Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

His brain is wired differently than mine which was a worry at first, but then I realized that all kids his age are wired differently and therefore when they are adults, the world will be a different place. Then I spent some time watching my son on his DS games and on the net. He's going so fast that I can't even keep up.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Mine left out all the students who somehow didn't manage to get in the info that they earned less than $32k a year, and included some students who had dual degrees. Posted by Anon on January 21, 2010 at 8:09 pm | permalink | Reply I just had this discussion with a good friend of mine! So it's a bit frustrating.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 24, 2010

Mine will be on the beach amongst a small group of family and close friends. Did you happen to see this 2009 WSJ article on "Mangenta": [link] Pink inspires confidence in men apparently…I think it could make a great unisex accent color in a predominantly neutral bedroom. It's all very exciting.

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StrategyU

JULY 5, 2020

Here is McDonald again (emphasis mine): “The emphasis in the GSO was more on why managers did things, as opposed to how they did them. Chapter 9 (1995- 2009): Peak Consulting. From 1995 to 2009 the consulting industry exploded as the business world tapped into enormous wealth through globalization and technology.

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Lateral Action

JULY 29, 2009

Mine the broader culture that surrounds your passion. Warren Buffet recently said in the 2009 Berkshire annual letter (with regard to one of their holdings, GEICO), that he and the CEO feel like "two mosquitoes in a nudist colony" when they look at the opportunities all around them.

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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 I don’t see a crowd of people holding papers like mine. She talks slowly for me, and it’s comforting.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 16, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Announcing: Brazen Careerist Top 50 Places to Work Posted to: Job Hunt December 16th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Tyler on December 16, 2009 at 12:22 pm | permalink | Reply Only one Science/Bio-Tech company on that list and it's Merck?

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Leverage the advantages of being an introvert at work Posted to: Diversity | Fulfillment | Office Politics November 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Joe on November 30, 2009 at 10:59 am | permalink | Reply Thanks. I will not be assimilated!

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to make business travel manageable Posted to: Productivity | Self-management November 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us I guard that timeslot jealously, for their sake and for mine. Some weeks I traveled to three different cities. And thank you.

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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

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 Posted by Alex @ Happiness in this World on November 16, 2009 at 10:40 am | permalink | Reply whoops, pasted the wrong text in my comment above.

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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

DECEMBER 28, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Popular posts of 2009. Posted to: Fulfillment December 28th, 2009 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook It’s the time of year when I list my top posts of 2009. Best wishes for 2010. I so loved that post ! So, thank you.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A friend of mine who recently started blogging used Twitter to ask what others' blog stats were like. I'm getting out of mine a little more each day. One of the best things I have learned from you is to think about a subject after I think I'm done thinking about it. Oneo'thesedays, I'ma just dive right in!

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts The sign of a great career is having great opportunities, and saying no Stumbling on Happiness Popular posts of 2009. " I know I learn more from mine than anything I can impart to them. Mine are wrapped. I want mastery, but also variety.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

And mine certainly deserves some. ." That's always had such a huge influence on me, and I try to ensure not only that I make time with my daughter, but that she knows I enjoy the time we spend together. The big note I need for myself now? Turns out husbands spell love the same way.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Not that you asked for advice, but mine is to focus not on getting him to separate from X, which is his problem, but on how you deal with having a husband who isn't separated from X (the old saw: you can't change someone else, only yourself). But your problem is not that he has a separation issue with X.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Posted by Ari Herzog on September 28, 2010 at 2:28 pm | permalink | To manage my Twitter account, I use [link] (I found the link via @swissmiss, which is a favorite blog o'mine). It will tell you which of the 22K people you follow have unfollowed you or are inactive <– you can unfollow them without feeling any guilt.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

Mine are always not dry enough, not warm enough, or not dirty enough for going into the chicken house. Penelope's woodwork looks just like mine. If Penelope's woodwork is like mine, it's an orange color. Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Coats are very important on the farm. I'm female.)

