What No One Tells You About Work Trips

Josh Felgoise (00:00.204)

Welcome to Guy's Set, a guy's guide to what should be talked about. I'm Josh, I'm 24 years old, and I'm here to find all the tips, advice, and recommendations for everything you're wondering about. Let's get into it.

Josh Felgoise (00:17.89)

Hi guys, welcome back to guys set a guy's guide to what should be talked about. I just got back from a work trip to Austin, Texas, and I am going to tell you all about it. I did an episode a while back about my first work trip. think it was maybe around January or February, but this one was a little bit different because it was my entire company offsite or a company offsite off company retreat, however you want to call it. and I feel like I am more.

I have more experience to talk about work trips in general. And I'm going to lay out this episode. I'm going to tell you about how I'm going to lay it out. Cause I thought about what I would want to hear from somebody's experience on a work trip if I had never been on one. So that's how I'm to lay out the episode. So I'm going to talk about the purpose of the trip, how it works, the travel, the stay, the booking, the schedule, how to behave on the work trip, spending time with coworkers, what to wear and all of that good stuff. So I'm going to get into all of that. That's like my list of.

priorities, but I'm first going to start with the purpose of this trip and I think most work trips I mean, and then I think like all work trips are completely different and have different purposes. But I think the tips I'm about to tell you and tips and recommendations I'm about to share all apply to every type of work trip. I'm trying my best or I'm going to do my best in this episode to make it pretty universal to all work trips.

So whether you're in a consulting job where you're going to work for the client or you're doing something similar to what I just did, which is like an all company offsite or going for just like a specific reason in general. I think these tips applied all of it. I hope I'm going to do my best. So I'm going to get into the purpose first and like why we did this trip. So this was a trip to like bring the entire company together. My company specifically is all across the United States. think across the world. think there's a couple people that didn't come that are like in like Australia and I don't even know. I should probably know that.

It's a small company, so I really should know that. But everybody's pretty spread out throughout the United States of America. And the purpose was to bring everybody together and have, and I think we did this like once a year. I've only had one of them and I've only worked here for this year. So from what I know, it's once a year. And just to bring everyone together and like reinvigorate the camaraderie and...

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talk about the plans and what's happening and what's going on and what everyone's working on and all that good stuff and all that fun, exciting corporate, you know, all that stuff. So that was the purpose of this trip. And that's what we did. And I was in Austin from Wednesday morning to Friday night. I flew back. So it was a pretty quick trip, but two nights stay. So how it works is like after I'm going to do like pretty bare bones here, like when somebody tells you you're going to go on the trip, you're going to work with like whoever is on that team to

Get your booking done. They'll either give you like a credit card to book your own seat or they'll book the flight for you I booked it myself with the company card. Yeah, it's crazy Obviously like we're all an economy, Like we're no none of us are so special to be in first class at this moment unless you're Some like hot shit at your company and like I don't know. don't I don't know I haven't like pulled the audience to know who's in what position. sorry. I'm realizing that there's a lot of crotch on the video but if you are

in a position that you're like an associate and analyst, we're most likely flying an economy in the back of the bus. Uh, so I was like in the second to last row, like pretty much in the bathroom and I was able to get an aisle seat because it just worked out that way that that was available on the flight. But like what I would do is if you really are like a specific about a seat and you don't want to be in the middle and it's like the only thing that's available and there's like that $30 thing, the difference, I don't think it ever hurts to ask. Like if you want

that better seat, just to be like, hey, could I pay for an aisle seat or a window seat? I'm more comfortable flying that way and see what they say. If they say no, they say no. But I always think it's worth a shot. So I didn't have to do that for this trip, but for the last trip, I did that without asking. And I did the $30 upgrade without any permission. And I was just like, yeah, right, it's only $30 on the company card. Who cares? And I did get in trouble for that. I did. They were like...

