Day-to-day life can be dangerous. You never know when you’ll need to treat a
cut, scrape or burn. Keep a Deluxe Family First Aid Kit from The American Red
Cross on hand in your home and your office. This kit features a unique book
design, allowing you to view important instructions on the left while locating the
supplies you need in the right compartment, including antiseptic wipes, trauma
pads, gauze, bandages and tweezers. $25. For a full list of contents, visit
www.RedCrossStore.org.
7 Cash Stash
Keep your cash and valuables close so you won’t risk
losing everything if you lose your wallet. The best money
belts are small, comfortable zippered fabric pouches that
fasten around your waist under your pants or skirt for peace
of mind while on the road. Try the Undercover Money
Belt from Eagle Creek. $18. www.EagleCreek.com.
8 Junk in the Trunk
Every car should have a stash of emergency supplies in the trunk. This
two-person emergency survival kit in a
nylon backpack is a must-have for road
trips. It contains the most effective emergency preparedness, including food,
water, lighting, radio, first-aid,
sanitation, and shelter supplies in
case of any kind of disaster. This
deluxe kit also contains a solar/
hand-crank powered flashlight, a
flashing LED siren, and a mobile
phone charger with a universal
adapter. $75. www.QuakeKare.com.
9 Surviving Jet Lag
We all have our own tricks for combat-
ing jet lag. Try one of these sworn-by
supplements, available at your local
health food or vitamin store: No Jet
Lag is a unique homeopathic
remedy that travelers world-
wide rave about. A tablet
should be taken at takeoff,
every two hours in flight, and
after each landing (includ-
ing intermediate stops). Each pill
contains five homeopathic remedies effective in
countering the effects of jet lag, and each pack
(32-tablet strip) contains enough doses for an
average round-the-world itinerary. $12.
0 Call for Back-up
When an unfortunate situation occurs,
chances are you won’t have your flash-
light, radio, and cell phone charger all
in the same place. Plus, you can’t count
on the Internet when your power is
out! The American Red Cross FR160
MICROLINK from Eton solves that
problem with a solar-powered AM/
FM/NOAA Weather Radio, built-in
LED light, and USB phone charger.
It also has an internal Ni-MH back-up
battery. A percentage of sales support
the American Red Cross. $35.
www.EtonCorp.com.
A veteran speechwriter and executive communications specialist, Ian Griffin helps CEOs and senior managers develop strategic messaging and content for presentations to audiences worldwide. He is past-president of the Northern California Chapter and an active member of Toastmasters. Griffin has spent more than 20 years working with mainstream Silicon Valley companies such as
Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. He blogs at http://www.exec-comms.com/blog.
