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Approach Differently vs. Avoid Again

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Over the long term though, we know that what we avoid, doesn’t really disappear, but sits like a shadow beside us, causing suffering – “avoidance in facing our emotional experience can negatively impact our mental health and behaviours” [iii]. It is motivation away from that stuck feeling, by moving towards something we do want.

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How to hit a wall at work, with grace | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

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

Penelope Trunk

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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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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