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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Roberta Matuson www.yourhrexperts.com December 1, 2009 10:51 AM Anita said. December 1, 2009 6:43 PM Anita said.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? October 14, 2009 7:23 PM Sylvia Dahlby said. October 15, 2009 6:49 PM Anita said. Labels: david w. Great advice.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to deal with unemployment in the face of holiday cheer Posted to: Job Hunt December 21st, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by malingerer on December 21, 2009 at 11:44 am | permalink | Reply I second that. A sincerely thank you.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to know if you'll be good at sales Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself | Recruiters November 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us But then, when I told one of my mentors that I’m not good at sales, he said, “Of course you’re good at sales.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Why men should give women flowers Posted to: Learn to take advice | Office Politics October 28th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Ask a Manager on October 28, 2009 at 1:28 am | permalink | Reply Men appreciate natural beauty. Happy situation.

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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 It's really dangerous to think there are vastly different motivators in the non-profit world.

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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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DECEMBER 15, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Underrated career skill: Asking questions Posted to: Managing Up | Networking December 15th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Jenny on December 15, 2009 at 10:13 am | permalink | Reply I still don't get why everyone says "How are you?"

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 4 Types of questions get us in trouble Posted to: Interviewing | Knowing yourself | Networking October 12th, 2009 Del.icio.us I spend days dreaming up the perfect question for my mentor who I haven’t spoken to in a month. It has its purposes.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog First, be honest about what you want Posted to: Goal setting | Knowing yourself November 2nd, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by richa on November 2, 2009 at 4:07 am | permalink | Reply Good luck. I thought of one. You think of one, now.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Posted to: Career fulfillment October 9th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by econobiker on October 9, 2009 at 9:47 am | permalink | Reply I have to say, Obama has just as much BS in his politics as any other politician that makes it to president. Posted by JR on October 9, 2009 at 9:54 am | permalink | Reply That's how mesmerized I am.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Leverage the advantages of being an introvert at work Posted to: Diversity | Fulfillment | Office Politics November 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Joe on November 30, 2009 at 10:59 am | permalink | Reply Thanks. I will not be assimilated!

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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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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Posted to: Journalism | Parenting November 6th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by kate on November 6, 2009 at 1:55 am | permalink | Reply I was writing to say the same thing. Posted by Britt Yip on November 8, 2009 at 6:55 pm | permalink | Good on you for your Guardian article. Mainstream media stinks.) Posted by B. Believe me.

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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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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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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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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Posted to: Parenting | Self-management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Claire on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm | permalink | Reply I'm sorry too, but I agree with the first commenter. Posted by Mascha on December 4, 2009 at 5:36 pm | permalink | Reply ::sigh:: This post makes me both angry and sad on your behalf.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Seth is my mentor. So I'll be waiting to be motivated. I developed a habit of attending all your webinars since the first one that I attended, you sure are such a great mentor Penelope! I am very excited. Posted by Nancy Carroll on April 26, 2010 at 9:17 am | permalink | Reply I've signed up for it.

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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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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. I want to be more diligent about finding a mentor to help me grow, outside of my supervisor. Learn from people around you, pick more than one.

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JULY 29, 2010

Ryan Paugh , who was basically my intern when I met him , and now he's almost my boss and definitely my social-skills mentor , tells me that I am popular because I'm interesting but that I suck at self-promotion. (He After a year there, one of the senior partners approached me and asked if he could be my mentor. I asked why.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

ALSO on your sexy new wallpaper: - you can add prints of art that inspires you - make the kids feel proud by posting their latest artwork within the frames - write in inspirational quotes to stay motivated - risk adding some drawings of your own, lightly, in pencil or something else that can be changed on a whim Posted by Van on September 29, 2010 (..)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Posted by Steve C on September 13, 2010 at 12:49 pm | permalink | Reply I think video games are quite educational as motivators. I am a speech language pathologist as well as an evil mother and those motivators make learning seem not only fun, but necessary. " Pokemon = math. Then they are geniuses.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

And sure, your alienation and that frustrating loss of direction and motivation hurts just as much physical pain does, and gets in the way of better intentions. You see, I had found my Soul, and for the first time in my life, I knew, Everything IS as it should be. And so I agree with Amy Parmenter. You’ll find your way Home, Penelope.

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MAY 6, 2010

It’s the best way to have a meaningful conversation and it’s the best way to rope in a mentor or look like a star performer. I think it's important to not make people feel bad or stupid when they ask questions – intimidation doesn't motivate learning. That rings true to me. Good questions require creative thinking.

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JULY 9, 2010

Posted by Red on July 10, 2010 at 8:38 am | permalink | Reply Penelope, you've made some good points re: the LeBron saga and what motivated him to relocate; perhaps when those in Cleveland and elsewhere take a break from burning his uni, they might consider what they themselves would do in a similar situation. I think I agree.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I'm starting to see posts that seem to suggest that motivation should be all stick, no carrot. By doing so you can motivate to produce even superb results. A vague compliment tells you nothing; a specific one tells you what to do more of. Similarly, a vague criticism is meaningless, while a specific one tells you what to correct.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

To contrast what some the other comments, I too believe that being self-employed is MUCH better than having a job because that's my personality to be self-motivated and I saw large flaws in some of the traditional job systems. There is far too much snark in our culture on this matter. Posted by Mark W.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The most resonant piece of career advice I was ever given was by my very successful (male) mentor: "You'll have to make sacrifices – big sacrifices – but if anything ever makes you sacrifice your spouse or your future children, then it's not worth it." Just a thought.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

If you inspire someone to do a good job you've internally motivated them and they'll likely exceed your expectations. If you order someone to do a good job, they likely will (if they're capable) but do no more, being externally motivated. I published another book in 2009 entitled "Incarnate Leadership."

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MARCH 9, 2010

By the time you're close, you are so motivated to get there that it doesn't feel like work at all. When we see the big triumph its easy to get all motivated, but small things are which we need to keep on doing inspite of them being the most difficult to do. I think the most important thing is motivation and encouragement.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

They may even give you the motivation needed to finally get that A project done. I'm stuck and nothing truly motivates me anymore. I have motivational issues when I am doing tedious things but when I am doing my work that I love, I have no problems. I try not to live or work by too many rules like this. " D A M N.

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APRIL 15, 2010

It is quite difficult to motivate me on a Sunday but you have me thinking hard and reading like crazy. Amy Posted by @decoralora on April 18, 2010 at 9:32 am | permalink | Reply Sent here by another Canadian blogger and looks like I might be here for days and days… no wonder you have 40,0000 subscribers.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

People think their work situation is so complicated and I have to understand all the motivators. He tells me that I have a problem and I need to get over it. I get a lot of emails that read like the post I’m writing.

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