Archive for the 'Consulting Hack' Category
VersaCharger Pro – Car, Wall, and Airplane Charger in One
I travel 100% for my consulting job. I don’t like taking anymore stuff than I have to on the road. That being said, I have found myself SOL on some occasions when I forget something or don’t bring enough of something else.
That being said, I love [...]
I am on a plane about twice a week and thus, have to go through airport security twice a week. Regardless of our feelings about the TSA, it’s something we have to live with in this day. Well, I have learned a few tips that make the TSA security screener’s life easier and thus my [...]
I am on a long term project in Chicago. Recently, I have been leaving clothing at my hotel behind the guest services desk. Basically, I just check my bag for the weekend when I leave. I also drop my laundry off as well. As soon as I get back in on Monday, my bag is [...]
I love OGIO bags. I have never had a laptop case and suitcase that were so well designed and well made. I have the OGIO City Corp laptop bad and the OGIO Layover suitcase.
I have been traveling non-stop over the last few years as a consultant and I can not afford to have a busted [...]
I love the UPS Store. I pay them about $20 a month for my mailbox and I think it’s worth every penny.
As you all know by now, I am a consultant who travels 100% of the time. I practically live in hotels and make it home to LA about 1 weekend a month. I have [...]
Okay, this is how I get things done when I’m on the road. I like things to be as effective and efficient as possible. I do follow zenhabits.com’s simplied Getting Things Done methodology (Collect, Process, Plan, Do).
Getting my own personal electronic fax number has been one way of processing the mail that builds up in [...]
If you’re a consultant, then you’re going to learn to love or live with the whiteboard. ScanR.com has put out a pretty swell application that allows you to take a picture of a whiteboard, white piece of paper or business card and email it to yourself. The ScanR technology emails you a PDF of the [...]
Okay consultants, this may be a no-brainer but here is a way to reduce the amount of dry cleaning and laundry that you haul around on the road.
Leave your dry cleaning and laundry at a dry cleaner over the weekend. Most dry cleaners will pick up your undies and shirts from your hotel. Ask behind [...]
