John Mac's Travels

Welcome to this week's Monday Motivation.  This week's thought is on personal information. I am a big fan of Matthew McConaughey. I am reading his book Greenlights  and I ran across something he mentions in the book that really made me think. He mentioned that if details of his personal life were not out there for everyone to know about, he would most likely not have as much drama in his life.  Basically, the less people know about you the less drama you are prone to endure. What is perplexing is that Matthew's personal brand is based partially on his craft of acting, but also based upon his life and the example that he is to others. His personal brand is worth millions of dollars. I sure wish MY personal brand was worth millions of dollars, but do I want to sacrifice my privacy to develop that brand? Tough call for me. Privacy is priceless, but without money you can't pay the bills. Working without a personal brand is definitely possible, but with so much turmoil in bu...

  Welcome to this week's Monday Motivation. Thanks to all who attended our monthly meeting last week. It was exciting to hear about all of your progress! Keep it going. For those who missed our meeting I am trying to schedule a guest speaker for next months meeting. It's turning out to be a real chore with all the rules I have to follow. I was trying for an author, but now it looks like any guests have to be internal to DIRECTV. Still working on it.  This weeks motivation is a great article from Jennifer A. Garrett . It's a quick read, but really hits on some of the points I have mentioned the last three weeks. I hope you enjoy it.  To read the article simply click HERE. IMPORTANT NOTE ON PAST TRAINING! If you are interested in completing the training below you have until 10/15/2024 before the links break as we migrate to the new DIRECTV Academy.  Take advantage if you have not already. Past Training Recommendations Communication Foundations through DIRECTV Academy A...

  Today marks the one year anniversary of my first column on Blogspot. It's a special day for me because When I started this blog I had no idea it would take off the way it did, or that I would still be posting today. Unfortunately, this is also the last weekly blog post I will be submitting to Blogspot. Before I explain why I am sunsetting the blog, let's go back and look at the evolution of how the blog came to be. HOW IT ALL STARTED I am a career traveler for DIRECTV . 48 weeks a year, 3-4 nights a week. I was traveling before the Covid-19 pandemic, I traveled through the pandemic, and in early 2022 as America was "Re-opening" I noticed that most of the hotel, restaurant and Bar staff that I had come to know pre-pandemic were no longer employed at my favorite establishments. Hospitality businesses across the country were hiring anyone willing to work, experienced or not. This new team of service workers were doing their best to learn a job that many had never perfo...