Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

You're accomplishing herculean tasks few women ever think of attempting. But the one and only thing that helps me keep my cool ALL THE TIME is medication. Not "make me stupid" medication, just "make me calm" medication. Would you like to be one of these women? COULD you be one of these women?

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The metro and public buses are so convenient (plus medical bills are cheap) so it might work to be both frugal and be accessible. Posted by kelley on February 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm | permalink | Reply It's all about the network, real or perceived. I heard similar stories in Tokyo and Shanghai.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

She always sounds flat, depressed, almost medicated. But secondly, I've been feeling like my career isn't going anywhere and that my work isn't accomplishing anything. Best to you as always le Posted by Le on January 7, 2010 at 4:45 pm | permalink | Reply Oddly, I find Gretchen's affect to be anything but happy.

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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

OCTOBER 29, 2009

He may not be able to do this himself very easily so a good support network is very important. I don't want to sound like a naysayer to a medical condition, but these sound pretty minor and correctable though meditation. So I'd say the mission was accomplished! Posted by Mark W. Do you really have Asberger's?

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

How much greater good would that have accomplished? Health insurance is crucial for me because I have a pre-existing medical condition. I've been determined to be medically ineligible for health insurance by two different major insurance companies! 10 an hour in Washington, D.C. and no benefits? I don't think so.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I just know that ideas overwhelm me sometimes, and until I go to a doctor to get medication to calm my head down, I’m not convinced I need more interestingness in my life than my already-spinning head. Or maybe I am doing them both at the same time? I don’t know.

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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. If they do survive they become stunted, lose their flowers, develop larger thorns and often have to be medicated to survive. I think it saved me from a total downward spiral! I see neurotypicals as roses.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Every family have them: in-laws, sisters with nothing to do but worry about everyone else, parents, grandparents, weed-smoking crazy aunts or cousins, tragic cases of depression, alcoholism and a whole lot of medical terms. So you can be sure that you are not alone. A toast to us all.

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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

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

JANUARY 25, 2010

There is nothing in your career or personal life that is so important that it has to be accomplished by a text in the middle of traffic. still dealing with the medical bills. I like you and your blog. But your ego is making a choice for you that is wrong. If you think otherwise, you are wrong, wrong, wrong. put down the damned phone.

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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. That money was given to the little boy's family for his medical expenses.

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