me while I’m now home ALL the time.

Taking time for personal and/or professional development is a lost art and one of the last priorities for most people.

“If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you.”

It requires the following from you:

Your Time  - you need to carve out a period of time to invest in you and you alone 

Your Focus - you need to be in the learning zone (aka: locked in / dialed in / no distractions)
Your Commitment - you need to be consistent

The 1st part of the Invest in You Formula is to Sharpen the Mind.

Key Phrase: "Think Putting Good Content In”

There are three keys to Sharpen the Mind:

Find the What

Find the Where

Find the When

The 2nd part of the Invest in You Formula is to Process the Thoughts.

Key Phrase: "Think Getting the Content Out”

THINK SPACE IS DEDICATED TIME TO DEVELOP AND PROCESS KEY IDEAS AND CONCEPTS. 

PREPARE for Think Space
Concepts to think through – I now have the time and couldn’t really think of what I wanted to spend this time on, and I need a dedicated period of time to process.

Means of recording it – If and when an idea would come, I had nowhere to record it and had to leave it to my memory. Guess where THAT idea ended up!

Create the Right Environment for Think Space

WHAT TO THINK ABOUT DURING THINK SPACE 

The 3rd and last part of the Invest in You Formula is to Monitor the Heart.

Key Phrase: “Think Checking In on You”

HOW DO YOU MONITOR THE HEART? 

Learn to ask: “How am I REALLY doing?” 

Learn to ask: “Who or what am I grateful for right now?” 

Learn to ask: “What do I need to get out that I’m keeping in? 

The ERW Journal is a beautiful black, artisan branded journal that has to sections: one for Think Space and one for Road Life to monitor the heart. You can get your very own at EliteRoadWarrior.com/store today.

Your action items may be:

• Something to read to develop you personally or professionally
• Taking time for Think Space
• Purchasing the ERW Journal at EliteRoadWarrior.com/store
• Journaling key questions each day to truly check in with yourself

To find the list of the main points, quotes, and links recommended, check out www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/072

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow grounded road warrior at this time, husband of one, father of five, and trying to figure out why I may not be performing at my best while working from home ALL the time.

CLEAR PLAN
Key Phrase - Think Planned Priorities 

Energy Habits 

1. Develop (read my Bible and another motivational book then write in my ERW Journal as well as develop content such as this podcast or a LinkedIn article)
2. Move - I’ll workout consisting of Run More / Lift More
3. Connect - with the Fam in a thoughtful, meaningful way before the day begins
4. Fuel - hydrate and have a Clean & Green breakfast  

Here is my process:
Brainstorm what I want to accomplish for the day (and this is always a long list)
I look for themes - what are clusters I can group together
I put narrow them down to the most crucial 3
I list them in order of most important, 2nd most, then 3rd. 

(Here are) Three parts of a CLEAR PLAN:

1. Focusing on your Energy Habits 1st thing and getting as many completed before work
2. Creating your Key3 for the day - the three most important tasks of the day
3. Creating and/or Reviewing your Schedule for the day ahead

Block & Tackle

Key Phrase - Think Planned Road Blocks

Focus Time Blocks - 90-120 minutes
Social Time Blocks - 90-120 minute
Administrative Time Blocks - 30-60 minutes
Recovery Time Blocks - 

Energy Pacing
Key Phrase - Think Planned Energy Boosts

1. WHEN IS MY ENERGY HIGHEST WITHIN THE DAY? 

2. WHY IS MY ENERGY LOW RIGHT NOW? 

3. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO CHANGE MY ENERGY LEVEL? 

4. HOW CAN I MATCH MY TASKS WITH MY ENERGY? 

PACING IS MAKING KEY CHANGES TO BOOST MY ENERGY 

1. CHANGE OF POSITION 
2. CHANGE OF LOCATION 
3. CHANGE OF ACTIVITY 

PLAN - Think Planned Priorities

1. BLOCK & TACKLE - Think Planned Road Blocks
2. ENERGY PACING - Think Planned Energy Boosts

Doing as many energy habits before your work day begins
Creating a Key3
Getting better at scheduling your day
Creating Time Blocks for Focus Work, Administrative Work, and Recovery time
Monitoring your Energy Levels and making changes in the moment to increase your energy

To find the list of the main points, quotes, and links recommended, check out www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/071

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow grounded road warrior at this time, husband of one, father of five, and trying to figure out how to do this rest thing when I feel like I’m working more now being home than when I was on the road!

In this episode we’re focusing on energy habit 3: REST.

