Conference season

The conference season is about to start once summer ends and I’m excited to get on the road again. These conferences are a nice change of pace to the day to day grind.

I get to learn from industry leaders and see what’s going on in the world. More importantly, I get to meet a ton of builders and leaders. And catch-up with a lot of our friends and partners which is always a fun time.

As always, I focus a lot on ROI and making sure that I get as much out of these conferences as possible. For me, it’s no longer like the old days when I could go to every conference and travel whenever.

Each trip means my wife is solo parenting while also working which isn’t easy. Time spent away from Colin is also tough. For that reason, I’ve had to be very selective and pick and choose the business travel I get to do.

That means making the best use of my 2-3 days at these conferences prioritizing the biggest meetings, dialing down the “fun” and social events a bit, and ensuring that I come back energized to be a parent.