Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Posted by Tamara on December 20, 2009 at 8:18 am | permalink | Reply Blog or weblog is certainly developed for personal diary, but as times come, many people create more innovation in it and make it much more interactive, powerful and multi-featured. Thanks for posting!! That's why the common use of todays blog has much been altered.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Because if you force yourself to change your behavior for three weeks, your brain will start to develop more dopamine in response to the behavior that you are trying to change to, according to Monika Fleshner , a neuroimmuno-physiologist at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Sure you might have to pay your dues at entry level and work your butt off to develop connections, but that is what most people face. Maybe back in 2004 or 1999. So I would add that regardless of whether you go to college or not, that it is critical to develop communication skills. Even those who don't go to school.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 24, 2010

I hope that sooner or later, we will get to hear what the farmer's parents have to say about this development. City of Cedar Rapids (Iowa 2004) There is no common-law divorce. After all you've been through to finally get to the farm, insisting on pink seems like it would be a pointless mistake. Choose your battles.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

One thing emerges very clearly is that successful performers “had practiced intensively, had studied with devoted teachers, and had been supported enthusiastically by their families throughout their developing years.” I want to be more diligent about finding a mentor to help me grow, outside of my supervisor.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Later, I came to realize how it could help me develop in my career, so I expanded my network to other topic areas and started contributing myself. Nowadays I find it an excellent way to follow key figures in my industry, developments, news and connect with friends. I rarely posted anything myself.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Check out the new organizing institute–its a career development company for non-profit workers, and I think you guys would have a lot more success if you implemented their training, outreach, conference call, participatory model than you do encouraging loose, social, horizontal relationships online.

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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. Those things can be reinforced in school but the bulk of it is developed at home in my opinion. The trick is to develop a toolkit of questions large enough to accommodate all listening habits.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 5, 2010

It keeps me in practice of developing, and more importantly evaluating, new ideas. I keep a spreadsheet of ideas. Many are now closed, some are just idle, and others are active. But every month I make sure I am adding new ideas to the list. I know that I'm not going to pursue most of them.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Also no chance to develop coping skills and/or resilience. Posted by Michael on September 30, 2010 at 10:22 pm | permalink | Reply Yep, you are a stick in the mud. Or perhaps you have one up your backside? If you take care of things ahead of the time, there is no damage. Hence, no need for damage control. Enjoy your stick.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

They do not drive cars because driving does not promote community, but they can hire someone to drive them, because sometimes you need to do that, and anyway, the alternative of making everyone into crazy Luddites does not develop community either. Develop expertise. The Amish are making me rethink why people work. Get the details.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I also enjoy your Asperger's posts because I can take a lot away from them on what to do to develop relationships while being true to my comfort level with social interaction and my best work methods. Posted by Jill on November 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm | permalink | Reply Boy, did this resonate with me.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s one book: 360 Degree Leader: Developing your influence from anywhere in the organization. Eminently proud of your skills with the electronic tools other generations developed for you, while you simultaneously criticize their designers. Changes in authority necessarily lead to changes in leadership. Anyone recognize the irony?

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Brazen Careerist opens an office in DC Posted to: Entrepreneurship October 6th, 2010 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Brazen Careerist is opening offices in Washington, DC.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Anything beyond that, I do voluntarily for reasons of professional development. .' I don't know what your situation is, but I say push back. I accepted an agreement for 35 working hours a week. Scheduling is important, know where to draw the line.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Posted by Izzie on February 23, 2010 at 1:47 pm | permalink | Reply I found you because of the affinity between your career advice and the job hunt and professional development information I provide. However, just like you I find myself writing more and more stuff that's less "profesional" and really "personal development."

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Employers need to focus on their abilities to develop talented employees as well, not just on getting the operational work done. " This could still be equivalent to the earlier ones, especially when you develop the theme that happiness = friends and family (also = safety & loyalty?). " - Dead on! " no shit.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I tell myself I have to develop a shorthand sign for manure, because I need him to not put it so close to the house. Many times, this relationship is best achieved (and developed) via face to face meetings. I hope to provide valuable content on the subject to my readers as the blog develops. “What do you mean not that much?

