The experienced consultant will know that picking the right firm activity is a lot like finding a job: It should be sustainable, interesting, career-enhancing, and should provide you a solid role. Experienced practitioners only pick one or two big events to get involved with rather than applying the “peanut butter” method and spreading their efforts too thin.

The irony of participating in most firm activities is that they don’t offer what firm activities are supposed to in the first place: visibility, career enhancement or a solid role. Often one-off events, unless you are leading the thing, you won’t get anything out of it.

Studies have shown that people are more likely to trust, listen to and believe attractive people. Therein, you may notice that consulting firms tend to hire attractive people (that’s not a coincidence). But like most business travelers, consultants live an unhealthy lifestyle and their bodies tend to pay for it.

Most of the “How to stay healthy on the road” articles Isuggest a myriad of tasks is required to stay fit while traveling. These articles are usually written by fitness or health experts who rarely travel. They usually take their preexisting fitness plans and reapply them, taking their best-guess at what a business traveler’s life is like.

This is not one of those articles.

Four things that will greatly increase your overall health, reduce fat and look better:

1. More sleep (at least 8 hours) 2. “Health-conscious” dinner choices, no food late at night 3. Daily vitamin and fruit if possible 4. 10 minutes of light exercise

What is R.U.D? R.U.D. is Reduce Uncertainty and Doubt. R.U.D is the act of reducing uncertainty and doubt, often called F.U.D. – Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

F.U.D. will build up on nearly every project. Coworkers, clients and managers alike will fall victim to F.U.D. and it’s ugly, project-unhinging effects.