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. She published "The How of Happiness"in 2008.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

Bring up specific times when they surprised you with kindness, made your work better, invigorated you with their own contagious brilliance or creativity. From a macro perspective, it pays to penetrate this level of social networks to get things accomplished. Anyone you worked closely with should get a hand-written thank you note.

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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. Built my own home in 2008 and have never painted or used wall paper on my walls. to create a collage that is uniquely yours, cause that wall paper is a bit uptight.

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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. One flaw I railed at for years was the lack of creative, spontaneous unfettered time. Who puts a word like that in a picture caption?

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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. When I'm fried creatively, I go exercise or run errands.

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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. I never believed it would be easy, but like Seth Godin says.You have to put in the time, stay creative and keep looking for that break. Reality check: I nearly died from the stress of doing this.)

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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. So Penelope…okay you get lost driving home. ."

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to be more creative at work Posted to: Fulfillment | How to blog February 18th, 2010 Del.icio.us It’s also why I know that every job is creative. The creativity, in any job, is finding the gems among the discards. N ot safe for work.)

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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. Fun either way. Either that or I'm just too happy about life. I do believe in redemption.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Exactly when I would use it (if the farmer were not around :) Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on September 15, 2010 at 12:07 pm | permalink | Reply One of my co-workers just implemented a new rule for using the F word at work…we have to use it more creatively, or not at all. ' Solution? Thumbs up to that!

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wonder, is there really one blanket solution for women in this situation? Is a woman who is itching to get her career going really ready for kids instead? I dont think the two are interchangeable, like they're different hormones. I love that I always get a truly fresh take on professionalism when I visit your blog. Thanks again.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

kids' schools), the naval gazing and constant weighing of options is really really boring (and, as a math-y finance type, I can't help but think that the time-opportunity-cost of finding the maximum outweighs any possible benefit over the 99th percentile solution.) Even on things that actually are somewhat important (e.g.

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