Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I think too often we are so worried about accomplishing as many tasks as we can that we don't focus enough on the task that is right in front of us. EEG neurofeedback training is the best solution because it trains the brain out of that pattern. Then you would have your mind back to be mindful in.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I recently saw Erick Goss speak at a conference on media trends, and the best advice he gave was to find cheap ways to fail because there were no guaranteed solutions. Posted by Jenny on September 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm | permalink | Reply Thanks for this post.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am completely unable to accomplish office politics and definite limit my time with other people for the reasons listed above. And she's stuck and not finding solutions. I am a top U.S. career expert for people over 38 years old, and I've tried to help her with a resume and some coaching years ago.

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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

MARCH 16, 2010

Even if I manage to do that, I will not feel like I have accomplished something important today. And then, when it turns out that it really does mean sleep inducing I didn’t feel accomplished. Once you are drama free, you could actually focus on accomplishing more goals. Sometimes the simplest solution is the least obvious.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

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. I think what "people" want is solutions. We are solution-seekers. Perseverance. Perseverance. Its the season.

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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. Find a business analogy that takes the feeling of failure out of it if that's a problem (here's one: a therapist is like a mentor for your marriage). Regain my sanity. Be sensible about this.

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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. She has had good coaches, and clearly she listens to advice. Writing is definitely a skill that can be learned, but it requires tons of practice.

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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. Exaggeration: repeated tales of humanitarian accomplishments grow in the retelling. Some common forms of self-deception: Beneffectance: We all tell our stories as being beneficial and effective.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Posted by JR on December 1, 2009 at 10:20 am | permalink | Reply It is indeed amazing, and all the more admirable that she has been able to accomplish so much in spite of her disadvantages. It's amazing you can even survive, let alone graduate college or run a business. "This is not easy.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

Use solutions-based language in tense conversations. Posted by MS on January 8, 2010 at 11:06 am | permalink | Reply A cheap & easy solution to the lost keys problem: find a visible place to hang your keys. You're accomplishing herculean tasks few women ever think of attempting. Often, the keys aren't there.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

" Speaking from experience, it was the realization that ending this particular mind-state/personality view at this particular time and place was not going to be any kind of lasting solution to fixing the ultimate reality that needed fixing. Either that or I'm just too happy about life. " I believe things can be fixed.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Sorry to be a downer but creativity in the workplace is highly overated and tough to accomplish. If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Can you comprehend how much a part of the solution you could become? Leave my job you say for a more creative one?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

I find happiness in material things, sure, but I'm happy when I'm with friends that remind me of where I'm from and what we've been through, when I'm with my girlfriend and can think about building a future with her, and when I'm alone and can organize thoughts, make plans, and find solutions. " So true!

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Here's my stance on happiness and choices: For as long as I can remember, everyone in my life has been telling me that I am wonderful and that I can do and accomplish absolutely anything I want in life. I wish that I could offer a solution, but alas, I'm just a searcher like yourself. Gen Y, sound familiar?).

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wonder, is there really one blanket solution for women in this situation? I started in London in the slump of the eighties but still managed fine with very little money or opportunity. Three months after I arrived in the US there was a crash and a recession, still I found great jobs. Thanks again.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

' Solution? You are accomplishing your goal of being perceived as young, fun, and fuckable. Posted by Mark E on September 17, 2010 at 1:36 pm | permalink | Reply In 2007 I started working for myself as a recruiter after only a year and a half in the business.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

But when watching TV or in a darkened movie theater, intimacy is so much simpler to accomplish. Would you say this is because it’s from 2007 you have a lot more readers now? The intimacy of reading is overrated. It's very difficult to be intimate with somebody else when you're along. Your privacy is overrated.

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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. . "Hope "Hope and Change" are not solutions.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

As a result, I'm content to remain a behind-the-scenes figure or a mentor's mentor ( [link] ). " Some people need the excitement and sense of accomplishment that comes from having an interesting life. Penelope, Ramit Sethi, Ben Casnocha, David Weekly, etc.) whom I work with and help on a regular basis.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 17, 2010

Posted by Anthony on January 18, 2010 at 10:41 am | permalink | @Anthony: You clearly missed that Cathy and Quatrefoil are both Australian…as well as missing the point that extreme nationalism was one CAUSE of WWII and not the solution. If your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. God Bless America.

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