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Staying Sober on Business Trips - Recovered 778

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Release Date: 01/18/2017

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It should be said that I am podcasting right now with my mobil gear and trying out the sound quality. I am trying to replicate the sound as if I am in the studio, but I am not, I am in a conference room at rook with nothing but a mic and my iphone,

Let me know how the mobile sound is.

Now, let’s get to the topic..

Staying sober during business trips

Next week I will be up north at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino for the annual Winter Conference for a business association

Plenty of opportunities to fall into old behaviors

Old character defects like:
Grandiosity
I feel inadequate
Lonely
Selfish
Fear

So brought all of you with me

But First, i asked you all a question to find out how you stay sober on the road

Survey

Let look at what other people have written on this topic.

I came across this article

5 Tips for Staying Sober on a Business Trip
by REBECCA A. WATSON on JUNE 19, 2016

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