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

Penelope Trunk

And each of your break-ups has been motivated by fear of this growth and change, rather than by nastiness or gossip. We play hide and seek with our own motives. As important as self-awareness is to both our well-being, and getting along with our loved ones, it also has its shadow. We play hide and seek with our own motives.

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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. You are trying to motivate people to do the impossible and some "genius" is pulling the carpet out from under you. anger irritability etc. how does this translate in real time? you say to ms.

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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 manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

I totally think it's important to learn to think about subjects that are not necessarily applicable to a job, and am motivated to do so on my own. They must teach to tests, deal with ALL the kids in the class (and not just the motivated ones, etc.). Came back home and everybody was boring. So are vocational degrees.

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