Penelope Trunk
JUNE 14, 2011
One thing I have learned from living on a farm is that you are not really experiencing diversity unless you are also experiencing repulsion. We each have lots of assumptions about what is right and wrong, how the world works, how people should act in a civilized community. When faced with true diversity – that is, diversity of experience — we have to allow our assumptions to be challenged.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 30, 2011
This article is the second in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. In a recent study identifying the most common career-limiting habits , “It’s Not My Job” came in second place. This attitude is so prevalent in the workplace and, if you’ve ever worked with a person like this, you know how frustrating it can be. This is not the mindset of a team player.
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Lateral Action
JUNE 17, 2011
Here on the Lateral Action blog, I do my best to provide you with useful advice to boost your creativity and productivity. I also provide a free 26-week course where I teach you the fundamental skills you need to succeed in a creative career. To judge from the feedback I get every week, these are […]. The post Start Working to Your True Creative Potential appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
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Penelope Trunk
JUNE 22, 2011
Ten years ago, when I was pitching my book to publishers, one publisher leaned back in his chair and said, "I don't get it, she's never worked in Human Resources, she's not part of Generation Y, and we can't even figure out what her career is. So how is she qualified to give career advice to young people?" I got sweaty.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 23, 2011
I stumbled upon this great article the other day and I wanted to share it with all of you. According to new research, 97 percent of employees report that they have a Career Limiting Habit (CLH) that keeps them from achieving their potential at work. Here is a list of the Career Limiting Habits identified in the article: 1. Unreliability. 2. “It’s not my job.”. 3.
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Penelope Trunk
JUNE 19, 2011
Father's Day is a big deal in our house because we have two dads. We have the boys' biological dad – my Ex – and we have the Farmer. On Sundays, including Father's Day, we all spend the day together, on the farm, in mostly harmony. It is not perfect. A few weeks ago, my Ex left early because I'm so annoying to him. And just this morning, the Farmer and I had a fight that scared the kids so much they cried.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 28, 2011
This article is the first in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. Unreliability was identified as the number one career-limiting habit and it’s no surprise. After all, if the people you work for (and with) can’t depend on you, what purpose do you serve? Truth be told, unreliable people are actually dangerous to the success of the entire team.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 8, 2011
Don’t worry. I’m not turning this into a political thing. Admittedly, not so long ago, I admired the guy. Anthony Weiner has always been outspoken and unafraid. I loved this video of him on the House floor fighting for compensation for the heroes and victims of 9/11. When we talk about finding your voice in the workplace , Weiner was definitely a role model.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 14, 2011
Recently, while hosting a free group coaching call , I had a few questions from professionals who wanted assistance in the art of persuasion. Whether you’re looking to convince your boss that you need some additional training or you’re hoping to show an interviewer that you’re the best candidate for a job, persuasion is an essential tool for professional success.
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Eat Your Career
JUNE 6, 2011
In my work as a career coach , I find there are several helpful resources that very few people take advantage of. Mentorship definitely falls on this list. It’s really a shame. Having a mentor can elevate your professional capabilities exponentially. And—added bonus—mentors are amazing people. When you take the time to develop a strong mentorship relationship, you get access to a wealth of knowledge and experience, but you also end up with a lifelong friend and potential future business partner.
Eat Your Career
JUNE 20, 2011
Confession: I love the new hit show on NBC, “The Voice.” Maybe it’s because Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are so cute. Perhaps it’s because Cee Lo is so weird. Or maybe it’s just because Christina Aguilera strikes me as a train wreck waiting to happen…and when it does, there will be a lot of big hair and big vocals to accompany it. Whatever the reason, I’m a fan.
Lateral Action
JUNE 13, 2011
Everyone knows ninjas were assassins in feudal Japan who wore special black outfits to hide themselves on night missions. But apparently the word ‘ninja’ was rarely used in the past – the more usual term was ‘shinobi’ And their outfits were actually dark blue and anything but special. They were typical farmers’ clothes, which the […].
Lateral Action
JUNE 6, 2011
One Sunday afternoon in 1920s England, two schoolboys were walking across the fields near their school. One of them asked the other whether he’d ever considered writing poetry. I never had, and said so, but I knew That very moment what I wished to do. That boy was called Wystan Hugh Auden, and he went […]. The post How Did You Discover Your Creative Vocation?
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Lateral Action
JUNE 27, 2011
Success is hard. And we usually think of it as the finishing line, the end of the story. But once they achieve success, many people are surprised to find it brings a whole new set of challenges. That’s the experience described by ‘Arthur’ (not his real name), the author of a string of popular books, […]. The post Are You Avoiding Your Next Big Challenge?
Lateral Action
JUNE 20, 2011
Once upon a time there was a clear distinction between our personal and professional identities. Our professional lives started punctually at 9am on Monday morning, when we walked into the office in our smart clothes. Our personal lives were confined to evenings and weekends, when we wore an entirely different set of clothes, mixed with […]. The post How Much of Your Personal Life Should You Reveal Online?
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Penelope Trunk
JUNE 29, 2011
If you ask the Farmer, he would tell you that I was really really nice to him last week while he was in bed, immobile, strung out on six Percocet a day. I made him pies, and French toast, and meat at every meal because there is no amount of Percocet that would make him not want to eat meat. I watched gunslinger movies with him when he was groggy and I made sure to talk only about innocuous topics like the state of world politics, something that we’d never fight about.
Penelope Trunk
JUNE 28, 2011
My garden is full of vegetables that I never would have guessed I could grow. There is so much that I am not sure what to do with it all. Because the acorn falls close to the tree, my son decided he wanted to sell rhubarb at our local farmers market. To be clear, a farmers market looks very different in a community of farmers. It's very unregulated, and people sell stuff off their trucks.
Penelope Trunk
JUNE 26, 2011
You are probably wondering if I think about Melissa having an affair with the Farmer. I do. I think about it all the time. As a preventive measure I tell the farmer that if he cheats on me, I’ll stay with him. Forever. I’ll never leave him. He’ll be stuck on the farm with me, in misery. I try to create a scene in his head like a Beckett play : Two characters isolated from the world, in a room, making each other miserable.
Penelope Trunk
JUNE 8, 2011
I am not a big believer in the dream job. For one thing, I don't think people know their dream job. Because it's a job description that has to cover eight hours a day of work. It's hard to imagine something you'd love to do eight hours a day, much less fit into in a nice, neat job description. And then there's the be-careful-what-you-wish-for syndrome.
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