You can't do that without letting us know and I was like, okay now I know for next time. Thank you for the aisle seat. So that's a tip that I have from that time and this time totally in continuity. So that's tip I have from this time to last time. If you want to upgrade your seat, I'm not talking like first class or business class. I'm just talking about like window versus aisle. If you're more comfortable somewhere else ask. It never hurts to ask. they say no, that's the worst that happens is they just say no and then you're stuck in bumfuck middle of middle and that's okay too. But

Josh Felgoise (04:50.134)

You're flying for the company and they're paying so just make sure you know all of that on the same note make sure you know your daily spending limit or like stipend you have every single day before you travel and also how reimbursements work at your company so For example, I went on a work trip last time similarly to my first blunder and spent a lot of money at a dinner

just assuming that I had like a big daily budget to spend or a big daily stipend to spend and I expensed it and I was just like, yeah, like why not? They didn't tell me anything. So I just kind of assumed there was like, it was the same as my last job. The daily amount you could spend and it was not. So definitely figure that out before you travel and figure out if there even is, there may not even be a daily thing for you to spend. I'm sure there is, there's probably like a, at least some sort of meal.

voucher amount of money. So just know before you assume and spend thinking everything is free because most likely it will not be and don't end up like that. And also figure out like how you're gonna travel like to and from the airport and just like transportation in general. It's just better to ask than spend and then have to pay out of pocket for all of this shit you didn't want to pay for in the first place.

Because at end of the day it's a work trip and not a fun trip so you just should know all of that and I think that's something good I can share with you that also may be That that may be common sense and you may be like you're an absolutely you're an absolute Dumbass like of course you didn't have all this money to spend but you know I didn't know that so maybe someone else out there did not know that either and I just assumed so you'd be careful So that's like the travel this day the booking they they're gonna book a hotel for you. It's not really up to you

Most like I mean, you're not gonna like be in a room with someone else. I don't think you're they're allowed to legally put you in room with someone else. So you're gonna get your own like room. I don't think there's any other like accommodations you can really like ask for or like deserve at this like level. So they'll pick where you're staying. Most likely they'll pick the flight you're on and all that stuff. And that's the travel to stay the booking and all of that. If you have questions like the best.

Josh Felgoise (07:03.95)

Piece of advice I can give you is just ask all the questions and don't assume anything and if you're not Comfortable asking like the top person in charge of all this just ask somebody you know or like a co-worker friend or somebody that you feel comfortable with asking be like hey like are you upgrading your seat to a like that $30 thing like are we allowed to do that or hey like how are you getting from the airport to your apartment or from your apartment to your the airport like can we uber is that cool or do we have to like I mean, I feel like most places that are not like a big city You kind of have to uber or take a car

or if you can pay for like parking or whatever. just get all those questions out there before you go. The next thing I want to talk about is the schedule. Once you're there, I feel like these work trips are like very regimented and scheduled out from 9 a.m. till throughout the entire night. Like while you're on a work trip for the most part and from at least my experience, I don't know if this is everybody else, but this is my experience. That day is not your day. Like however long you're there for. My experience was three days ish.

Those are not your days. Like when you're working like your day to day, week to week life, you're going from your nine to five jobs and you're maybe leaving later depending on your job. But that night is your time. And if you have to respond to like a Slack or something or a email, like you'll do it. Most likely. I feel like people are pretty good about that. Especially now that I feel like most people are in a hybrid work setting where sometimes you're home, sometimes during the office. Um, I genuinely do not know how people used to work five days in the office. Like I, I, I

could not imagine what that life was like. We're all such fucking divas now that we have our Fridays off at home or like, you know what I mean? I feel like people have we've gotten a lot more comfortable with it. And I never worked in the workforce before COVID. So I would I literally will not know what that is like. And I don't think I ever will. But I just don't. That's just a complete side note. But anyway, when you're on a work trip, those days are company time and you're at dinner with coworkers or you're at lunch with people or you're

doing an evening activity with people or you're like in meetings and in conversations and you're just kind of on the entire day. And I made a video about, how exhausting work trips are. And luckily my boss really liked the video, which I thought she thought it was funny, but, the video was satire, but it was also like, was true. Like it is so exhausting having to be on the entire time and just be like smiling and having conversations and just.

