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Welcome to readers from Mail on Sunday | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Stanley Lee on July 25, 2010 at 9:06 pm | permalink | Reply I tend to agree with you about the problems you have when it comes to dealing with people, and the strategies you propose to resolve it. The next path is a career. But next is the career path and I know he is feeling concerned about it.

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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track. Maybe back in 2004 or 1999. How you think is much more important than if you know how to map a brand strategy. Right now, it's not.

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Don't be a snob about career advice | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Getting some criticism tends to give up or lose some of self-confidence on choosing your career but accepting those bad criticism if you analyze it gives you a better insight on your career path in life. Be more open to any possibility for a change on your career where you can excel your capability and capacity.

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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Think of your career path as a question path. When I taught 6th grade we spent an entire unit at the beginning of the year learning questioning (the Socratic method and other questioning strategies). For example, I know I want to write about the farm, but I’m not sure how to do it. It's a perfect match. ?

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The fifth annual Q&A. Or sixth. I can't remember. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Are there any strategies that are effective in handling this? What is the key to this career path? The right career path comes from that. The right career path comes from that." I like when people have already done some research—it usually helps them have a good question.] Something like that.

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Frugality is a career tool | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

So my new strategy is to focus on one "side project" at a time apart from my full time job as Program Manager at Microsoft. Personally, I am looking at professional programs in economics because I have found this to be essential for my career path. I review/shift my focus on a monthly/quarterly basis.

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We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs.

Penelope Trunk

As the CEO of a start-up she could, for example, make a quick decision to change the sales strategy; however as an executive for an environmental non-profit she always spent lots of time drafting climate change policy and reviewing it with a diverse array of stakeholders.

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