Anyone whose business covers the UK, or further afield, will need to spend time travelling to meet clients or monitor the business or market.

Initial thoughts that this is a glamorous existence soon disappear. The reality involves a lot of time spent in the car or train, overnight stops away from the family in generally characterless hotels and balancing a laptop on whatever space is available.

Finding a way to make the experience bearable in the long term is vital for those whose work necessitates this lifestyle. One trick is to introduce areas of stability that make life comfortable and where decision-making is unnecessary.

In working terms having a virtual office goes a long way towards this as you can rely on the staff there to take all your calls and forward these to you when this is possible or take messages as necessary.

The virtual office will have serviced offices in major UK locations and you can use these to meet clients or even just have a comfortable base to do concentrated work. The staff here will take care of your requirements and you can rely on having a temporary base when you need it.

For your moments of relaxation find a restaurant in every town where you know you will be welcomed and cosseted and then stick with it. If you do the same with a hotel then you will have set up a ‘home away from home’.

With the ‘domestics’ in place you only need to spend mental energy on the business.