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 15, 2009

It's surprising what a subtle impact asking broader/deeper questions can have in developing personal and business relationships. The best and wisest question anyone ever asked me happened when I was flailing about worrying about something, and a mentor asked me: "What's the worst thing that can happen?"

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The most resonant piece of career advice I was ever given was by my very successful (male) mentor: "You'll have to make sacrifices – big sacrifices – but if anything ever makes you sacrifice your spouse or your future children, then it's not worth it." What is wrong with that picture.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

The wood in that house has a patina that took many years to develop; if you paint it, you will eventually come to your senses and want it to be wood again,and then, the amount of work required to put it right will be incredible. I wish you happiness in your new life, but please, don't paint the woodwork.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Anyway, in sum, I think you're precious and important too, and I hope you have less days like the one you wrote about, and I also hope you never develop anorexia. It isn't easier to handle. Love your blog! Posted by Rachel on December 1, 2009 at 10:13 pm | permalink | Reply Very well said!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

As someone who designs new projects I always thought an environmentalist should be pro-growth as the new installations we do all have significant environmental measures not present in existing developments. An as a 55 male I disagree with the comment about her needing to be older. Congress is full of too much of the same background.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

But if "an interesting life" means rural grassroots political organization, studying the lifecycle of quail, or developing cellulosic biofuels from prairie grasses, New York might hold very little interest for you. For some people, "living an interesting life" might mean things that a large city has to offer.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

And despite the relationships I develop and the information I access online, it still feels a little like many great stories are rooted in more physical interactions. My strange, random, constant interactions with people here in Manhattan definitely inform the content. I mean, other than fingers on the keys. And not everyone is online.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I was interested in starting a fitness blog, a technical software blog, a personal development blog and a general personal blog 2 years ago. 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! For me, and for my girlfriend!

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Everything that the farmer's parents worked so hard to grow and develop (and just guessing the land was passed on to them previously since land really doesn't change hands all that often in a well established farm) that they will not provide a means for their son to continue farming! It scared me. 2 months later we broke up.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

Then, quite rapidly, I developed a rage problem. There are now some CBT anger management techniques being developed for Aspies, that take that amygdala dysfunction into account and work around it. It's not so bad now, but I think that's mostly because I'm getting more sleep.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Posted by Eduard @ People Skills Decoded on March 16, 2010 at 9:06 am | permalink | Reply Ever since I took a webinar with Leo Babauta, who is a nice man, BTW, I have been reading a bunch of personal development/productivity blogs. I think I need to work into my list, some things for me, for my professional development, for my career goals.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I'd like to add one idea from a mentor of mine, who led big organizations in both sectors. There was so little opportunity for true growth or development but I kept telling myself that I should be happier being at a non-profit and not "working for the man." Salesforce.com rocks! And I just have to say YES!

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

However, many people with aspergers develop coping strategies. Aspergers individuals may need to consciously develop stratgies to filter such information and often times subconsiously their brains adapt to dealing with far more information than neuro typicals. She has a twin sister, K.,

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Posted by elemjay on October 29, 2009 at 12:41 pm | permalink | Reply Okay, you've described the problem, now what can we Aspies do to develope workarounds that actually work? I had always imagined that people with Aspergers would be more likely to be introverts – but perhaps that's just part of the stereotype.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

You move from interest to interest, sometimes getting stuck, mired,and wallowing; but acquiring and developing skills to navigate the way. If they do survive they become stunted, lose their flowers, develop larger thorns and often have to be medicated to survive. We didn't have much growing up on our farm, it wasn't easy.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

HR groups are about avoiding litigation and risk management, not recruiting or personnel development. Posted by Audrey on June 1, 2010 at 9:47 am | permalink | Reply Use of corporate credit card for personal items = embezzling (as an earlier commenter noted). They aren't going away any time soon.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Same thing for Daring Fireball: He's a Mac developer and enthusiast, and when he talks about Stanley Kubrick or baseball, he's a Mac developer/enthusiast, etc. Heather Armstrong is a young mother of young children, and when she talks about politics or music, she's a mommyblogger talking about politics or music.

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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. It is funny to see that it was written just three years ago, but according to the development of the work market, it seems that the post was written 20 years ago.

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