Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I say this as someone who just got through an hour and a half meeting which consisted of nothing but listening to a scattershot of things I should change, from my [perfectly appropriate] appearance to my [never impinging on work time] athletic pursuits to my creative choices to the timbre of my speaking voice.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 6, 2010

It’s the best way to have a meaningful conversation and it’s the best way to rope in a mentor or look like a star performer. Good questions require creative thinking. Good questions are fundamentally creative. Good questions require creative thinking. Good questions are fundamentally creative. I love this 1.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

Ryan Paugh , who was basically my intern when I met him , and now he's almost my boss and definitely my social-skills mentor , tells me that I am popular because I'm interesting but that I suck at self-promotion. (He After a year there, one of the senior partners approached me and asked if he could be my mentor. I asked why.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 5, 2010

I'm in the real estate industry, and surrounding yourself with good people who are creative and open to other ideas, and who are willing to implement and mix and match (#6), has been key to the success that I've had in this market. I especially like point #5.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Anyway, very few people have been creative geniuses on their own. Joshua Wolf Shenk has a whole column on Slate devoted to this topic or partnering to release creative genius. That is the way to make life the most interesting from twitter, and maybe that’s all we can ask from any technology. Subscribe -- free!

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

"So deep is the creative spirit that you will discover its limits, even if you search every trail." My "farmer" is a barefooted beauty who works at a desk across from me, all day, and she's gorgeous and kind and creative and everybody loves her. (At These just some suggestions. My thoughts are with you. "So

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I'm in Marketing which requires you to be outgoing at times, but the part I love the most is analyzing and being creative. I always knew that I was a little different from my friends. I love alone time. My problem is with my job. I love to think.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Which, by the way, I support, and I am hoping he is so creative as this.) Which, by the way, I support, and I am hoping he is so creative as this.) But the US just banned slaughtering horses. I am not sure why. I think this is part of Obama’s attack on US subsidies to the rich. But the US just banned slaughtering horses.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts Most jobs are creative, if you are creative The new stay-at-home dad paves new paths for moms 9/11: Digging myself out of the debris Choosing between a kid and a career Do you overemphasize happiness? But at least I wrote something. Subscribe -- free!

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

" Posted by Annie B on September 29, 2010 at 7:12 pm | permalink | Reply Glue jokes aside, just peel pieces off, leave others, take real creative risks, look at Peter Beard, Karen Blixen (a farm in Africa inspires a farm in Wisconsin?) " or "W'as happening?"

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

I think this question not only needs to be asked in terms of where we live, but how we live, particularly for creatives. Subscribe -- free! This post is starting to sway me.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I'm fried creatively, I go exercise or run errands. I find I'm at my most creative from 7 – 11:30 am. After that I'm not creative and have to work on grunt work. I get to socialize with my colleagues and get creative mixing ideas as well as time alone to concentrate and focus while working from home.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

Put up some curtains or something if you want to be creative. Posted by Jan Tymorek on April 21, 2010 at 11:27 am | permalink | Reply Don't paint the woodwork. It looks great the way it is. Posted by Karen on April 22, 2010 at 11:16 am | permalink | Reply paint don't paint.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

" Maybe a restricting condition in one way of thinking makes us excel in others, and that this mental rainbow creates a wider range of varied thinking and creativity. 'Cause 'Cause if we all thought the same way, and acted the same way, and believed the same things, from where would evolution grow?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Not as a BC write up, but as a person reaching out through social media to help, educate, and mentor the up coming generation of work force. Your blog is clear and concise with sufficient creativity for the participant to be inspired to create their own piece of net heaven, not lift the best for rehash. You are the evangelist.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts Most jobs are creative, if you are creative 6 ways to improve your writing Your bad mood at the office is from you, not the job Make a story out of your career How to be more interesting to other people Comments (85) Leave a Comment You never fail to surprise me.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Because of its limitations, it forces you to be creative. For some reason, your voice seems to get through to her much better and smoother than mine on topics like frugality etc. : ) She totally looks up to you as a mentor! I am passionate about frugality- I take slow steps toward making a career about it. I write about it every day.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2010

I am twenty years older than Owen, but she inspires me to be brave, takes risks, and let my creativity get the best of me. I think it's her spunk and self-knowledge and enthralling sense of her own power. I wish I had had that when I was her age. Subscribe -- free! " I got a different impression.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

