Penelope Trunk

APRIL 26, 2010

Start recognizing patterns in problems Generation Y in Politics: Krystal Ball's candidacy Snapshot of the new workplace: Karen Owen's PowerPoint Brazen Careerist opens an office in DC Penelope’s Book Categories Career fulfillment (32) College students (38) Diversity (61) Entrepreneurship (66) Finding a career (99) Fulfillment (117) (..)

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Posted by Mike on November 1, 2009 at 3:52 am | permalink | Reply The most important thing that parent-teacher conferences do is this: they let the teacher know what kind of parents each kid has. Posted by Maureen on November 1, 2009 at 2:08 pm | permalink | Reply Alyson! Hah, look at those peons run! We live in an impatient culture.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 1, 2010

Blogs used to be known as "Online Journals"… looks more like Money Making ads to me now…People should really put good Contents as a goal ahead of their money making interests this will definitely win them readers.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I have just come out of a six month stretch of being trashed by one of my oldest friends because I happen to have moved in, broke, and needing to get on my feet. Brief back story: I resigned from a job 2 weeks ago and plan to spend the next 6 months networking and volunteering, working as close to part-time as possible just to pay the bills.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 13, 2010

The first month of the remodel, all our stuff was in the garage. So I don’t like the book. But I have to admit that the farmer has adjusted very well to our being in his house. This is not to say life has been perfect. Do you see this table? And then we sort of got used to it being there and we sort of started living out of the garage.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

That challenge could end up being an 18-month period of unemployment! On the other hand, it's not the job of your boss to ensure that you are constantly challenged and engaged; that responsibility also lies directly with the employee. But I digress…awesome blog, as usual. Thanks for making his story relevant to my life!

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Then I spent three months moving to the farm. Even the fourteen-year-old ingénue who is the darling of the fashion media after only 18 months of writing. Posted by Ann on August 23, 2010 at 5:29 pm | permalink | Reply I've been in a similar rut here for the past month. Hundred-hour weeks. Redecorating.

Career 110

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 28, 2009

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We have been saying this in Brazen Careerist board meetings for about five months. Board member: That's what you said two months ago. Posted by Tracey Linkous on February 23, 2010 at 2:02 pm | permalink | Reply I've been ignoring the Brazen Careerist aspect for months. I'm thinking. That's true.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog This is what it looks like to have a hard time making a change Posted to: Fulfillment | Knowing yourself November 20th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Arin on November 20, 2009 at 2:13 am | permalink | Reply Change is stressful even good changes.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Posted by neko on December 29, 2009 at 12:44 pm | permalink | Reply I'm going to go on a no-alcohol and vegetarian diet for exactly 1 month and up my gym frequency by 1 more session per week…so maybe 3-4 times per week, through January Tough but attainable goal. Last year, I started my New Year's resolution 2 months early.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 11, 2009

I found my passion (helping animals) and current boyfriend (we didn't start dating until several months later) that way. It took me months to recover, during which time I adopted a rescue dog. I recently recieved a free 6 month membership when I leased a car from my dealer – and I use it religiously. Can't eat.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 16, 2009

I've been on BC here and there over a few months and taken part in the group, but I haven't seen this. is bigger than who's this week/month/quarter. Why does Accenture give you the ability to take up to 6 months or so of unpaid time off? Can you elaborate? And I have a low tolerance for spoiled brats.)

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 18, 2010

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

If anything, the past few months have been an experiment for me about how it feels to blog less. My friend, Maria Killam, put me on to you several month ago when I was starting a new Blog, and she has told me repeatedly what an authentic writer you are, which is evident in all your posts. I am not done. Not saying goodbye.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 20, 2010

Posted by Mel on April 20, 2010 at 12:06 pm | permalink | Reply Have only been following your blog and writing for the past couple months and never actually knew that the posts about "the farmer" were non-fiction, lol. In the last six months I have been devouring your blog and am now attending the webcasts, and I adore you!

