This post was influenced by an early morning call from a friend of mine Sara Davidson. She rocks. Read her blog here.

What makes me an expert? Nothing. I am just a guy who enjoys helping people find career paths that they didn’t know existed. I strive to help people ask questions and think about things a little differently. Life and Careers are about asking the right questions. Please ask us anything, or just subscribe to the The Squab feed via RSS or Email to receive notifications of new posts.

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If you do not know what SXSW is (we often forget in this online world that not everyone knows about this little conference in relation to the world) here is the link http://sxsw.com/

This post was inspired by a post from my good friend Danny Brown. Read his post here http://dannybrown.me/2010/03/14/why-im-not-missing-sxsw/

In careers, business and life remember the Mark Twain quote,

When you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.

Do the unexpected and always strive to set yourself apart. That is the secret. Read my other post about the unexpected here.

Would I love to be there? Hell ya, but I am not sad that I’m not. Actually, my brother is there so I will hear about some great sessions from that guy.

If I was there I would just want to party. I see there is some awesomeness happening around that… Check out this site http://blog.shutterstock.com/2010/03/sxsw-party/

What makes me an expert? Nothing. I am just a guy who enjoys helping people find career paths that they didn’t know existed. I strive to help people ask questions and think about things a little differently. Life and Careers are about asking the right questions. Please ask us anything, or just subscribe to the The Squab feed via RSS or Email to receive notifications of new posts.

This post was written by Shane Mac, founder of thesquab.com.  Read more about him, follow him on twitter, join him on Brazen Careerist. or become a fan of the squab on facebook.

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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