In this episode, I talk about what gives muggles magical powers... Being anti-fragile. Listen to me nerd out and discuss how we evolve as travelers in the face of adversity and hardship. Click the play button if you're into chocolate frogs, pheonix's, and The Sword of Gryffindor!

Alex McCoy of Fit Travel Life is a traveling pediatric nurse with a passion for fitness! In this episode we cover the need-to-know info for a travel pediatric nurse! Listen to the specifics of interviewing, negotiating, and red flags. We also cover Alex's fitness journey and tips on staying strong and healthy on the road!

3:12 - Work Shift as a Pediatric Nurse
5:00 - Experience Needed before Pediatric Travel Nursing
6:00 - Typical Orientation of a Ped's Nurse
7:30 - Biggest Things to ask during an Interview in Pediatrics
10:00 - Special Things to Consider on Negotiating
12:00 - “Red Flags” for a Traveling Pediatric Nurse
15:30 - Pillow, Socks and Pets
17:00 - Traveling with a Pet
19:30 - Books, Podcast, Blogs etc.
21:30 - Alex’s Blog
22:30 - Prep'ing for a Bikini Competition
24:30 - Talking about Diet and Macros
27:00 - What is Reverse Diet-ing?
29:30 - About Crossfit...

In this episode, I go over my first contract negotiation and commitment! Learn what I did right, the difference between a verbal and written commitment, and the big mistake I made that ended up costing me over $1,400!

1:00 Timeline of a Contract Negotiation
2:00 Verbal vs Written Commitments
3:00 What is a 'Hard No?'
6:00 Knowing the Dates you Need Off
8:00 Being Timely with Signing
10:00 Asking for Contract Re-negotiation after Signing
12:00 My Biggest Mistake with this Contract
13:00 My Experience with COBRA Health Insurance
15:00 The Key Tips for Contract Negotiation

Kay Slane has been a traveling nurse for 15 years and is a grass root of the medical travel empowering movement. She is the author of the #1 selling traveling nurse book, Highway Hypodermics. She has also founded Highway Hypodermics, an organization leading travel nurses to the best staffing agencies. Listen to this episode as we talk about home schooling, traveling as a family with an older child, options as a traveler with a family, and where to find more traveler information!

2:00 - Traveling with a 14 Year-Old
8:00 - Moving and Traveling as a Child
11:00 - Long-distance Child Relationships
13:00 - THERE IS NO 50 MILE RULE
16:00 - Highway Hypodermics
18:00 - Top 20 Companies with Benefits
19:00 - Kay's Early Recruiter
24:00 - Night Shift Nurse
26:00 - “We are now in the Internet-Knowledge Age”
28:00 - Flexible and Adaptable as a Traveler
29:00 - The Changes in the Past 15 Years in Medical Travel
32:00 - Kay’s Must-have's for...

Kay Slane has been a traveling nurse for 15 years and is a grass root of the medical travel empowering movement. She is the author of the #1 selling traveling nurse book, Highway Hypodermics. She has also founded Highway Hypodermics, an organization leading travel nurses to the best staffing agencies. Listen to this episode as we talk about the differences between mobile housing, the prices of each, and TravCon - The Traveler's Conference!

2:00 - Kay Slane's Travel Story in the 90's
5:00 - RV Travel and Home School
8:00 - Making Travel Work for Your Family
11:00 - Buying used vs new RVs
16:00 - RV, Fifth Wheel, and Motor Mobile Homes Price Ranges
20:00 - MTV Cribs and Pimp My Ride?
24:00 - TravCon (Traveler's Conference) Phil Light and Joseph Smith
26:00 - The 2008 Economy
31:00 - "Newbie or Old Bee, We Cater to You!"
33:00 - TravCon Registration Link: https://travelersconference.com/registration/
35:00 - 6 Hours of Volunteering at TravCon to go for...