One flaw I railed at for years was the lack of creative, spontaneous unfettered time. Now I schedule time to find connections, be creative, listen and daydream during each day, even if it is only for 15 minutes. The whole "shiny object syndrome" that you describe seems to be a common character trait of creative people.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I find myself exhausted after a day of interacting in business situations where I'm not working based on my creative strengths – primarily photography or creative problem solving. I've not been diagnosed with Aspergers but I recognize many of the qualities in your descriptions.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts A Valentine for my husband Bad situations breed creativity The fifth annual Q&A. I've found some assistance AND solace in a book written about the creative process, and I think that's a big part of what you're going through. But I gotta do it.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

My personal experience after the first year I meditated consistently for 1/2 hour every day is that it made me feel less fearful, more comfortable with my decisions and more creative. You must always be driving, wary, looking for the next opportunity, the next creative thought, the next new direction. their jobs.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

Knitting is a trend that has been building for a number of years because it's relaxing and creative at the same time. And, I work for the company that has the amazing yarn store in New York City that Alesya refers to. Next time you come to New York – or if you are still here, stop by! Keep up writing whenever you feel like it.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts How to write a blog post people love Why you already know what you should be doing next How to be more creative at work Good blogging is simple: Write good posts (and be thankful) Is grad school right for you? What do I want people to know me for? Great question.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 21, 2010

What we ended up with are colors that make me happy and creative. It's wonderful to see a fresh (and frank) discussion about creativity and how to balance with what one's vision is and that of the rest of the world. (His commentary: “Don’t call me in from the field to look at paint again, okay?”)

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 10, 2009

P.S. One of my mentors used to say "anything worth doing is worth doing 'badly'!" " The copy I have is from 2004. So maybe we should just be happy that we have our lack of focus because that enables our creativity. " It drove many of us crazy. Took me a while to realize what he meant.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Posted by theWiz on February 11, 2010 at 10:03 am | permalink | Reply In an early creative writing class, I wrote a story that showed my mother in what I thought was a particular unflattering light – drunk, maudlin, with exceedingly poor judgment about what was good for her then-fifteen year old daughter (me). Fun either way.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Since I am creatively challenged by nature (I'm an engineer) I will focus on the sugar aspect and add nerds and gummy bears (both available from the office candy/crack pusher) to decorate the cupcakes and hope for the best. I love to cook too – it's such a creative and also nurturing process. 25 types of sprinkles??

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 3, 2010

' Readers that follow you for ages may understand that it was passing or fluid, but an employer or distant mentor could look at that and completely misjudge your stance or capabilities. But I love your creative excuse for not doing it. I like the ability to accommodate the person I am trying to pitch myself to.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Not only was it not OTT, it was mature, kind & mentor-y. Posted by Kim on December 23, 2009 at 6:19 pm | permalink | Reply PS: I just read that link to the debate about your "personal brand" and I think your response was perfect. And, it clarified to me why the whole Dan Schwable personal branding stuff irritates me so much.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I never believed it would be easy, but like Seth Godin says.You have to put in the time, stay creative and keep looking for that break. Find a business analogy that takes the feeling of failure out of it if that's a problem (here's one: a therapist is like a mentor for your marriage). It's either that or death.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 12, 2010

I remember when I taught creative writing to freshmen at Boston University. I have yet to take a creative writing class, for fear of peer feedback, but I imagine that is probably what it's like universally. And the farmer will never let me put a picture of him on my blog, so I decided to show you how beautiful the farm is.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Exactly when I would use it (if the farmer were not around :) Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on September 15, 2010 at 12:07 pm | permalink | Reply One of my co-workers just implemented a new rule for using the F word at work…we have to use it more creatively, or not at all. Thumbs up to that! And I really miss saying fuck.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 30, 2010

i think the needle-point thing is a creative solution. Posted by D on August 31, 2010 at 11:24 pm | permalink | Reply 1. you used one of my favorite words, pedantic. are your readers really this tight-assed?? it's xanax people. it's not like she snorted coke off a hooker's ass mid-board meeting. cool playlist.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As a result, I'm content to remain a behind-the-scenes figure or a mentor's mentor ( [link] ). I'm actually happiest when I'm being challenged (that is, mentally and creatively stimulated–not being put under distress). Penelope, Ramit Sethi, Ben Casnocha, David Weekly, etc.)

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I dont think the two are interchangeable, like they're different hormones. Posted by Bea Fields on September 8, 2010 at 8:40 am | permalink | Reply There are lots of welfare moms following this advice, so you may be into something here.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to be more creative at work Posted to: Fulfillment | How to blog February 18th, 2010 Del.icio.us It’s also why I know that every job is creative. The creativity, in any job, is finding the gems among the discards. N ot safe for work.)

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