Penelope Trunk

MARCH 24, 2010

Definitely not pink! Anyway, why would you want to paint a room, any room, a colour your partner specifically and definitely doesn't want? Posted by Jen on March 24, 2010 at 12:50 pm | permalink | Reply Haha, now if I could just get a private office I would definitely be watching. Saved a HEAP of arguing. Congratulations!

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

His brain is wired differently than mine which was a worry at first, but then I realized that all kids his age are wired differently and therefore when they are adults, the world will be a different place. I think I'll try to go back to it and see if it helps me yell less in the mornings. He will be just fine.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Posted by Marquez van Hinten on January 6, 2010 at 6:40 am | permalink | Reply I definitely believe that New Year isn't the only (or best) time to make life changing resolutions. Mine is to make my website ( [link] ) more famous. Ive read ur blog with eyes wide open and it really made me think. Maybe I will make it this time.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Over the years, she has designed countless mentoring, training and leadership programs for her teams. So we definitely wanna put time in there for that. Jenn DeWall: I’m definitely thinking of all the internal stuff that I have right now, Maureen Falvey: <Laugh>, right? But a friend of mine is a fear coach.

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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.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

When it comes to finding a mentor, the most effective mentors are 3-5 years ahead of you in the workplace. Eduard Posted by Ideas With A Kick on November 16, 2009 at 11:11 am | permalink | Reply Thanks for this post – it is definitely something I have needed more help with. Less experience often means better advice.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook The first step to growing a good career in the face of Asperger's Syndrome is to recognize that this is a social skills deficit, by definition, and work, by definition, is a social skills decathlon. I most definitely lament this, and it is most definitely something I feel a loss about.

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Penelope Trunk

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 You definitely want to quit on positive terms and never burn bridges. 10 years later he was my boss.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A friend of mine who recently started blogging used Twitter to ask what others' blog stats were like. Posted by KateNonymous on February 10, 2010 at 11:04 am | permalink | Reply Hey there Penelope, I think this post has definitely pushed me to the point of realization that I MUST start using Twitter.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I don’t see a crowd of people holding papers like mine. I say thank you, and then I see there is an LCD above each window in the whole place that shows the number and letter sequence that is almost like mine but not really mine. I'll try to add mine here. It seems mine just work out that way. Posted by Mark W.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on November 12, 2009 at 12:24 am | permalink | Reply You definitely have established your authority status here, Penelope! I guard that timeslot jealously, for their sake and for mine. It definitely helps me. Travel and new experiences is one of mine. Each to their own.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Not that you asked for advice, but mine is to focus not on getting him to separate from X, which is his problem, but on how you deal with having a husband who isn't separated from X (the old saw: you can't change someone else, only yourself). But your problem is not that he has a separation issue with X.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 16, 2009

At least two of those in the 6 have been clients of mine in the last 2 years, and I would definitely say that the "quality of life" at those employers is *extremely* variable, depending on whom your managing partner is, whether he (and lets be fair, the partner still is almost certainly *he*) – is hitting his number for the quarter.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

Mine are always not dry enough, not warm enough, or not dirty enough for going into the chicken house. Good fighting is definitely underrated. Penelope's woodwork looks just like mine. If Penelope's woodwork is like mine, it's an orange color. So when I’m on the farm I just wear one of the farmer’s coats.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In a corporation, a post-project evaluation where evaluating what worked and what didn't would definitely be more useful than an annual evaluation. They are statistical projections based on assumptions that probably aren't correct, or at least are no where near as definitive as you make it seem.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

As far as I'm concerned, my mom was a dream mom, but it definitely wasn't because she was always perfect. It's mine, and I don't judge myself about it. Not sure that would work for you but it would definitely be cheaper than a morning nanny. Mine looked a lot like yours without the snow.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

He doesn't explicitly talk about optimizing for your personality type, but Is should definitely choose careers that match (like writers). but if that was true, my life would definitely be easier since I'm an introvert myself ;) Also, not all of us introverts dislike being around people.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

He has asked me to not talk over him, but I have a hard time telling if it is his turn to talk or mine. It’s mine. Posted by Ian B on March 2, 2010 at 1:52 pm | permalink | Reply The part that would definitely strike me as difficult to handle is the "being alone" part of working from home. Unnotched is not his word.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

They will definitely become king and queen, they definitely know enough people for the rest of their lives and do not need to widen their circle of contacts, and they definitely do not need more money. My strange, random, constant interactions with people here in Manhattan definitely inform the content.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

It all boils down to one’s definition of happiness. But my definition of happiness permits my being uncomfortable and confused. But definitely not content. –Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on January 7, 2010 at 9:33 pm | permalink | Reply I definitely fall on the side of interested and live in NYC. I am homesick.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 9, 2010

