Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I tell him, "Good job finding a solution to your problem." Doing things ONLY for rewards is a problem, but one I suspect rarely occurs in these situations – and when it does, the solution is unlikely to be less rewards, but more boundaries or a raising of the bar. Subscribe -- free!

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 18, 2010

" So forget webinar.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: Why I need a sick day to register my car Posted to: Diversity | Self-management December 1st, 2009 Del.icio.us What do we need stamps for in 2009 besides letters to Santa?” Also, I think, “Who is still using stamps?

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Don't be a snob about career advice Posted to: Learn to take advice November 16th, 2009 Del.icio.us When it comes to finding a mentor, the most effective mentors are 3-5 years ahead of you in the workplace. Great post!

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to bounce back Posted to: Goal setting December 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us I am looking for solutions. Posted by D on December 11, 2009 at 1:10 pm | permalink | Reply Getting dumped sucks – no doubt about it. I am not crying, though.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: 5 ways to be less annoying Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics November 24th, 2009 Del.icio.us on November 24, 2009 at 10:49 am | permalink | Reply Ugh. 3 is missing.) Posted by Jim C. So annoying.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to put blog comments to good use Posted to: Learn to take advice December 8th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by M on December 8, 2009 at 11:11 am | permalink | Reply I cannot help but agree with M that you are brave not to make decisions out of fear.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

It may make you feel good to give someone compliments, or vindicated to tell them what they did wrong, but constructive criticism often requires pulling yourself out of the situation and engaging compassionately in finding solutions. Or is the only solution to find another job with another manager who does care? Much harder.

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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 Posted by Jenny on December 15, 2009 at 10:13 am | permalink | Reply I still don't get why everyone says "How are you?"

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Even their – usually unsuccessful – search for an answer, a solution, or for healing becomes part of it." Their story is their identity. Their ego runs their life. They have their whole sense of self invested in it. " Perhaps this chapter needs revision: "They have their whole sense of Twitter invested in it."

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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I think the best solution would be to take riding lessons first. Also you don't mention exactly why you want a horse. I think I know why and it's for your older son with autism. The horse would be good for him.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

I have been thinking about your problem some more and I think I understand why you didn't come up with the solution I had (to get your own office in town) on your own. Posted by Alan Perkins on October 15, 2010 at 6:11 pm | permalink | Reply Janet here again. There are psychological issues involved.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Posted to: Career fulfillment October 9th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by econobiker on October 9, 2009 at 9:47 am | permalink | Reply I have to say, Obama has just as much BS in his politics as any other politician that makes it to president. Posted by JR on October 9, 2009 at 9:54 am | permalink | Reply That's how mesmerized I am.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I recently saw Erick Goss speak at a conference on media trends, and the best advice he gave was to find cheap ways to fail because there were no guaranteed solutions. Posted by Jenny on September 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm | permalink | Reply Thanks for this post.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Posted by BJ Lindy on March 6, 2010 at 9:38 pm | permalink | Reply The Farmer must read all comments and could have come up with the solution: he should buy you a coat or give you one of his. Now they are both off at school and by the time they get home at the end of the day it's nice to have a very welcome interruption from them!

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

I guess there’s no real solution besides maybe trying to understand other people’s priorities. That’s why crying is so important, it’s a visual signal of just how much the other person wants to get their way. Men should cry more. But then it would just be a race to see who could work up tears fastest. What would that look like?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

Use solutions-based language in tense conversations. Posted by MS on January 8, 2010 at 11:06 am | permalink | Reply A cheap & easy solution to the lost keys problem: find a visible place to hang your keys. Except for the slow eaters, these are bounded problems with reliable solutions. Often, the keys aren't there.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

I find happiness in material things, sure, but I'm happy when I'm with friends that remind me of where I'm from and what we've been through, when I'm with my girlfriend and can think about building a future with her, and when I'm alone and can organize thoughts, make plans, and find solutions.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

As an engineer I always try to think of technology solutions to problems like this. Sometimes the simplest solution is the least obvious. This may seem like a Pollyanna solution. Like I can't use a Moleskine to track my todo list because I can't reorder items and clear out crossed out items if it's on paper.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Coaching is not consulting, mentoring, educating, or facilitating. Perhaps as a way to justify the lack of credentialing and training needed to be a coach (Rothazier & Hill, 2009). Rothazier and Hill (2009) highlight in their case study: coaching isn’t just about the present and the future.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger syndrome in the office: How I deal with sensory integration dysfunction Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics September 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us The math thing is especialy interesting to me because I had similar problems.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

EEG neurofeedback training is the best solution because it trains the brain out of that pattern. You can read about that adventure and how Yoga was part of the solution by searching for "Fender Bender" on my [link] blog.) Offhand, I don't know of any Asperger people who don't have this (or have had it).

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog First, be honest about what you want Posted to: Goal setting | Knowing yourself November 2nd, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by richa on November 2, 2009 at 4:07 am | permalink | Reply Good luck. I thought of one. You think of one, now.

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The Coaching Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

It is usually considered one of the helping by talking interventions ( Tee and Passmore, 2022 ), with similarities and differences to counseling, consultancy, psychotherapy, training, teaching, mentoring, or mediation ( Rosha, 2014 ). How can we, coachee and coach, be part of a solution or further action? 2021 : 140).

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

" Speaking from experience, it was the realization that ending this particular mind-state/personality view at this particular time and place was not going to be any kind of lasting solution to fixing the ultimate reality that needed fixing. Either that or I'm just too happy about life. " I believe things can be fixed.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to hit a wall at work, with grace Posted to: Career fulfillment | Knowing yourself December 22nd, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by ed on December 23, 2009 at 9:31 am | permalink | Reply Have you ever seen the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks?

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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. And I love your solution in your #4 point. So I wonder, does anyone have other solutions? It could be for men and women too.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Posted to: Goal setting | How to blog November 17th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Shefaly on November 17, 2009 at 8:37 am | permalink | Reply Great post! Posted by Steve Churchill on November 17, 2009 at 8:58 am | permalink | Reply I echo the question. Is this your first time here? Blogs are tools in that respect.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, to be happy, decide what is possible: The perfect solution doesn't have to be immaculate. It's 7pm and your guests are arriving and it's all fine.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

' Solution? I did have to back pedal a little when my youngest – at the age of two – threw a puzzle she was struggling with into the air with an exasperated 'for fuck's sakes!' Explaining that she was saying it wrong – it's 'four five six'!

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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] ). Penelope, Ramit Sethi, Ben Casnocha, David Weekly, etc.) whom I work with and help on a regular basis. Not that I wouldn't mind appearing on national television; I'm just not willing to put in the hard work to do so.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to know if you'll be good at sales Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself | Recruiters November 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us But then, when I told one of my mentors that I’m not good at sales, he said, “Of course you’re good at sales.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Posted to: Parenting | Self-management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us But there's no magic solution. Posted by Claire on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm | permalink | Reply I'm sorry too, but I agree with the first commenter. Posted by Mneiae on December 4, 2009 at 5:50 pm | permalink | Reply I agree. miscarriage).

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

I just spent all of 2008 and the majority of 2009 miserable and said that my new measure of success was a level of happiness. I wish that I could offer a solution, but alas, I'm just a searcher like yourself. I moved abroad in 2009 on spouse transfer in middle of recession having given up my job.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

In a USDA study “Expenditures on Children by Families” widely reported in the media, the US government estimated that a middle-income, two-parent family that gave birth to a baby in 2009 will spend $11,650-$13,530 annually until the child is 17 years old (it doesn't include sending them to college).

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