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.

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.

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.

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.

You should follow me on twitter 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.

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,

Right now you need to go sign up for Gist. http://www.gist.com. If you don’t know where to start then make sure you reach out to the gist team or sign up for an upcoming webinar and learn how to use the tool better. It is business, careers, and life wrapped inside of a super powerful and IMHO bad ass tool that I think can help anyone do better business or find better careers.

Remember that Gist doesn’t replace Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, and other social tools, Gist makes them all better and worthwhile. Gist is how you say hello while twitter is just the doorway. It is what you say when you walk through it that matters. Relationships are life and is what Mr. Gary Vee is trying to let everyone know.

Here are the people at Gist who you may want to follow.

The Gist account – @gist

T.A. McCann – @tamccann

Robert Pease – @RobertatGist

Greg Meyer – @GregAtGist

Jennifer Pitts – @jlpitts

After you sign up for Gist and start talking to the people who matter, watch my other video post on setting up a charity: water page so you will have something to talk about when you land that interview and get you a real job!

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 travel around speaking to colleges and trying to help students look at this career game a little differently. I strive to help people ask questions and find new ways to play the game. Life and Careers are about asking the right questions. Please ask anything, or 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.

I would love your help with my campaign. You can help out with the campaign here.  http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=2080

After you check out my campaign, set yours up right now! Go here to do it. http://mycharitywater.org/

Then, after you have checked out my campaign and set up your own, head over to the charity: water main page and check out all of the incredible things that this organization is doing.

Who is charity: water you ask? Here is their info I got from the charity: water website,

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.

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 travel around speaking to colleges and trying to help students look at this career game a little differently. I strive to help people ask questions and find new ways to play the game. Life and Careers are about asking the right questions. Please ask anything, or 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.

What if you could multiply what I just said 10, 20, or even 100 times? That’s how it can change lives. #incredible

People sometimes ask what makes me an expert? I tell them nothing. I’m just a guy who thinks a single conversation or story can help people find career paths that they didn’t know existed. I strive to help people ask the right questions and think about things a little differently. Life and Careers are about asking the right questions and meeting the right people. Please ask me anything, or just subscribe to the The Squab feed via RSS or Email to receive notifications of new posts.

Feel free to read my bio, follow me on twitter, join me on Brazen Careerist. or become a fan of the squab on facebook,

So there are some exceptions to this and Gary Vee would be the first to come to mind. To his credit, he doesn’t brag about how many emails that he has at all and he has more email than anyone would ever want to deal with. The fact that he answers all of them is unbelievable. Kudos to that man. If you have an inbox that is out of control or you are the person who people consider spam, take a minute and read these 26 Email Etiquette tips from About.com.

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