I definitely agree. Someone whose income is regularly less than mine would probably jump for joy at my paycheck. So maybe this means, Jenna, that you would make a good editor, too :) Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on March 10, 2010 at 7:15 am | permalink | Reply Definitely a great post, this. I still adore having my editor.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

It's definitely something we thought we would never do, but a lot of "jump in" talk convinced me to just get out there and do it instead of think about it. I do it for mine, too. We just called up our friends, cashed in a few favors, and we're off for thirty days, traveling around the US and Puerto Rico.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

From Dictionary.com Frugal: entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: Flying to LA for a haircut doesn't really fit the definition here. I have some pretty crazy arguments for mine, also.) Posted by Tzipporah on February 1, 2010 at 1:20 pm | permalink | Reply Ditto. Love that one!) Posted by a.e.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

If you want to publicize stuff on twitter you definitely need influence. Posted by Ari Herzog on September 28, 2010 at 2:28 pm | permalink | To manage my Twitter account, I use [link] (I found the link via @swissmiss, which is a favorite blog o'mine). I mean, you need twitter influence in order to reach almost any goal on twitter.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Which means I’m definitely short on feedback. For entirely different reasons, but yes, definitely. Posted by KateNonymous on December 8, 2009 at 4:35 pm | permalink | You're welcome to your experience, I only try to speak from mine. Hindsight is definitely 20/20! Here’s how I did it 1. Men are men. Farms are farms.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

It makes a huge difference in my productivity – definitely an A list item. Mine from yesterday had 13 items on it, I was able to cross off one and felt almost giddy when I crossed it off. To Do lists are hard; it’s true and I struggle with mine every day. I will definitely start to make priorities of my to-do list.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

They definitely made me more productive. I have heard people say that flowers are a stupid waste of money but the impacts you talk about are definitely true. The happiness they brought was definitely genuine. if it's mom); but if I am, I suspect on average the costs definitely outweigh the benefits.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

But the BS is definitely still there. Posted by Andy on October 9, 2009 at 11:57 am | permalink | Reply A friend of mine has nominated this for next year's Nobel Peace Prize. He's just a really, really good public speaker… which makes us FEEL less BSed. And there is value in that, don't get me wrong.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I'd like to add one idea from a mentor of mine, who led big organizations in both sectors. This is definitely something I will keep in mind when (if?) There ARE some nonprofits that are run this way (mine is!), A friend of mine is thinking of starting a for profit company that serves not for profits.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I tell her there are no jobs that require people to have decent handwriting, and definitely no jobs—besides wedding calligrapher—that require cursive. link] Also, a dear co-worker of mine also has AS, and although I really like her, she tells things that can't possibly be true (e.g. "The He said, and I quote. "Mom.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

And the fact that you are good at sport – surely sport is the definition of a situation where there is a lot of information coming at you very quickly and you need to make split-second critical decisions. Writing is definitely a skill that can be learned, but it requires tons of practice.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I ask them what their favorite thing about their day was…and then I tell them mine. link] Posted by Carolyn Jarboe on February 24, 2010 at 11:47 am | permalink | Reply Sometimes, I really think our definition of happiness is too narrow, or perhaps it is our understanding of it. I get a definite form of meditation from jogging.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 10, 2009

P.S. One of my mentors used to say "anything worth doing is worth doing 'badly'!" Also a favorite of mine, is not a post but an interview, which I can't find, where you and another blogger talk about how writers used to be something other than just writers and how that's a good thing for your writing.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

"Truth in all its glorious mucus" is a fine and rare thing, offering uncut gems that we mine for ourselves. Execution is definitely not your strong point, and clearly this is what Brazen Careerist needs now. And you know what the definition of that is? You don't want to be there any more. Make the break.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The nature of a blog is that you are choosing to write publicly, so it is, by definition, for other people to read. You do it your way…I'll do it mine, and let's refrain from bashing others' because we don't like the layout or style they choose to use or the topic or thought they decide to post that day.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

And that’s definitely one. Ree is definitely a study in effective boundary setting. And extra sunglasses in his car, for when I've forgotten mine. And her blog is a relatively large business — definitely larger than 90% of Internet businesses. This would be a great place for a picture. Of a cupcake. He won’t do that.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 21, 2010

Which the farmer assumed was the contractor’s fault and not mine because what sane woman would wash dishes in an outside well for eight weeks on her own volition? An exception for hand-crafted tiles that weren't in style anyway, but you can end up overdoing those… I like your definition of diversity. Also the faucets.

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