International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

It is also linked to ‘intrinsic motivation in goal accomplishment’ [ix] , as we seek to sustain our ‘feel good habits. Serotonin acts as a natural anti-depressant, enhancing ‘our mood, our willpower, and motivation’. [x] Dopamine triggers optimistic emotions and prosocial behaviors.

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International Coach Academy

APRIL 19, 2023

As Seligman (2002) described, character strengths are the backbone of the field of positive psychology and the central pathway to five core areas of well-being. Managers who focus on people’s strengths experience improved team success and performance.

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The Coaching Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

The global, fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry aimed at supporting people and organizations to perform better and increase wellbeing while managing and adapting to change has been developed with limited sociological input. There is little or no awareness of this risk among coaches and coachees. When people look back [.],

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She Owns Success

JULY 4, 2022

According to Positive Psychology , one of the most cited sources about self-confidence refers to it as simply believing in oneself (Bénabou & Tirole, 2002). Typically, the more confident you feel about your abilities the happier you are, and the more motivated you are. Because of this, you’re also likely to perform better.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to manage a college education Posted to: College students January 21st, 2010 Del.icio.us I totally think it's important to learn to think about subjects that are not necessarily applicable to a job, and am motivated to do so on my own.

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This calendar is a planned schedule of activities, initiatives, and events to keep your team motivated and connected throughout the year. By using an engagement calendar, you can ensure consistent efforts to foster a positive work environment and keep your employees engaged and motivated. Conduct workshops on effective mentorship.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 21, 2009

I'm not unemployed but my management job has been cut to half time. Your 4th point about December and January being strong hiring months is absolutely correct and should serve as renewed motivation when a job seeker begins to lose steam. My only caveat – you need to be self motivated to succeed.

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International Coach Academy

MARCH 2, 2023

An introvert may have terrific technical skills but be drained by managing people’s issues. A third application of the positive, success-directed approach to work-life came to me through the work of Peter Drucker, world-renowned business leadership and management consultant. He said the purpose of a business is to make customers.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How I improved my morning routine Posted to: Time management September 13th, 2010 Del.icio.us The house manager arrived at the house shortly after I got the kids to school and recommended some wine as a way to cope. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 26, 2010

So I'll be waiting to be motivated. I really respect Seth Godin and am anxious to hear what he has to say, but I also think you're going to come up with some great questions and I can't wait to hear what they are. One thing Seth does really well is to convey ideas succinctly and with enthusiasm. The one from Ada, Ohio.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks for the reminder and motivation. Then, like a bolt out of the blue, I decided that this time, I'd make a list of phrases beginning with the words, "I want to…" It really helped me focus on what my motivations were for the changes I wanted to make. Great post. The one from Ada, Ohio.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Time management is not about tasks Posted to: Management | Time management September 17th, 2010 Del.icio.us Culbert says that complimenting someone you manage does not produce better work from them. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 8 Tips for anger management Posted to: Office Politics | Parenting | Self-management January 8th, 2010 Del.icio.us But I am working on anger management. Here are seven tips I've tried using: 1. Face the problem and make it a priority.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

And if you think management in corporate life is an exception, you’re wrong. This brings to mind an article in a Men's Health I read regarding Intrinsic Motivation. Intrinsic motivation is when you do something because you love it, or have a passion for it, and because of that motivation, you do it better.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 5, 2010

Then he says this type of cattle is very tall and really hard to manage. " But they didn't manage to sell to hardly any Chinese. "But they didn't manage to sell to hardly any Chinese." The farmer shakes his head and laughs. They jump fences and crash into short, unsuspecting bystanders. Posted by P.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

By the time you're close, you are so motivated to get there that it doesn't feel like work at all. That being said, money management is also a relative thing. When we see the big triumph its easy to get all motivated, but small things are which we need to keep on doing inspite of them being the most difficult to do.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

This gives us a visual for the lack of interest Gen X has in Baby Boomer style managment: McMansions for sale with no buyers. If you inspire someone to do a good job you've internally motivated them and they'll likely exceed your expectations. I published a book in 2002 entitiled "Leading People from the Middle."

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Ryan Paugh , our community manager, calls me to say that he thinks I need to start having someone look at what I post in the group before I post it. I manage a small hotel and won't bother you. Later he says, “I think you need to stop posting stuff in your group for today.” You don't just need a vacation; you deserve one.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

on November 30, 2009 at 10:24 am | permalink | Reply This post makes me feel better about being the office marketing writer/online content manager and infamous introvert. Management needs to recognize that the workplace needs to be optimized for both Es and Is, and people need to have the courage to optimize their own lives.

