Accomplishment Engineering Mentor Networking 
Penelope Trunk
JANUARY 28, 2010
I want to be more diligent about finding a mentor to help me grow, outside of my supervisor. We meet many in our lives that can become our coaches or mentors, for longer or shorter periods of time. Finding a good mentor/coach/teacher is tough, but starting a blog exposes you to a huge measure of immediate coaching.
Penelope Trunk
JULY 9, 2010
Teachers like Hilary in a prior comment and engineers (like me) are (or were at some time) able to find jobs and happiness in small towns or large cities across the entire U.S. Elsewhere, I read that if you want to thank a blogger, leave a comment. Not all professions are the same. even The World) as we please.
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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. Although I have to tell you that I think it's a good title for SEO (search engine optimization). Thanks for the insight, Kerry.
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. Posted by Shannon on November 24, 2009 at 2:23 pm | permalink | Reply This totally applies to engineers in Silicon Valley and other geo locations as well. You are so right.
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?
Penelope Trunk
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
Thanks Penelope :) Eduard Posted by Ideas With A Kick on November 12, 2009 at 4:46 am | permalink | Reply To your first point, if your priority is sightseeing, then having a job with lots of travel is a good way to accomplish the goal. Your other suggestions are dead accurate, especially about carrying snacks & non-electronic diversions.
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. Many are engineers. Exaggeration: repeated tales of humanitarian accomplishments grow in the retelling. Memory can always be counted on to supply the new facts.
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