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Like being honest is what I mean, like when you like have to present yourself in front of other people and you're trying to make a good impression and you're trying to continue to like have good conversations and be stimulating and have good responses and just you're on like it's it's when you're at work, you're you have to be on a lot of the time. I'm sure most like a lot of the days we can like zone off when we want and when we're in our own work. But when you're in a conversation or meeting, you're on for most of that, in my opinion, at least. And for a work trip, you're on the entire time. So just

elongate that nine to five period for the entire day and it's you get back to your room and you're like fuck like that was exhausting and then do it all again the next day so it's it's a lot not complaining there's so much there's a lot i mean i am complaining but like there's a lot worse things in the world i understand i'm just telling you about this one thing please don't come at me and be like this kid is such a privileged little fuck that's true that is all true all all both two things can be true at once i'm just talking about a work trip at the moment but

The schedule is like very intensive, but I feel like it's an amazing time to get to know your coworkers on a personal level. Um, and especially if you're in that like hybrid or remote kind of setting, it's a really good chance to like get to like really meet them. So it's like ask about their family and their friends and what they do and who they really are and get to like a more friend conversation than you ever would have.

So don't shy away from like sitting next to somebody that you haven't talked to in a while and you thought could be cool or don't shy away from being like, Hey, do want to grab a drink at the hotel bar at end of the day or like try and make friends like you would in college or in life or in anything? Obviously your coworkers don't have to be your friends. And if you don't like them, you don't have to do that either. But I'm just saying like it's a really good opportunity to meet people on a real personal level and understand them better than you may may have or may ever get the opportunity to had you just met them on zoom. It's really hard to know people on zoom and get to the personal side of that.

human when you're just on like or over a computer in person it's just like such a such a different interaction and I know that's like a big argument for why we should all be back in person for jobs forever and if that ever comes back up I'll say I'll say all this was a lie but like when you are in person you do really get that piece of it and I think it's an amazing opportunity so take that while you're there on a work trip and then during the work stuff

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We had kind of like a rule for our entire company was like no phones the entire time that work together. Like when we're off on breaks or you have like the 15 minute bath or break sure you can scroll your phone or do whatever. But when we're people are presenting it when we're all like in conversation or in a brainstorm or in icebreakers, wherever it was, it was like a no phone rule. And it was like no phone on the table. It was phone in your pocket, like get it out of sight, out of mind. And I thought that was a really cool thing.

especially because we're all so addicted to our phones and it's kind of crazy that we have to be like put your phone in your fucking pocket and do not go on it for it to like resonate with people and that may not be a rule at anything you go to or any like co-worker thing you have but I think it's a really good thing to implement when you're around people that you're trying to either like impress or try and have good conversations with or like be on with from what I'm saying before I think it's

good a great idea to just put your phone away or put it in your pocket and keep it out of sight out of mind so you're not even able to like answer that text or see that notification you're just fully present in the moment and there's nothing else to do like we had notepads so some of us were like doodling throughout I mean I don't know if it's some of us but I definitely was I need to do something else like I'm I was going a little crazy so if I didn't have the phone there like I had to at least be paying attention

And I recommend that for like anything even like in meetings and stuff and at like a happy hour just in your general Working life. I think it's a good idea to put your phone away When you're in moments that you think you should be present for and I feel like we all know those moments So when we should be present for it's not like a hard thing to to know We just don't do it a lot. So I liked that rule implementation. I wanted to share that with you

And this goes into the part where I wanted to talk about like how to behave on the work trip and the phone thing is absolutely a part of that. But the other part of it is the drinking stuff. And I've talked about drinking on here many times before, and especially in the corporate setting or with happy hours and stuff. Um, but especially on a work trip, when you're with your, the same people for like 48 to 36. No, that's not the right math. I don't 48 72, whatever it is, how many, how many days you're there, how many, however many hours you're there with people. Um, it can be kind of easy to like forget that you're still in a corporate environment and you're still in a work setting.