Career 111

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 6, 2010

Being able to do the former is the difference between being a leader and a manager. I think it's important to not make people feel bad or stupid when they ask questions – intimidation doesn't motivate learning. It was forming as they asked it or became more clear while they were forming it (out loud).

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am "hidden" far away from from management as possible (in a different building from the rest of my department.) I myself do not have Asperger's syndrome but as I am in my mid-30s with zero talent/interest in management, I find becoming unemployable due to insufficient social skill a frightening prospect too.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

It's change – something I can always count on but not always regulate so I manage it to the best of my ability. And sure, your alienation and that frustrating loss of direction and motivation hurts just as much physical pain does, and gets in the way of better intentions. And so I agree with Amy Parmenter.

Career 110

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

People think their work situation is so complicated and I have to understand all the motivators. I've used it to help me manage my subconscious mind's attitudes and beliefs, and I've made a lot of progress with it. He tells me that I have a problem and I need to get over it. It doesn't matter where you put the sofa.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

You are all about authenticity and you manage to pull off a whole bunch of virtual things that most of the internet experts say people ought not to be doing. As I've moved up the management chain myself, more and more people come to me for influence. It took place on a farm, no? True story, no? People love counter-intuitive books.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to take intelligent risks Posted to: Entrepreneurship | Finding a career | Quitting | Self-management September 29th, 2010 Del.icio.us The best risk takers are in fields like entrepreneurship, hedge fund management, and excavation.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Posted by Red on July 10, 2010 at 8:38 am | permalink | Reply Penelope, you've made some good points re: the LeBron saga and what motivated him to relocate; perhaps when those in Cleveland and elsewhere take a break from burning his uni, they might consider what they themselves would do in a similar situation. I think I agree.

Career 111

Career IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: Why I need a sick day to register my car Posted to: Diversity | Self-management December 1st, 2009 Del.icio.us I have ADD and I can manage without a keeper or government intervention. We have time management issues.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Almost a review of Seth Godin's book, Linchpin Posted to: Career fulfillment | Self-management February 15th, 2010 Del.icio.us So manage his expectations at least in the "I may be a flake dept.,yet I read it on the farmer’s sofa.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 15, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Underrated career skill: Asking questions Posted to: Managing Up | Networking December 15th, 2009 Del.icio.us One of the women I manage gets to me because she doesn't ask questions very often or asks really poorly thought out ones.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

Management consultant Frans Johansson found that in the case of a startup, there is no time for conflict because there are too many decisions that have to be made very quickly. It is quite difficult to motivate me on a Sunday but you have me thinking hard and reading like crazy. But this is not true for small, fast-moving startups.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 28, 2009

If you’re wondering, some of the posts that brought in more than 400 comments are: Five time management tricks I learned from Tim Ferriss I hate David Dellifield. When I first started doing this top-posts-of-the-year thing, I felt obligated to actually give you the real version of what was most popular. Now I don’t feel so obligated.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

So even if he had managed to keep you, he would always know down deep inside that his parents chose control over support. And each of your break-ups has been motivated by fear of this growth and change, rather than by nastiness or gossip. We play hide and seek with our own motives. We play hide and seek with our own motives.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Even if I manage to do that, I will not feel like I have accomplished something important today. Make a plan to manage your success 3 great time management strategies I'm failing at Comments (148) Leave a Comment Not soporiferous at all (A very interesting word btw; 'sopor' meaning sleep and 'ferous' meaning savage.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Inspiration and motivation are the factors that differentiate a leader from a boss, in my opinion. " I try to do my best work no matter where I am, but on more than one occasion I have been struck by how much better my best can be when I have a good and inspiring manager/boss/professor. Actually, we had an assistant in office.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Nor does having a "house manager" @Penelope You are many things but do you really, honestly believe you are frugal? I needed the motivation! Frugality forces you to manage time and resources wisely, and it's important to practice it for your career. I try to tell people, everyone has the same 24 hours in a day.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Your will be a better manager. Posted by Ask a Manager on October 28, 2009 at 1:28 am | permalink | Reply Men appreciate natural beauty. That includes managers at work. no Did it make him a better manager? Science says that people will perceive you as having higher emotional intelligence than your peers. Now pay up.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

It's really dangerous to think there are vastly different motivators in the non-profit world. You'll notice that in the for-profit world, in the new workplace, money is not a key motivator. Caring for each other has more to do about the people who we report to and manage than the goals of the organization.

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