We have all heard some crazy job search stories – whether it is the guy on Wall Street with a sandwich board or a woman who found her dream job but the story below is not only clever, it is pretty brilliant. Basically, Brownstein, the job searcher, bought Google Adwords for names of the executives who worked at the companies that he wanted to work for. When the executives (like so many of us do) Googled themselves they would see a clever little ad at the top of the page saying “Gooogling yourself is fun isn’t it? Hiring me is fun too!” That simple ad resulted in interviews and 2 job offers from the 5 companies he targeted. Total cost was $6. Honestly, just watch the video and see for yourself and if I were you I would start buying some ads. Remember, most people won’t know about this so why not try it for yourself?

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This is a guest post from Virgilia and Danielle who are working on an awesome new project called GenJuice.

One of the most misunderstood notions that will keep you from seeing success as a future entrepreneur is the belief that you need to have an idea before leaving your corporate job and pursuing your passions. However, the truth is you really don’t know what you’re looking for until you’ve gone out, evaluated different possibilities and chatted with both new and tenured entrepreneurs.

We’ve organized meetups and events meant to help young people do this very thing. Below are four ways we’ve seen people who attend GenJuice events become entrepreneurs without having their own business idea first.

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Here is a true story.

I play music. I play all over the place. I now play with my brother as the ‘Son’s of Theo.’ We are the house band at McGilvra’s in Seattle on many Saturday’s. I also play a lot of weddings and corporate events. I was fortunate to get sponsored by miller lite when I was in the midwest. Humbled to say the least. That is not what this is about. This is about my dad.

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After 20 some years of thinking I needed mentors to tell me where to go I find myself wondering if those same mentors actually mute many other people’s dreams before they ever get started or even try. After reading Jun Loayza and Ryan Paugh’s posts about mentors I decided to share with you the comment I left on Jun’s blog. Here is my comment and after that go read his post.

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I sit. Thinking. Smiling. Reflecting. Wondering… About all of the people, the moments, the times that have changed my life. How did my path lead to where I am? Why do I feel so fortunate for everything that I have? Why am I typing and smiling so cheesy that the coffee shop barista probably thinks I am in love with this crack box called a computer? Because it is incredible, but realize, it is a game.

A game of inspiring and enabling others. A game of doing the unexpected. That’s it. The UNEXPECTED. Many of us do what is asked of us. That’s not a bad thing per say. Imagine if we all didn’t do what was asked of us? We try to “Crush It” in our jobs, in life, in everything for that matter. I look around and there are so many people that are all trying to do this one thing. Live. Enjoy. Create. Build. Better. But are we? Do you spend time at your job working on your tasks at hand or trying to bring everyone together to do more? Do you tell your boss that you have great ideas and they might help? Do you call your family and just say hi? Do you do things in your life that are not EXPECTED? That. One. Thing. Is. The. Secret. Do what is not expected. Always.

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Today. Feb. 4th, 2010.

I woke up around 4:30. Couldn’t Sleep. Beautiful day in Seattle and I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else in this time of my life then here. Right here. But here I sit, confused. Confused on where to go. What to do. How to do it. Fear.

I have spent my life striving to kick ass in all I do. Relationships, career, and anything else that I set my hands on. But here I sit, thinking about leaving my job to pursue other opportunities. I have not slept more than 3 hours in months. I can’t. Working a day job that I like, building a company, playing music shows and weddings, and most of all, helping people is my drug, I can’t stop. But have I left yet? No. If there is one thing that is amazing about my company, my boss, my co-workers, it is that they support me, better me, challenge me, and most of all, they are there to help. I told them the truth. I have other job offers that came in just by chance and I also have this itch to do my own thing. Damn, how the hell can this happen? Luck? Yet, I feel anyone would be lucky to work where I do. And here I am, thinking of moving on to another endeavor, maybe my own endeavor, maybe this other offer, when nothing is wrong where I am at. Actually, I had an incredible 2009 and will probably have some great opportunities coming down the path should I stay. So I look back…

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