Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Logic, science, and rhetoric are the three legs of a solid liberal arts education (some would also include creating art, but I don't believe creativity is taught well in a college setting). That I didn't accomplish that goal is on me, for not being diligent enough to follow my initial vision to completion. Social media.

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2009

"So deep is the creative spirit that you will discover its limits, even if you search every trail." If I don't, and don't get those endorphins, then my whole schedule is off, and I get nothing accomplished, not to mention I am a miserable grouch! Talking with someone supportive always helps me, but that's me.

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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 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. First, I don't even see how you accomplish what you set out to do. Subscribe -- free! This post is lazy and misguided at best.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

If someone does something just to say they did it (like running a marathon or climbing the Great Wall of China), but didn't enjoy the actual experience of having done it or the accomplishment itself, it was probably a waste of time. Built my own home in 2008 and have never painted or used wall paper on my walls.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

Bring up specific times when they surprised you with kindness, made your work better, invigorated you with their own contagious brilliance or creativity. From a macro perspective, it pays to penetrate this level of social networks to get things accomplished. Anyone you worked closely with should get a hand-written thank you note.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I certainly am a fan of working from home and believe that you have a set boundaries and expectations so that you are productive and focused on getting things accomplished to be successful. I check emails, figure out what I need to accomplish for the day, but not much more. When I'm fried creatively, I go exercise or run errands.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Dave Posted by Dave on July 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm | permalink | Reply Perhaps it seems that he is choosing an interesting life over happiness with friends and family that he has grown up with… but without a sense of continued personal accomplishment he would ultimately be unhappy if he didn't move on. Subscribe -- free!

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Posted by JR on December 1, 2009 at 10:20 am | permalink | Reply It is indeed amazing, and all the more admirable that she has been able to accomplish so much in spite of her disadvantages. It's amazing you can even survive, let alone graduate college or run a business. So Penelope…okay you get lost driving home.

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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. And then, when it turns out that it really does mean sleep inducing I didn’t feel accomplished. One flaw I railed at for years was the lack of creative, spontaneous unfettered time. Who puts a word like that in a picture caption?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Because of its limitations, it forces you to be creative. The people who I meet who are the happiest, are those who live frugally, and/or do what they love with a passion and earn money from it and it is usually a creative labour of love. I am passionate about frugality- I take slow steps toward making a career about it.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I'm male, 23 and have yet to work at all, so any and all advice about the subject, especially from someone who has accomplished a great deal while still harboring some of the same anxiety, is more than welcome. So I'd say the mission was accomplished! This gives them background for understanding the kid.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I think too often we are so worried about accomplishing as many tasks as we can that we don't focus enough on the task that is right in front of us. 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.

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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. Looking back I realize it was the one thing in my life that I could control, accomplish something, make progress, etc. I can't remember. But I gotta do it. Posted by Zom G.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

Penelope, your true and accomplished voice at this time is writing. Knitting is a trend that has been building for a number of years because it's relaxing and creative at the same time. Things can get complicated when changes happen and we lose all the control of something that we previously enjoyed.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2009

That is the only way we get to our goals, the only way the tortoise beats the hare in the race, the only way that we can look back and be so proud of our accomplishments. You've accomplished a lot. Perseverance. Perseverance. So thank you for spelling out what perseverance looks like when someone hits a wall. Don't worry.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

You might be sick of hearing about my company here, but, you might also be happy to know that I’ve accomplished that goal, too. 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. Reality check: I nearly died from the stress of doing this.)

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 12, 2010

I remember when I taught creative writing to freshmen at Boston University. I definitely struggle with moving too fast and trying too accomplish too much, always on the go. 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. Love the photos!

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

" Some people need the excitement and sense of accomplishment that comes from having an interesting life. I'm actually happiest when I'm being challenged (that is, mentally and creatively stimulated–not being put under distress). I get through a busy day, stop and think, "Wow. I'm happy now."

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I went on to read the rest of it and was particularly impressed with the logic that a 27-yr-old (that's me) struggling to establish herself (again, me) should take advantage of involuntary unemployment by accomplishing a goal that would necessitate voluntary unemployment at some point. Thanks again.

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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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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

The school is Nathan Bedford Forrest High School (yes) [link] F Rating as of 2007-2008 on the Florida School Accountability Grading Scale. Even when I am attempting to write a creative piece, I find myself falling back on my "e-mail voice." I had less time for Facebook and spent more of my time writing creatively.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The Story of the Farmer – From the First Day We Met: June 2008 New Way to Measure Blog ROI June 2008 How I started taming my workaholic tendencies Oct. 2008 Self-sabotage is never limited to just one part of your life Nov. I constantly found ways to be challenged, to exceed and be creative.

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