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And just know your limit with like drinking and how late you want to stay out and like how early you to up the next morning. Just like know all of that stuff and remember that you're still in a work environment and this is still your job at end of the day. And most likely your boss is there with you and your other coworkers are there with you. And I made the conscious decision one of the dinners to not drink at all. And I thought that was a good idea and I haven't done that before.

not that I feel like I need to or anything. I'm just saying it's a decision I made because I was already really tired from the flight and everything. And it's not like a jet lag thing. was literally one hour back, but I was just tired and I was like, I have to still be on at this dinner and I want to be presentable and have good conversations and you know, like meet the people that I haven't really met before. And I thought that I'd be better doing that by not drinking. and I know a lot of us use alcohol to like alleviate a situation or to like make us feel a bit more comfortable.

In an environment, especially in like a work setting where it's already kind of uncomfortable and awkward and you want to just have that like shot of tequila or that drink to just like hold to make you not, I don't, you're not, sorry, you're not taking shots of tequila. mean, maybe you are, I don't know. but like a drink to hold to make it feel more conversational or like to have it to sip on. Like it's kind of a crutch at times. and I just didn't that night and I'm not saying I'm better than you by doing that. I'm just saying that that's something I did and I recommend it. Honestly, I didn't the second night cause I felt a little bit more comfortable and I felt like I.

Was able to have a drink and like I know my limit at this point in life But it's something I did and I just want to put that out there as an option for you and it's not like the setting where anybody's gonna like judge you for drinking but like you're sitting down with these people for like a very elongated period of time like you're with them for a dinner which could be like two hour and a half to like three hours with them and like People can get sloppy, you know, like you can get sloppy pretty quickly, especially when you're not

When you're just like the drinks are flowing and they're free, especially when they're free. And I'm just careful of that now because there's been happy hours where I feel like I was just like, like I probably like shouldn't have drank that much at like old jobs or something. And especially where like you aren't with these people a lot. So you want to give a good impression. So that to that on that, I'll stop talking about that one. Other than that, just I like I really do think like being present as I talked about is really important and just being.

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in the moment and having conversations and paying attention to people and like nodding along and actually giving your full attention and trying to like help your relationships and talk to people you may not have talked to before and all the things I said before just are all all part of it and things to think about and things we have to actively think about when we're in those settings where it's like I this is work like I have to be actively and I that's why I say on like you have to be actively thinking about how to behave and how to act

for the entire time, whereas like you just usually have that while you're at the office and then you can go home and like be a slob kabob on the couch and not worry about it anymore. You're with them for the whole day. So it's all just part of it. It's like a, it's an appearance. Like the, what the joke I made in the video was that like, if you look at a work trip as a paid appearance, they're a lot more fun, but it is an appearance. Like you're, you have to appear in front of people and you're, you're paid to be there, whether you like it or not. Like it's part of your job. You are supposed to be there. You have to be there. You should make the best of it with all the things I'm talking about. Like

trying to make friends with the coworkers and put on your best, like put your best foot forward and be your best self at these things. But you're paid to be there. Like you have to remember that. And I forget all that stuff all the time. And like sometimes I feel like, I probably shouldn't have said that. Or that was maybe even like a little inappropriate around coworkers. Like you've heard me talk on here and I just spew shit and I, something I'm working on is talking slower. I'll get into that in a second. But the next thing I wanted to talk about was what to wear on your work trip. And I feel like what you wear on the work trip should just be an extension of what you wear at work.

So if you have a good grasp on what you're wearing at work, like if you're having to wear a button down shirt and like slacks, pants, belt, nice shoes, like every day at work, that's probably what you have to wear on the work trip. And if you're wearing a t-shirt and jeans to work every day, that's probably okay to wear on the work trip as well. So I think it's just a continuation of what you're usually wearing at work and you probably have a good grasp on that right now. And if you don't have a good grasp on it, I think the best thing to do in these moments is ask like that one trusted person to the person that you've

Felt like you developed a good relationship with at work and they may not be like your closest friend. They don't have to be, but you can still reach out to somebody and be like, Hey, like what are you wearing tomorrow for the offsite? Like I'm not sure what to pack. I don't think that's a weird thing to ask. I'm sure you may feel like a little bit uncomfortable asking that. but I think that's the best thing you can do in this situation because every style or like what you're supposed to wear is very different for each company and each environment.

