Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The future of the Internet is design: from fine art galleries to the size of the box you type in name. So start figuring out how to rejigger things to make your career relevant. Here's how I know what's coming: First, a flurry of emails arrive in my in-box each day touting “free infographics.” After sniffing around, I discovered that infographics garner so many clicks that SEO mavens publish quick, cheesy infographics to hand out for free in exchange for links back to publisher sites.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This article is the ninth in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. The other day, while being decidedly unproductive , I stumbled upon a little gem of a website called PassiveAgressiveNotes.com. As you might expect, it’s both laugh-out-loud funny and sadly familiar. I swear I’ve seen some of these notes before…Like the one an “anonymous” officemate left in the break room of my old office: “Adults pick up after themselves.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Out of all the blog series I’ve written over the past six years, I’ve never had so many requests for an ebook version as for the Creative Blocks series. And your wish is my command. ?? I’ve collected the entire series into an ebook: 20 Creative Blocks (and How to Break Through Them). It’s yours […]. The post Free Ebook: 20 Creative Blocks (and How to Break Through Them) appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

During the year after 9/11 I went to counseling for post-traumatic stress. I went to a group that met weekly. The counselors explained that if we told our story over and over again, the story would have less power over us. So I have been telling my story for ten years. I am lucky to have a blog, and an amazing community to tell my story to. And recently, as the 10 th anniversary has been approaching, I’ve been telling my story again, to many news outlets.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

When people tell me they want to stay home with their kids and they can’t afford it, I want to yell at them about how when I was trying to write freelance and take care of the kids I had a babysitter refuse to come to the house because we had no food in the house. We had no food in the house because we had no money. I bought food on a day to day basis.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This is the big test. Right here. This is the test to see if you will stick with me even when you know everything. There is lameness about me. Not the lameness commenters point out. Not like, I don’t know anything about graduate school. Or I’m not fair to David Dellifield. No. It's more fundamental than that. I want you to recall that when I was growing up, the police came to our house pretty frequently.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Want to boost your productivity? Look no further. This training video will share with you the secret tricks of productive people and how you can use them for yourself. Additional Resource: Get Productive Now! Boot Camp. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Digg this! Share this on Facebook. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on LinkedIn.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

This article is the tenth in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. I have to admit: I was thrilled, though somewhat surprised, to see “risk aversion” show up on the list of top career-limiting habits a while back. It seems that risk often gets a bad rap in the workplace. But it’s an absolute necessity. Here’s the hard truth of life: Anything that’s worthwhile is almost always a little risky.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Back when I worked in banking , as the Assistant Manager of a branch, I wore a mask. No, not literally, you silly goose. After all, banks and masks don’t go well together if you know what I mean…But I hid all the same. I was hiding behind an image of who I thought I should be, who I thought others wanted me to be. I didn’t show the “real me” because I was scared.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Buy a book, save someone’s life. How often do you get to do that? Seth Godin Well today’s the day we all get to do it. End Malaria: Bold Innovation, Limitless Generosity, and the Opportunity to Save a Life is the latest book from Seth’s Domino Project. $20 from every sale will go to Malaria […]. The post (Make Today) End Malaria Day appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

I’m serious. It might sound a strange claim to make after having written an entire series on overcoming creative blocks, but there really is no such thing. Think about it. Have you ever seen a creative block? How big was it? What colour was it? How much did it weigh when you tried to pick […]. The post Why There’s No Such Thing as a Creative Block appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

You need to be tough to succeed in a creative career. Unless you’re the exception to the rule, you will be criticised, rejected, ridiculed, cheated and disappointed – many times. So I wasn’t surprised to hear this story from ‘Sally’ (not her real name) in response to my invitation to tell me about your creative […].

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

I'm frustrated that I have so much traffic coming to this blog (about 750,000 page views this month) and I have this post about domestic violence at the top spot in my blog. It's the first thing everyone sees about me. I want the post to go away. I want to post about how to write a resume in five easy steps. People love lists. If it weren't that I've already blogged about sex abuse , my miscarriage and my divorce , I'd worry that my blog will never get past the topic of

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