Action One - SLEEP
Key Phrase - Improve Then Increase
We NEVER make the bedroom a place of punishment or send the kids to be early as a form of punishment. Why? We want them to understand SLEEP is a good thing!

Our kids favorite bedtime book is Snoozby and the Great Big Bedtime Battle because it teaches kids the importance of sleep.  It’s written by Terry Cralle, energy habit three subject matter expert. There’s a link in the show notes for the book:  https://www.amazon.com/Snoozby-Great-Big-Bedtime-Battle-ebook/dp/B01M1OTPYS/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=terry+cralle&qid=1589025784&sr=8-3

Set a Consistent Bed Time and Stick to It!

Create a Bed Time Routine

In the Buck Fam house, it looks like this:

• Turn the house lights down
• Turn the temperature lower
• Put on comfy clothes
• Watch a show for a set period of time
• I read then do a sleep meditation to help shut my brain down and my wife gets whatever she needs to ready for tomorrow
• Lights out and my wife and I pray for a moment before we sleep

Create an Ideal Sleep Environment

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Action Two - BREAKS
Key Phrase - Move the Body Rest the Mind

Action Three - DOWNTIME

Key Phrase - Time to Be NOT to Be On

(As a result) Here are four simple but needed steps to make downtime happen:

• Find 2 or 3 downtime activities that will allow you to have “time to be not to be on” - you may have to think outside of the box on this one
• Get buy-in with your spouse or anyone else that will help you guard that time
• Maximize every moment of your own downtime - be prepared when you take that time
• Respect and guard the other person’s downtime like it was your own - If “I’m on” with the kids, then I use this time to play with them and make the most of the time. 

Here’s a review of the Three Necessary Actions to Rest at Home to Prepare You for the Road leveraging the Strategic Resting Formula:

1. Sleep - Think Improve The Increase
2. Breaks - Think Move the Body Rest the Mind
3. Downtime - Think Time to Be NOT to Be On

To find the list of the main points, quotes, links for the videos recommended, and time stamps, check out www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/070

You can also find the Top 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide to learn the tricks of the trade to get better not just get by at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/070

I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow grounded road warrior at this time, husband of one, father of five, and learning how to make time for personal and professional development to work on me while I’m now home ALL the time.

It requires the following from you:

Your Time  - you need to carve out a period of time to invest in you and you alone 
Your Focus - you need to be in the learning zone (aka: locked in / dialed in / no distractions)
Your Commitment - you need to be consistent

The 1st part of the Invest in You Formula is to Sharpen the Mind.
Key Phrase: "Think Putting Good Content In”
There are three keys to Sharpen the Mind:

Find the What

What content do you want to consume that will help you grow as a person that sharpens your mind?

Find something you enjoy - this is something you look forward to reading (podcast example: The Plan book)

Find something you want to learn - this is something you could implement right away (podcast example: Marketing Made Simple book)

Find the Where

Amazon

Audible

Find the When

The Quiet

Time Block
THINK SPACE IS DEDICATED TIME TO DEVELOP AND PROCESS KEY IDEAS AND CONCEPTS. 

PREPARE for Think Space
Concepts to think through 
Means of recording it
Create the Right Environment for Think Space

WHAT TO THINK ABOUT DURING THINK SPACE 
PROFESSIONAL 

Preparation - What do you need to develop or review for any upcoming meetings/presentations, etc.? 
Follow-up - Who do you need to follow up with as a result of your business travel? 
Deliverables - What did you promise that you need to take action on to be a person of your word? 

PERSONAL 

Goals 
Big Decisions 

The 3rd and last part of the Invest in You Formula is to Monitor the Heart.

HOW DO YOU MONITOR THE HEART? 

PULSE CHECK 

Learn to ask: “How am I REALLY doing?” 

Let me start you off by asking how your heart is toward your... 

Spouse/significant other 
Kids 
Friends 
WORK - boss/co-workers/clients/your role 
What you care about in life/what matters to you (causes/faith) 

The ERW Journal is a beautiful black, artisan branded journal that has to sections: one for Think Space and one for Road Life to monitor the heart. You can get your very own at EliteRoadWarrior.com/store today.

Something to read to develop you personally or professionally

• Taking time for Think Space
• Purchasing the ERW Journal at EliteRoadWarrior.com/store
• Journaling key questions each day to truly check in with yourself

To find the list of the main points, quotes, and links recommended, check out www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/072
I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my three primary social media sources:

• LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
• Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
• YouTube Channel - Elite Road Warrior