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

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The fit of your jeans is somehow an accomplishment? Please continue to keep us entertained. I'm in jeans that don't really fit right now. I buy my coffee at the gas station. Each day there are little things." " I don't get this. Or am I misreading this sentence? You want to feel good about Madison?

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Globally famous as the first artist of any note to step completely outside the traditional commercial and institutional gallery system to manage her own career using the self-publishing and social networking tools of Web 2.0,

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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. It never occurred to me that the con calls are driving me crazy and I do I do it for sheer entertainment. It's so entertaining for us readers! alternative.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

But I’m entertaining or useful, and when I’m at my best, I’m both. I am completely unable to accomplish office politics and definite limit my time with other people for the reasons listed above. Last week at a breakfast networking event, I didn't recognize the woman sitting next to me…ack. Then go back to your cube.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Winning is usually accomplished by placing the ball where your opponent isn't located: either you put the ball there yourself or you pass your team-mate so they can put the ball there. Posted by Amy on September 30, 2009 at 3:33 pm | permalink | Reply It's really interesting to me, 'Lope, that you're such a good networker.

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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. She (Penelope) has an uncanny way of portraying all of the complexity, pitfalls (and joy) of life in an entertaining way. Memory can always be counted on to supply the new facts.

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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. I flew my wife out on frequent flyer miles and all we had to do way pay for meals and entertainment.

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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. You motivated me to get moving on social networking, jump in and learn to swim. And, once I did that, I gauged my success on how well I could leverage my blog to drive traffic to my company, Brazen Careerist.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Posted by grace on November 25, 2009 at 1:42 pm | permalink | Reply Your relationship story is getting entertaining to the point of becoming unbelievable. Sadly, I'm actually starting to find all this weather talk legitimately interesting. And why not? And it's fun reading.

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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. There could be body language index cards!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

These kids need to turn off the Social Networks and read a book because school won't help them. After all, it's historical "entertainment" Surely more relevant modern English texts abound. Also, a lot of the Nathan Bedford Forrest High alumni (myself included) don’t support a name change for the school.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2010

Your posts are always entertaining, but what really gets me thinking is the comments from the loyal readers. 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. Be gentler w/ yourself.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network. As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track.

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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. Entertaining as usual but not particularly "how to" Posted by julia on February 19, 2010 at 11:11 am | permalink | Reply With you on Portnoy. Leave my job you say for a more creative one?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Or just continue to pity them all, no matter how much they accomplish in life? We're not abnormal, we had a vision and we set out to accomplish it. It's actually healthy, you visualize it and with that maybe move a step closer to accomplishing it. Would you prefer that we dismiss all the high achievers as freaks?

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Here's my stance on happiness and choices: For as long as I can remember, everyone in my life has been telling me that I am wonderful and that I can do and accomplish absolutely anything I want in life. Their cups seemed to always overflow and I marveled at their accomplishments. Gen Y, sound familiar?).

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

But secondly, I've been feeling like my career isn't going anywhere and that my work isn't accomplishing anything. but the cheap publishing gimmick that sees blogs converted to books, particularly on an "IMHO" subject like happiness, is no better than "reality television" being considered real entertainment.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We're nearing the end of email, maybe Posted to: Networking | Self-management April 23rd, 2010 Del.icio.us But then I thought about the viral nature of communication via social networks, and the statistic started to make sense. communication.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 12, 2010

I always have so many things to get done and feel like I'm never balanced if I don't accomplish it all. Come back to us and entertain us with your wit, charm, and the general hilarity of your posts. It says it all. This week is no exception. I flew up to New York Thursday and he passed away Friday.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 25, 2010

." I've honestly never actually found any post you've written really, practically useful [Im sorry, I dont get all this Gen-X Y Z Q W A B C stuff, its like reading lines of code], but I've always found them entertaining. That's why I come back, not because I find the information applicable in my life. Hilarious!

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We loyal readers are here only for her considerable entertainment value. " Some people need the excitement and sense of accomplishment that comes from having an interesting life. We are well aware that her scientific research consists of Google searches for links that superficially support her outrageous assertions.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 17, 2010

My company, Brazen Careerist , just launched a company section in our social network. And Jeremy Owyang, from Forrester Research reports that, "In approximately two years social networks will be more powerful than corporate web sites. The intermission entertainment is different. As Walter would say "Dumb Ass"!!!

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