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

It took months. You put together the perfect setup for this discussion, and then didn't go through with it. Posted by Anna on June 28, 2010 at 9:49 am | permalink | Reply Good point. Basically, though, we went through the discussion that I laid out here. Maybe it took years. I'm not sure.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog First, be honest about what you want Posted to: Goal setting | Knowing yourself November 2nd, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by richa on November 2, 2009 at 4:07 am | permalink | Reply Good luck. Is this your first time here? I thought of one.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

This seems to be the kind of thing you love: a study by academic psychologists that is published in a peer-reviewed journal. She published "The How of Happiness"in 2008. If you're really serious, go find the dalai lama or similar, sit at his feet for 3 months and then right about what you felt.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 14, 2010

My work is usually challenging and meaningful (I'm an editor of a publishing company in Brazil), but in the past few months I've been missing the state of "flow" that I felt almost everyday. And all of that changes week to week and month to month. It gives you some food for thought.

Career 110

Career Engineering Real Estate Education 110

Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

If you paint it white it is going to have grubby farm fingerprints all over it within the week, and after a couple months certain areas of the woodwork will be permanently scuffed and gray. Three months after my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, I wrote this post at [link]. The wood on the door frame.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Leverage the advantages of being an introvert at work Posted to: Diversity | Fulfillment | Office Politics November 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Joe on November 30, 2009 at 10:59 am | permalink | Reply Thanks. I will not be assimilated!

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger's at work: 5 ways to be less annoying Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics November 24th, 2009 Del.icio.us on November 24, 2009 at 10:49 am | permalink | Reply Ugh. 3 is missing.) Posted by Jim C. So annoying.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to make business travel manageable Posted to: Productivity | Self-management November 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us Is this your first time here? Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Last year I traveled almost every week. And thank you. Invaluable!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

" But, I had to realize, after 13 months, that I was unhappy and I quit. Posted by Liz on November 1, 2009 at 6:17 pm | permalink | Reply Re: knowing someone is a jerk before joining the team: in Dec. Posted by Tara on November 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm | permalink | Reply Penelope, Thank you for this post. No benefits.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Your blog is not your journal. I‘ve been keeping a journal since I was five. I have seventy-five volumes of handwritten journals, and it is totally different than blogging because it’s not public. Disappointment doesn't begin to cover it, after waiting a year and 10 months for you to say anything about it.

Career 108

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

months later. Built my own home in 2008 and have never painted or used wall paper on my walls. Two years ago when I was 21 I quit my job, moved back in with my parents and lived on savings and applied for writing work all day and night, submitting hundreds of resumes daily until I found my dream job seven(!!)

IT 111

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 3, 2010

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Thanksgiving drama on steroids: Adding a family business to the mix Posted to: Entrepreneurship | Money | Negotiating November 25th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by Jennifer on November 25, 2009 at 1:57 pm | permalink | Reply Prevention dear.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Posted to: Goal setting | How to blog November 17th, 2009 Del.icio.us But after a few months, I was totally overwhelmed and had to rethink what I was doing. Posted by Shefaly on November 17, 2009 at 8:37 am | permalink | Reply Great post! Is this your first time here? It’s hard to write a blog if you don’t have a goal.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

I like the idea of twitter, but I can see myself joining, following a few people but not forming any real connection with anyone and then quitting a few months in (this has happened on other networks I've joined before). If after a few months, they get into it, fine…if not, the account can be deleted.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 22, 2010

My answer: Say you are moving there in two months and in the mean time you are in Kansas every other week, getting things in order. I found a job (using the tried-and-true "I'm relocating myself by the end of the month" line, which wound up being true anyway), moved out to be with her, and we split up 3 weeks later.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Lie #3: Blogs are personal journals. I've only been on a few months and I've already gotten jobs. Posted by Nicole on November 5, 2009 at 10:58 am | permalink | Reply Maybe it would be a lie if you don't use it properly or you don't know exactly why you are doing it. Many certainly are.

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Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

For the last six months, you haven't sounded like someone dishing out great career advice, you've sounded like someone losing their already tenuous grip on reality. If you don't blog more than three times a month, you ain't gonna have a blog post. You've had 2 in the last month. I'm concerned.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

(that is an 'American Value' that we have forgotten) :D Posted by Liza on September 22, 2010 at 12:52 pm | permalink | Reply Hi Penelope, I have been following you for 6 or 8 months now and have almost responded to dozens of your posts. I think I'll email you.

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