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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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 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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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. This brings to mind an article in a Men's Health I read regarding Intrinsic Motivation. The person chose the activity. great post, PT!

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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. That's fine if it works for you. Best wishes for 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I'm starting to see posts that seem to suggest that motivation should be all stick, no carrot. By doing so you can motivate to produce even superb results. And mine certainly deserves some. A vague compliment tells you nothing; a specific one tells you what to do more of. The big note I need for myself now?

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

People think their work situation is so complicated and I have to understand all the motivators. You needn't feel you're walking through a minefield at night, fearful of stepping on a mine. 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

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. Someone whose income is regularly less than mine would probably jump for joy at my paycheck. I think the most important thing is motivation and encouragement. So I wrote that. And then I felt bad. People like examples.

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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. I do it for mine, too. 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.

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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. It is quite difficult to motivate me on a Sunday but you have me thinking hard and reading like crazy. Penelope's woodwork looks just like mine. If Penelope's woodwork is like mine, it's an orange color.

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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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JULY 29, 2010

It's been a great experience learning from a community of successful and motivated women who want to change the world by helping women attain wealth and power through entrepreneurship. A few years ago, an architect colleague of mine quit to start his own firm. " I love this quote.

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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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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. It's mine, and I don't judge myself about it. Mine looked a lot like yours without the snow.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I needed the motivation! 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! I try to tell people, everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. Perfect for a Monday.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

They may even give you the motivation needed to finally get that A project done. Mine from yesterday had 13 items on it, I was able to cross off one and felt almost giddy when I crossed it off. I'm stuck and nothing truly motivates me anymore. To Do lists are hard; it’s true and I struggle with mine every day.

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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 It's really dangerous to think there are vastly different motivators in the non-profit world.

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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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MAY 30, 2010

"Truth in all its glorious mucus" is a fine and rare thing, offering uncut gems that we mine for ourselves. thanks for all your inspiration and motivation. There is sooo much to learn from just the dozen or so posts I've read here in the last 24 hours… dating back to a 4th break-up with The Farmer. "Truth

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Don't hide what really motivates you; secretive people are not likable. Why are they so motivated to control him and his decisions? And extra sunglasses in his car, for when I've forgotten mine. So I am back with the farmer, but we have new rules about what I can write. Well, I think we do. We were going to.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Posted to: Goal setting | How to blog November 17th, 2009 Del.icio.us 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)! Posted by Shefaly on November 17, 2009 at 8:37 am | permalink | Reply Great post!

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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 Posted by Aaron Erickson on November 20, 2009 at 3:18 pm | permalink | Reply What you say is true in some cases.

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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. But I love this spin on it.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Posted to: Parenting | Self-management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us I hope that the rule of past performance predicting future performance will skew more toward his former exits than mine. Posted by Claire on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm | permalink | Reply I'm sorry too, but I agree with the first commenter. miscarriage).

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Posted to: Journalism | Parenting November 6th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by kate on November 6, 2009 at 1:55 am | permalink | Reply I was writing to say the same thing. Posted by Britt Yip on November 8, 2009 at 6:55 pm | permalink | Good on you for your Guardian article. Mainstream media stinks.) Posted by B. Believe me.

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