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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: Why I'm difficult in meetings Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself October 29th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Catherine on October 29, 2009 at 2:37 pm | permalink | Reply Oh, Penelope, make sure she sees this post.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to bounce back Posted to: Goal setting December 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by D on December 11, 2009 at 1:10 pm | permalink | Reply Getting dumped sucks – no doubt about it. Is this your first time here? Those chicks are tough (LOL).

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to keep a New Year's resolution Posted to: Goal setting December 29th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by econopete on December 29, 2009 at 11:36 am | permalink | I would say that the last step (#5) is a biggie. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 7, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Welcome, San Francisco Chronicle Readers Posted to: Self-management December 7th, 2009 Del.icio.us Eduard Posted by Ideas With A Kick on December 7, 2009 at 11:50 am | permalink | Reply "Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the blog!"

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

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. It may not help you tick off more tasks and accomplishments in the short term … but it just might transform your "To Do List" entirely.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Befriend the intern to fire up your career Posted to: Networking | Promoting Yourself July 30th, 2010 Del.icio.us Think of quitting as a networking event. I'd imagine all these apply, especially the network bit, but would you add anything?

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

-Dave Posted by Dave on July 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm | permalink | Reply Perhaps it seems that he is choosing an interesting life over happiness with friends and family that he has grown up with… but without a sense of continued personal accomplishment he would ultimately be unhappy if he didn't move on.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

And, look, I’m accomplishing numbers one and three from my list right here. After that the title is irrelevant—you go to a blog because of a good recommendation, not because of a good name. So my blog there is called Free Beer. And I’ll be posting on this blog when there’s a new post on Free Beer.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: Why I need a sick day to register my car Posted to: Diversity | Self-management December 1st, 2009 Del.icio.us What do we need stamps for in 2009 besides letters to Santa?” Also, I think, “Who is still using stamps?

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Crestcom

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Eunicia is an accomplished wealth strategist and business owner with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Our signature BPM program provides interactive management training with a results-oriented curriculum and prime networking opportunities. Who was out there in 2008, 2009 that rode the waves?

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs Posted to: Finding a career | Fulfillment October 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Thanks, Lance Posted by Lance Haun on October 30, 2009 at 1:52 am | permalink | Reply Two great truths here. "You

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to put blog comments to good use Posted to: Learn to take advice December 8th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by M on December 8, 2009 at 11:11 am | permalink | Reply I cannot help but agree with M that you are brave not to make decisions out of fear.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: 5 ways to be less annoying Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics November 24th, 2009 Del.icio.us on November 24, 2009 at 10:49 am | permalink | Reply Ugh. 3 is missing.) Posted by Jim C. So annoying.

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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. I love the idea of "rewarding yourself with your favorite project at the end" That is such a great way to attack an incredibly overwhelming to do list.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger syndrome in the office: How I deal with sensory integration dysfunction Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics September 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us The math thing is especialy interesting to me because I had similar problems.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to make business travel manageable Posted to: Productivity | Self-management November 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Last year I traveled almost every week. Some weeks I traveled to three different cities.

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Crestcom

MARCH 24, 2023

And then I started blogging and as a result of my, in 2009, as a result of my blog, Wiley Publishing came to me, and asked me to write my first book on productivity. That’s, that’s why my 2009 when I started writing, I started shifting because everybody thinks that the path to productivity is better time management. I’m so excited.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to hit a wall at work, with grace Posted to: Career fulfillment | Knowing yourself December 22nd, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by ed on December 23, 2009 at 9:31 am | permalink | Reply Have you ever seen the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks?

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Thanksgiving drama on steroids: Adding a family business to the mix Posted to: Entrepreneurship | Money | Negotiating November 25th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Jennifer on November 25, 2009 at 1:57 pm | permalink | Reply Prevention dear.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Notes from a grouchy networker Comments (58) Leave a Comment Hi Penelope, Interesting points about taking risks! Goes to show that whichever way we go sometimes, we wonder about the road not taken. Also, it takes a mature adult like you to admit she made a mistake, even on something as mundane as setting up wallpaper.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Posted to: Goal setting | How to blog November 17th, 2009 Del.icio.us 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. Posted by Shefaly on November 17, 2009 at 8:37 am | permalink | Reply Great post! Is this your first time here? Regain my sanity.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

The times when all I can accomplish is one foot in front of the other, one moment at a time… Posted by Necie on March 9, 2010 at 1:55 pm | permalink | Reply Just because you told your readers to shut up. It's so true – our greatest triumphs are those we accomplish within ourselves. This is me everyday.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

Good managers will do their own recruiting by having their own great network. Penelope, your true and accomplished voice at this time is writing. And managers already recruit through networks – at least in areas of short supply, or PAs who they take from job to job with them. So there won’t be a reason for HR.

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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. Who puts a word like that in a picture caption?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts The sign of a great career is having great opportunities, and saying no Stumbling on Happiness Popular posts of 2009. The book "Trust Agents" discusses how contacts and networks in combination with skill and expertise lead to success. Just like me.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 12, 2010

I definitely struggle with moving too fast and trying too accomplish too much, always on the go. Each day I make a list of three things to accomplish (on the really stuck days that can include things like having a healthy lunch) and at the end of the day revisit. So many things to accomplish, so many ideas to work on.

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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. A year or so ago I got totally addicted to playing games on my Nintendo DS (I am in my 50's so that itself seems strange – not being 50, but playing video games!). I think it saved me from a total downward spiral!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog The Internet has created a generation of great writers Posted to: College students | Diversity | Journalism October 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Jackie1776 on October 19, 2009 at 3:23 am | permalink | Reply Absolutely. Very articulate post.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Posted by kelley on February 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | permalink | Reply It's all about the network, real or perceived. I encourage the spending debate for entrepreneurs (internally and externally) to be about why to spend, what it accomplishes, how it simplifies, what's the return, etc.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

You're accomplishing herculean tasks few women ever think of attempting. Ask yourself if you're doing the right things to accomplish this, not whether you measure up to June Cleaver. Who feel ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY to add to the finances of their family for whatever reason. Would you like to be one of these women?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This is true of how to network , how to parent , how to manage people and also how to write about your life. This is true of how to network, how to parent, how to manage people and also how to write about your life." I understand how it applies for parenting and management, but networking is a hurdle for me.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to deal with doubt: Take a leap Posted to: Fulfillment | Parenting October 22nd, 2009 Del.icio.us 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.

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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. Leave my job you say for a more creative one? I wish on that one too…$$ and pension keeps me stuck. thanks for all your inspiring work tho cause it keeps me going on a daily basis!

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 4 Twitter tips no one will give you Posted to: Diversity | Fulfillment | Networking September 28th, 2010 Del.icio.us First, I don't even see how you accomplish what you set out to do. Is this your first time here?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

I published another book in 2009 entitled "Incarnate Leadership." 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. Posted by Tzipporah on January 13, 2010 at 6:06 pm | permalink | Reply Good threads! Criticizing Boomer parenting?

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