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Sep 26, 2023Liked by Kathryn O'Day

Love the try not to keep up with Sales tip. As a Sales Engineer early in my career and an Ops guy now, I tried and failed many times :-).

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It's a lesson I've had to learn over and over again until it finally stuck ;) They are incredible!!

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Sep 26, 2023Liked by Kathryn O'Day

Insoles for shoes. Also, 2 pairs of shoes each day to switch up. B12 energy strips. Blistex under lipstick. Floss picks. Pace yourself if you are doing a walkabout each day to explore other booths. Face water spritz. Hair band and dry shampoo so you can skip washing hair for a day or two and get some precious sleep. So much moisturizer and hand lotion. Cuticle cream, because between the air travel and drying air con, your hands will be a mess.

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YES. YES. YES. YES. and YES. You - Dana - are clearly a pro!!! Great tips.

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I'm really surprised that you'd suggest Starbucks as a go-to, esp. first thing in the morning. It seems like a guaranteed way to wait in line along w/ everybody else and miss most of the morning sessions waiting for your Half-double-decaffeinates half-caf w/ room for cream.

I always travel with a few packets of Via in my backpack, although Ritual and Bluebottle both make their own instant packets now too. That's the emergency/overnight trip supply.

For week-long efforts, I pack a Handpresso(Handpresso.com), USB-powered grinder and my own beans. Better than Starbucks, *way* better than the potting soil that the hotel tries to pass off as coffee on you.

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