Josh Felgoise (18:36.108)

So the best way to get the grasp on that is ask somebody else or ask your boss or the person organizing the trip what we should wear that day. And what I did is I packed a bunch of options so I would have it all available. And then while I was there, I asked a couple of the guys who I work with, I was just like, Hey, what are you wearing tomorrow for this thing? And then gauged what they were wearing and just used what I had. so you could just do that too, and just pack a bunch of options and ask somebody there. If you don't want to like Slack or email them before, if that's not your vibe.

It's really not I don't think it's anybody's vibe to do that So I think the best thing to do is just pack a bunch of options and ask one of the guys while you're there like one of the days we did canoeing which was hilarious like It was exactly what you imagined. We like paddled out there for like 15 minutes and we're like, alright you guys want to go back and go take naps at the hotel like yes That is exactly what we all want to do. Thank you so much for all agreeing to this But I didn't know what to wear. So I like I packed sweatpants and shorts and like I also had like

khaki pants like I'm not gonna wear khaki pants in a canoe. No, I didn't didn't want to I was hoping not to and luckily we didn't everyone wore shorts. So I had a bunch of different options but I had it all in case so yeah, just have a bunch of options or ask a co-worker or somebody you know, because like there is no guide to that. Like I would love to be able to put together a guide of like here's what to wear on every corporate work or every work trip whether you're a corporate whether you're startup like but it really is dependent upon your environment or your work.

your workplace. there is no guide to that. But like I think the universal rule is like what you wear to work usually is what you should wear on the work trip. And then the last part of this episode, I wanted to tell you about a couple things I realized throughout the work trip that I want to work on or things I learned about myself during it that I wrote down on my like hotel notepad I have here and wrote down things I learned I want to work on.

So the first one was that I want to figure out or start working on speaking slower. And I don't think that's in my everyday life or on this podcast. If it's really annoying to people, then maybe I should work on it here too. But in a corporate setting, I feel like when you speak slower, it sounds like you know what you're talking about and you feel like you're more important and you have something more important to say. Even if what you're saying is a big bowl of word sound and a bunch of horse shit, like you sound more impressive when you're talking slower.

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And this can get a little annoying and a little dragged out and drowny, but I noticed around the people I was with, the ones that were speaking slower sounded more intentional with their words. And the ones like me who talked like this and like, weren't really totally sure what to say or like had a little bit of like imposter syndrome and felt a little bit like, why the fuck am I here? And like, what am I doing here? And will I ever be good enough around these people? Like, I'm a little bit nervous and I'm a little bit like, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing.

Those ones sounded a little bit more out of place than the ones who talked like this Do you know what I mean? Like obviously I exaggerated it there for for effect because it's a podcast but the ones that spoke with more Intentionality sounded more intentional and the ones that spoke faster Sounded a little bit more reticent and a little bit more nervous and a little bit more anxious than the other ones Just something I wanted to point out about myself and the other people I was around

Honestly, that's like no shade to anybody I was with if they listen to this and some of them do, found out on the work trip. So hi, if you work with me. But if you don't, it really was about me because I noticed there was times where I was talking slower. was speak slow and carrying a big stick and there was other times where I was speaking really fast. And I even remember there was one moment where I spoke really quickly when I was sharing with the entire group.

And I heard my boss say, whoa. And she was like, whoa. And like, saw her, her expression be like, damn, like, I don't know what he just said. And I was like, fuck. Like that was really quick. And so that was a moment where I was like, I need to work on that in my work environment. And I guess that also just goes along with public speaking in general. When you're in a big group and especially if you feel imposter syndrome, I did a whole episode of imposter syndrome. So if you want to go back and listen to that one, I actually really liked that one. I know it may sound like I said that about all of them, but I don't, that's, that's not true.

no, it's, it's true that I don't say that on all of them. Anyway, I feel like that goes along with public speaking in general, which is a really hard thing to do. And it just, like, the only way to get better at it is with practice and with doing it more and more and talking to more people and being, and putting yourself in rooms and environments where you have to do it. And you're kind of like forced to do it.

