John Mac's Travels

I think the greatest gift anyone can receive is knowledge. Tangible items will come and go, wear out, or possibly become irrelevant as time goes on. Knowledge however is both a gift to receive and share. Knowledge never goes out of style, keeps the mind focused and the person in perpetual forward motion. This week I received a box in the mail from the DIRECTVforBUSINESS team filled with Amazing books! I just completed Never Not Working , by Malissa Clark. Great book on workaholics and how to budget your time create a healthy work/life balance.  For me, this book should have been called "DUH...". Who knew that working 70hrs a week was bad for you? Ya, that would be me. I highly recommend this book to any professional who might want to recalibrate their work/life balance. Click the photo for more information. Thanks to the DIRECTV Commercial team for the gracious gifts. My career in the DBS Industry began in 1999 when I was hired as an installer at an independent DIRECTV deal...

Welcome to Spring! Showers, showers everywhere with tornados and some lightning to boot! I am on perpetual "Weather Watch" this week in an effort to be ready to roll if the lights go out on any of our midwest LRF locations. What a crazy week for weather! Mother nature is in full swing. A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about Value Vs. Price,   and in that article I spoke about how I need to find value in the products and services I purchase in order to stay with those companies. What I like about  my company  is that we have a ton of value for the price we charge for our products and services. I realize that not all of our customers see the value that I do. That bums me out because we have so much to offer our customers. I was talking to my neighbor Joe in our cul-de-sac last weekend, and he was not aware of SignalSaver. He has the right equipment at home, but did not have an internet connection to his DVR.   Well, he does now, and now has  SignalSave...