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. You'll notice that in the for-profit world, in the new workplace, money is not a key motivator. "

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I'm starting to see posts that seem to suggest that motivation should be all stick, no carrot. Brief back story: I resigned from a job 2 weeks ago and plan to spend the next 6 months networking and volunteering, working as close to part-time as possible just to pay the bills. " This is fantastic — and very true.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Notes from a grouchy networker Comments (58) Leave a Comment Hi Penelope, Interesting points about taking risks! Goes to show that whichever way we go sometimes, we wonder about the road not taken. Also, it takes a mature adult like you to admit she made a mistake, even on something as mundane as setting up wallpaper.

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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. 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. I think the most important thing is motivation and encouragement.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Posted by Steve C on September 13, 2010 at 12:49 pm | permalink | Reply I think video games are quite educational as motivators. I am a speech language pathologist as well as an evil mother and those motivators make learning seem not only fun, but necessary. " Pokemon = math. Then they are geniuses.

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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.

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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.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 6, 2010

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). It's sometimes scary to ask a question – no one wants to look dumb, ill-prepared, etc.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Befriend the intern to fire up your career Posted to: Networking | Promoting Yourself July 30th, 2010 Del.icio.us Think of quitting as a networking event. I'd imagine all these apply, especially the network bit, but would you add anything?

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

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. You see, I had found my Soul, and for the first time in my life, I knew, Everything IS as it should be. And so I agree with Amy Parmenter. You’ll find your way Home, Penelope.

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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.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Posted by Kevins Promotional Products on December 14, 2009 at 1:55 pm | permalink | Reply As someone alluded to above – if you pay for a gym and you value money – that may be a great motivator. I recently recieved a free 6 month membership when I leased a car from my dealer – and I use it religiously.

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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 Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Something with a 24-hour on-call number, lots of opportunity for online networking, and required practice sessions with the whole "awkward conversation/drink holding" tango. There could be body language index cards! Sooo…you wanna start another business? Then get a GPS.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

They may even give you the motivation needed to finally get that A project done. I'm stuck and nothing truly motivates me anymore. I have motivational issues when I am doing tedious things but when I am doing my work that I love, I have no problems. I try not to live or work by too many rules like this. " D A M N.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Next step: Start milking your significant other's network of contacts since they are already impressed with you. Be sure about your motives though. Send the flowers to your significant others’ workplace. Science says that people will perceive you as having higher emotional intelligence than your peers.

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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. He tells me that I have a problem and I need to get over it. I get a lot of emails that read like the post I’m writing.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

It is quite difficult to motivate me on a Sunday but you have me thinking hard and reading like crazy. Amy Posted by @decoralora on April 18, 2010 at 9:32 am | permalink | Reply Sent here by another Canadian blogger and looks like I might be here for days and days… no wonder you have 40,0000 subscribers.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I needed the motivation! Posted by kelley on February 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | permalink | Reply It's all about the network, real or perceived. I try to tell people, everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. Choose how you spend the time wisely! You can't get it back. Thanks for another great post. Perfect for a Monday.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

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. Awareness of every single motive, of all the biological/physiological mechanisms and sensory signals bombarding us would paralyze our capacity to act decisively.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

It is the motivating factor to get up by not having the morning routine. But remember, your sons don't care about getting out the door on-time so you'll have to motivate them some other way. A great site and motivator is [link] Read her free site and some of her "baby steps" concepts to get on the right track.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 5, 2010

Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on August 5, 2010 at 9:17 pm | permalink | Reply Penelope, You may also consider looking into networking marketing for business ideas. That's where network marketing can be a benefit to those that seek to be self-employed but lack the experience or training. Posted by Mark W.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

Good managers will do their own recruiting by having their own great network. thanks for all your inspiration and motivation. And managers already recruit through networks – at least in areas of short supply, or PAs who they take from job to job with them. Here’s another idea: The future of human resources is death.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 12, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 4 Types of questions get us in trouble Posted to: Interviewing | Knowing yourself | Networking October 12th, 2009 Del.icio.us The problem is that we are not taught to ask good questions. So I actually don’t know why we link to Facebook. Have fun or die.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Your career is only as strong as your network! The way that Tamara Lowe explains Motivational DNA is actually very nice, as the two core drivers of Producers versus Connectors assimilate to to some pieces of being an introvert or extrovert. Let’s do lunch! Thank you again for some wonderful words of wisdom!

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Last week at a breakfast networking event, I didn't recognize the woman sitting next to me…ack. A lot of us spend way too much time trying to mind-read to figure out what motivates the crazy normal people around us…which is distracting and depressing. It is what it is…admit that and find ways to deal with it.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Don't hide what really motivates you; secretive people are not likable. Posted by MZA on January 6, 2010 at 10:12 am | permalink | Reply Yes, it's called "Good Eats" and it's on the Food network. Why are they so motivated to control him and his decisions? Well, I think we do. We were going to.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

We are barely 30 and are desperate and motivated to be where we want and to have what we want. Posted by Richard Sher on November 4, 2009 at 9:23 am | permalink | Reply Penelope, My mother, chris keller, forwarded your blog to me and I read it out loud to my husband, danny, yesterday.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 28, 2009

A Valentine for my husband Teaching old tropes new tricks: Community-building with a 21st-century twist Comments (24) Leave a Comment It's tempting to look to the number "1" as a motivation to start fresh and get things in order. That's fine if it works for you. Real life doesn't usually work like that.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook I've been walking around with the July/August 2007 issue of the Harvard Business Review constantly, for close to three years. If you want further reading about this, you should check out his article "The Making of an Expert" which was written back in 2007. great post, PT!

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

If you inspire someone to do a good job you've internally motivated them and they'll likely exceed your expectations. If you order someone to do a good job, they likely will (if they're capable) but do no more, being externally motivated. Leading is about inspiring, not ordering. Everything has been handed to them.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

I've done a fair amount of reading on happiness, but when it comes down to doing the simple activities that various books suggest to increase your level of happiness (spend 10 minutes each night writing down what you're grateful for, for example), I can never motivate myself to do it.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

There are no bad bosses The easiest instructions for how to start a blog Comments (66) Leave a Comment Good question/ test to check how relevant the original motivation(s) is(are)! Our best literature was written by people with nothing to lose and a voracious internal motivation to communicate their take on the world with written words.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I think the Farmer and I could use some mutual motivation for not staring at the closed door so long that the open one shuts. ." It was an interesting point of view, because I've always been of similar mind to you and the above commenters. Just a thought.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Write about how to find autonomy at work, about the farmer, about how to network and build a community. Include a new feature (rather than a group/network) where people ask questions and you answer them and also allow other users to comment on them with their input. Write more. It's fascinating.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This is true of how to network , how to parent , how to manage people and also how to write about your life. This is true of how to network, how to parent, how to manage people and also how to write about your life." I understand how it applies for parenting and management, but networking is a hurdle for me.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network. 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.

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