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The nuts and bolts of building a brand | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Irina I on February 23, 2010 at 12:44 pm | permalink | Reply It might be a good idea but at the end you are just his shadow. Not as a BC write up, but as a person reaching out through social media to help, educate, and mentor the up coming generation of work force. Then we'll all be one big happy family.

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How to hit a wall at work, with grace | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

in my opinion; most people do not own nor recognize their "shadow" selves.and so disown their anger/frustration etc. Not only was it not OTT, it was mature, kind & mentor-y. anger irritability etc. how does this translate in real time? you say to ms. It's because I'm not 26. So thank you for that.)

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How to write about your life | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

You do it behind a curtain with shadows, giving hints of it, but not giving too much detail. When you talk about your family, coworkers, friends. That is the sex life – the personal things that make up your life. You are one of the best at doing doing this.

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How to put blog comments to good use | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

As important as self-awareness is to both our well-being, and getting along with our loved ones, it also has its shadow. Scientists consider self-deception an elaboration and improvement in our deceptive abilities. It provides a much needed check on our self-awareness.

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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

Posted by bacm on January 22, 2010 at 11:51 am | permalink | Reply Hello Penelope, I credit this blog for providing me with and real world advice on the realities of work, life, and finding a career than any other book or mentor I have encountered until now. I now refer all of my fellow Gen Y friends to this blog, for any issue they face.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

Now the nation with the most powerful military in world history seems to be afraid of its own shadow and any dissent or disagreement. There was a time in recent memory when Americans did not recoil from foreign or internal criticism because they were confident that their basic freedoms were what made their country the strongest in the world.

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