Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Notes from a grouchy networker Comments (58) Leave a Comment Hi Penelope, Interesting points about taking risks! If it involves other people as it often does, communication and negotiation in the beginning and on an ongoing basis become key factors. Goes to show that whichever way we go sometimes, we wonder about the road not taken.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Obama said…"I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership," I think "representing" something is worthy of recognition, there is no "representing" without doing. " 1 – please list President Obama's accomplishments.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In the Toastmasters program, which helps improve public speaking and communication, critiques are called evaluations. Brief back story: I resigned from a job 2 weeks ago and plan to spend the next 6 months networking and volunteering, working as close to part-time as possible just to pay the bills.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 12, 2010

I always have so many things to get done and feel like I'm never balanced if I don't accomplish it all. Good communication, listening and compassion go along way to heading off harassment in the first place. It says it all. This week is no exception. I flew up to New York Thursday and he passed away Friday.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Write about how to find autonomy at work, about the farmer, about how to network and build a community. That is the only way we get to our goals, the only way the tortoise beats the hare in the race, the only way that we can look back and be so proud of our accomplishments. You've accomplished a lot. Write more.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

You might be sick of hearing about my company here, but, you might also be happy to know that I’ve accomplished that goal, too. Our best literature was written by people with nothing to lose and a voracious internal motivation to communicate their take on the world with written words. Regain my sanity.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

It's only when they stop and try to reformulate their natural communication into an MBA-approved "assertive" statement that they seem to stumble and lose confidence. Posted by Gen X Cathy on January 14, 2010 at 1:32 am | permalink | Reply PS I forgot to say that I got my job through my relationship network.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Reasons: 1) They simply could not have communicated as easily (e-mail, twitter, etc.) He was saying that, for example, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson would NEVER choose to be on a team together, like LeBron has chosen to play with Dwayne Wade. It really isn't such a simple choice.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Winning is usually accomplished by placing the ball where your opponent isn't located: either you put the ball there yourself or you pass your team-mate so they can put the ball there. Posted by Amy on September 30, 2009 at 3:33 pm | permalink | Reply It's really interesting to me, 'Lope, that you're such a good networker.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

He may not be able to do this himself very easily so a good support network is very important. I'm male, 23 and have yet to work at all, so any and all advice about the subject, especially from someone who has accomplished a great deal while still harboring some of the same anxiety, is more than welcome. Posted by Mark W.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I certainly am a fan of working from home and believe that you have a set boundaries and expectations so that you are productive and focused on getting things accomplished to be successful. I check emails, figure out what I need to accomplish for the day, but not much more. So I don't work much in the morning. every day.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Re: the point about being "fuckable" — I think that "sexually desireable" communicates the intent quite well. I suppose I am becoming a more articulate and creative communicator, since I don't rely on fuck as a shortcut now. Does it clarify communication? And I really miss saying fuck.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

For Generation Z, email is for diatribes and texting is for communication. Good managers will do their own recruiting by having their own great network. Penelope, your true and accomplished voice at this time is writing. There are few laptops in our future. Here’s another idea: The future of human resources is death.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

none of us is hardwired to know how to broker the communications styles that merge in marriage. Somehow I need to be reminded of this, and not enough people — especially people of admirable accomplishments and public profiles — openly discuss this stuff, and so I find solace in your blog.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 25, 2010

There is nothing in your career or personal life that is so important that it has to be accomplished by a text in the middle of traffic. I like you and your blog. But your ego is making a choice for you that is wrong. If you think otherwise, you are wrong, wrong, wrong.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

Looking back I realize it was the one thing in my life that I could control, accomplish something, make progress, etc. Who knew that farmers have a telepathic line of communication. I think it's just part of settling in and learning to communicate our needs, even though it was rough to go through at the time.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Or just continue to pity them all, no matter how much they accomplish in life? Their book Spreading Misandry (2001) analyzes " pop cultural artifacts and productions from the 1990s" from movies to greeting cards for what they consider contains pervasive messages of hatred toward men. I need blue sky and sunshine, not grit.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I think you need to write a post about things you've done right, things you want, and how you are going to move on and accomplish them. Like you, I suck at the friendship thing, and that's mostly because I suck at talking, especially on the phone–which is how most non internet people seem to communicate.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

2008 Think of networking as a lifestyle, not an event July 2009 The sign of a great career is having great opportunities, and saying no Sept. However, I love reading about your life and your thoughts because of your unique perspective and dead-on view about communication and openness. 2009 How to deal with an insane commute Oct.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

You're accomplishing herculean tasks few women ever think of attempting. I recently read a post on the Remarkable Communication blog about how not to be a bad boyfriend, the premise being that this model from life can be used in so many more contexts than relationships with significant others. COULD you be one of these women?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 17, 2010

My company, Brazen Careerist , just launched a company section in our social network. The reason we did that is because according to Cone , 50% of generation Y communicate with companies through social media. Brands will serve community interests and grow based on community advocacy." Jessica Thompson Manager, U.S.

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