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

I do it for mine, too. In fact, today at lunch a colleague mentioned the NY Magazine article on parenting and we both said how much we both loved that article and then ended up spending the rest of the hour talking about it. :) Thanks for all time you spend adding links to your blog. I know how time consuming it is. I am as lost as I can be.

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Career IT Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

But every time I walk through my hall, I think about how important it is to take risks with my house – because that’s what makes it mine. There are a lot of problems with my hallway now — most notably, I used Elmer's glue instead of wallpaper paste and I'm going to have to pull down the wallpaper and start over.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

Someone whose income is regularly less than mine would probably jump for joy at my paycheck. Someone else may have been able to easily afford to buy food with the resources you had at the time. That being said, money management is also a relative thing. However, someone who regularly earns more would wonder how in the world I make ends meet.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

A few years ago, an architect colleague of mine quit to start his own firm. All the best, Jen Posted by JenG on August 2, 2010 at 8:42 am | permalink | Reply " So, since you are quitting for a better job, you don't need to shove it in peoples' faces that you are moving up in the world and they are not."

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Why men should give women flowers Posted to: Learn to take advice | Office Politics October 28th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Ask a Manager on October 28, 2009 at 1:28 am | permalink | Reply Men appreciate natural beauty. Happy situation.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

i hope you post about them because i had to surrendur mine to friends when we moved back to town. I also got chicks from Murray McMurray hatchery a few years ago – i got the rainbow layers – total fun! they are so comical and fun to watch. so whenever you need a little lift i recommend hanging out with the chicks!

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 22, 2010

(my husband walked in on me and I felt guilty about sitting here NOT working so I hit the send button before I thought…) I really did love this blog, I love all your blogs, they inspire me with mine,so anyway I know all about stupid questions and comments… I do have a stupid question: I just noticed that all your guest bloggers are men.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

He has asked me to not talk over him, but I have a hard time telling if it is his turn to talk or mine. It’s mine. Or maybe the silence is long enough that he is thinking I am going to talk. I start to panic because the rhythm of conversation is getting irregular, so I say, “Okay. And I hang up before he can say anything else.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 14, 2010

And I totally relate to your desire to wake up every day and spend a nice long chunk of time at Starbucks…that just became a career goal of mine. I maintain that I'll be barefoot at mine, but thats a whole 'nother issue. That makes me happy for you. All my best!! xo hope to see pics!

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

It's mine, and I don't judge myself about it. Posted by thatgirlinnewyork on January 9, 2010 at 6:45 pm | permalink | Reply Your mornings are like mine, except yours are earlier and you have half the kids. Mine looked a lot like yours without the snow. I am usually 75% successful. This too shall pass.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Ok back to the salt mine. Now I know that your environment, if it doesn't suit you (mine isn't interesting at all after 50 years), it can make you very, very unhappy. A recent life coach session confirmed this (cheaper than a shrink). That was ages ago. And it can make happiness hard to come by.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I have some pretty crazy arguments for mine, also.) 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! You can convince yourself that you "need" a Brazilian because otherwise you'll never find a husband.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

I like having a part of myself that will always be mine, not the community's. There is a pricelessness to having the cloak of obscurity, no assumptions of knowledge, as there are so many years that were not lived here. I cannot imagine having that taken. I also can't imagine having millions. " I can hear it now.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Mine from yesterday had 13 items on it, I was able to cross off one and felt almost giddy when I crossed it off. To Do lists are hard; it’s true and I struggle with mine every day. Posted by Umkhonto Labour on March 19, 2010 at 2:55 am | permalink | Reply Mine is slightly different. Have a great weekend, bye now!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs Posted to: Finding a career | Fulfillment October 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Thanks, Lance Posted by Lance Haun on October 30, 2009 at 1:52 am | permalink | Reply Two great truths here. "You

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: Why I'm difficult in meetings Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself October 29th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Catherine on October 29, 2009 at 2:37 pm | permalink | Reply Oh, Penelope, make sure she sees this post.

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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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