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especially when you're going around like a round table with your entire company saying something you want to work on or something you're proud of or something like presenting your slideshow about your life with everybody. which are like all things we're going to have to do in our, our corporate careers. And that may not feel like public speaking, but it is like if any moment where you have to speak to a larger group than like your couple friends or your family or whatever, like it's that's public speaking and those experiences with it.

just make you better at it and make you realize the things you need to improve on and work on. Like with me, was the speaking slower. And the other part of it was when I, like, I noticed that most of the people could not end their thought without being like, and yeah, or being like, and that's me or like, yeah, and that's, that's the thought or that's that it's hard to end a sentence. And you'll probably hear that on the podcast. When I, when I talk, sometimes I'll

struggle to end a sentence or it'll sound like one complete run-on sentence or I'll end it with the word like or be like, yeah and and just kind of continue it and See like kind of there That's something I thought about and I noticed while I was listening everybody because again, I was being pretty like I was pretty being pretty present so and when you're being pretty present like obviously I find myself being a little critical of myself and other people around me I don't think that's good thing or a bad thing probably a bad thing, but I

Noticed it and wanted to share it because I I thought about how I wanted to be more firm in ending my sentences Like that see like I was just ending my and then I fucked it up again but like ending my sentences and then we were asked a couple questions to talk about with the person next to us and then we all shared one of the answers also another public speaking thing and I wanted to give you those questions for you to think about or you to like chew on if you want to Write them down yourself or or just think about them in your own day today

I think they were all good things for me to think about and they were kind of like goal setting and career setting things that I think are just good practice at kind of any time. The first question is what do you want from working at this company? So if you want, take a second, write that question down. The second question is what do you want to work on? And I took that as something like personally, like I, I said, I wanted to work on prioritization and, figuring out like what.

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In my day is most important because I feel like there's so many different things that come at me all the time and I kind of struggle with that. And I kind of regretted saying that answer and I thought it made me sound a little like naive and a little like young in the workforce, which both things are true. And I think that's okay to sound young and naive, but I just think that's not like the best answer. And I said it and everybody heard it. So like it is what it is, but it is true. And it's something I do want to work on. I think when you answer these questions, like

There's no harm in being completely honest with yourself and I don't think there's any harm in being honest with everybody else too Sure, I think that made me look like a little less than and a little bit more imposter II Because other people's answers were a little bit more like thought out and a little bit more about like the projects They're working on but like that was my truth and I shared it So I urge you to like be completely honest with yourself about that answer So like the things you want to work on at work or in your career in general and then the third question

Was rate yourself as a team member one to 10 and my boss who like led this section of the offsite or whatever it's called, tallied them up and gave an average. And I think the average was like a six, which I thought was really interesting. I thought people would be a little bit more generous to themselves than they were. It's kind of like rate yourself on a group project. I feel like everybody gave themselves a pretty good rating all the time, but I've noticed that people are much harder on themselves here. And I don't know if that just made that they wanted to like.

Show that they thought less of themselves or they actually do but I it was kind of interesting So I also urge you to rate yourself as a team member from 1 to 10 And just think about that rating and why you gave that to yourself And then the last one was I just forgot about this one. I just saw out of the paper was who is your mentor and I think a lot of the people I was with struggle with this question because it's not a thing that I think everybody has in their life somebody to turn to with all of their questions that

They just trust on like a personal and career level that they can ask questions that may not be a family member or a friend, but like a mentor in the sense. and I also wanted to ask you that question, like, do you have a mentor and who is it and how did you find them? And, if not, I think it's a really good moment to be like, now I want to look for someone who could be my mentor. And that may be your boss at work or maybe an older coworker at work. maybe somebody from your last job or somebody you don't know yet.

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somebody from your life that you've gotten advice from previously or somebody reached out to on LinkedIn from getting this job you're in or you talked to and you didn't actually end up getting that job but you spoke to and really liked what they had to say about the industry and their perspective and all that stuff. Who is that person in your life and if you don't have one I think it's important to seek somebody out that you can turn to for those types of questions and you can look to for like a source of truth and expertise and knowledge.

when you don't know the answer just as just for somebody who can give you advice. So that's the last question. Who is your mentor? And that is my recap of my work trip. Oh, oh, shit. The last thing I wanted to say was somebody said in their answer of like what they want to work on is a short term and a long term plan for their goals. And I think I think they were talking about their work.

