Comments on: Are You a Giver or a Taker? http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/ Brad M. McGehee, Director of DBA Education, Red Gate Software Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Allman http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-118 John Allman Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:40:18 +0000 http://bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-118 I began volunteering after my first PASS conference, wanting to get more involved in SQL Server. It has spiraled ever upward since then. Running a local chapter and volunteering in various aspects of PASS has been a great learning tool and networking vehicle. I’ve been amazed by the openness of the SQL Server community’s leaders and their vast knowledge. Without volunteering my SQL skills would not have developed nearly as fast. I’m always encouraging folks to get involved. One of the PASS folks that impressed me back in 2002 had a favorite saying: “Teach what you know, learn what you don’t”. I try to live by that. I began volunteering after my first PASS conference, wanting to get more involved in SQL Server. It has spiraled ever upward since then. Running a local chapter and volunteering in various aspects of PASS has been a great learning tool and networking vehicle.

I’ve been amazed by the openness of the SQL Server community’s leaders and their vast knowledge. Without volunteering my SQL skills would not have developed nearly as fast. I’m always encouraging folks to get involved.

One of the PASS folks that impressed me back in 2002 had a favorite saying:

“Teach what you know, learn what you don’t”.

I try to live by that.

]]> By: PedroCGD http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-112 PedroCGD Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:37:23 +0000 http://bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-112 I'm also a volunter but mainly in Business Intelligence tools (SSIS, SSAS...) Keep the good work! Pedro I’m also a volunter but mainly in Business Intelligence tools (SSIS, SSAS…)
Keep the good work!
Pedro

]]> By: Alex Rosa http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-111 Alex Rosa Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:23:53 +0000 http://bradmcgehee.com/2009/11/are-you-a-giver-or-a-taker/#comment-111 Two reasons express better my case: some do it to learn new skills, and others to market themselves, but the most important: I think that I'm just giving back what I received from others. Alex Rosa http://www.keep-learning.com/blog Two reasons express better my case: some do it to learn new skills, and others to market themselves, but the most important: I think that I’m just giving back what I received from others.

Alex Rosa
http://www.keep-learning.com/blog

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