In the company itself, which they probably should have been if that's the way they're answering to the entire company. Not like I want to figure out how to get to my next job. Like that's probably not what they were thinking, but that's how I thought about what they said. That probably wasn't their intention, but that's what I thought. And it inspired me to work on a short term and long term list of my goals. And I haven't done it yet, but I'm like, I just started working on it. And I think it's also something that is like hard to do to take time out of your day to sit down and be like, what do I want to do with the next three months of my life?

What do want to do in the next six months in one year? Where do I want to be? I was looking back at a picture I was out for all my friends birthdays in this group chat We have we always send pictures of each other like looking stupid as fuck in on their birthday It's just like a funny tradition. We all started it's one of my friends birthdays today and We all like sent the randomest like pictures from college and and whatever it's like if we any of us ran for office it would just be no not like it's like a They're not like bad pictures, but they're just like

Anyway, I was looking back and I saw one of the pictures and I saw a picture before it and it was a picture of my friend's phone, this same friend that I was sending the picture of. And I saw episode seven of this podcast and I realized that this episode that I'm putting out right now is episode 70. And that's such a crazy thing for me to realize. I don't spend a lot of time like looking back at how far I've come or how much progress I've made with this as cause I'm

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Really, I build this thing week to week and I think about like what I'm doing this week and what I'm doing about next week. And that's how far ahead I get with it. I'm not a long term planner at all, even with like short term plans or short term goals. That's just not how I'm wired. I really am like a day to day, week to week type of planner. And that's how I think this works best so far for me. But looking back, like that was episode seven and this is 70 when I found that picture or when I saw that picture from it, it really made me like step back and be like, holy shit, like.

If I had thought about at episode seven of like a long-term plan of episode 70, I don't know if I would have told you this and where I am now, but it was just cool to see. And like, I don't have long-term plans for this or my job or really any of it. Um, but I think it would be good to have things to, to work toward or just have big goals that I set for myself to try and make happen or just like put out into the universe and have in front of my face on paper to, really see and make it.

make it more real than just in my head. So I encourage you to do the same and I'm going to start doing that too. Um, but it's just crazy to see how far you can come in one year and how much you can do in a year and how much we can do from now to next year or how much we can do from this episode is October 1st of 2024 and how much can happen by November 1st of 2024, just in one month or even in like a week, how much you can do if you set out your intentions and you set your goals and all that.

And how much you can do by October 1st of 2025. Like if we're intentional about what we want to do and we set that straight and we set that course for ourselves, like we can do so much. And I'm not trying to be like encouraging or I guess I am. I'm not not, but I'm not trying to be like, like, annoying about it. I'm not trying to be like, you can do anything you set your mind to, but like, you really can. And I think setting intentions and setting goals is a really good way to, to, to make those things happen.

And I'm gonna do that so I I encourage you to do the same and I'll probably read them out to you at the end of the year No, maybe I'll read them out in October. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I've never again. I have no plan so I'll see you next week. That is the episode Thank you so much for listening to guys that a guy's guide to what should be talked about If you like this episode of the video, please like subscribe you this podcast five stars That's one two, three, four five You're listening on podcasts Apple podcast Spotify wherever listening to this is available everywhere if we five stars and give a review I'd really appreciate that. Thank you so much

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If you have anyone talking, there should be talked about for guys in their 20 cents. My email it's josh at guys.com j o s h at gu y s e t.com or to my DMS at the guy set T H E G U Y S E T or you can send it to my website. There's a place there or on the Reddit R slash guy set, or there's a place below, in the comments and the show notes of this exact episode where you are right now that you can go, it's like a Google forum and you can ask a question right there. I've given you like a ton of options to ask questions. So if you have anything you me to talk about.

Now is the time. There is no better time than today to ask me anything you want me talk about because I really will. I'll talk about anything for the most part. I mean, I feel like I haven't shied away from anything yet. So why the fuck not? Thank you so much for listening. Thank you so much for listening and I will see you guys next Tuesday. See you guys.