Penelope Trunk

APRIL 26, 2010

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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. Posted by Stephen Dave on September 29, 2010 at 11:14 am | permalink | Reply Thanks Penelope.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Posted by Carrie on September 7, 2010 at 9:27 pm | permalink | Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe to new posts RSS 57,280 subscribers About Penelope Trunk Penelope is the founder of 3 startups -- most recently, Brazen Careerist , a career management tool for next-generation professionals.

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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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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.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 28, 2009

There are so many other calendars to choose from that begin in March, April, September, what have you, and to subscribe to the notion that you have to be on a certain path by a certain date is like saying you have to have a Valentine on Feb. 1 is just a number. We only recognize it as the beginning, because of the Gregorian calendar.

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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

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 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 7, 2009

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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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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

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Going on to a personal online journal and bitching about that writer talking about themselves too much is akin to walking into a restaurant and complaining that the chef spends too much time in the kitchen. That you would, of course, talk about yourself in your online journal/blog; that journaling serves the process of self-discovery.

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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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JUNE 28, 2010

It took months. Posted by Sonia W on September 20, 2010 at 5:21 pm | permalink | Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe to new posts RSS 57,280 subscribers About Penelope Trunk Penelope is the founder of 3 startups -- most recently, Brazen Careerist , a career management tool for next-generation professionals. Maybe it took years.

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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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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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to take intelligent risks Posted to: Entrepreneurship | Finding a career | Quitting | Self-management September 29th, 2010 Del.icio.us Posted by claudia bullmore on September 29, 2010 at 1:35 pm | permalink | Reply Thanks for this post.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to do damage control Posted to: Learn to take advice | Self-management September 24th, 2010 Del.icio.us Posted by Harriet May on September 24, 2010 at 10:50 am | permalink | Reply That was awesome. Is this your first time here? What a summer!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Posted to: Fulfillment September 22nd, 2010 Del.icio.us Posted by H on September 22, 2010 at 12:02 pm | permalink | Reply H – Since you completely missed the point and went on an off-topic rant, I'll follow your lead. Posted by H on September 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm | permalink | H wasn't off-topic. (1)

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Posted by Ryan on November 20, 2009 at 10:49 am | permalink | Reply I moved to San Diego a couple a months ago, from Minneapolis, and since I was visiting Mpls in Oct, rather than find a new salon right away, I went to the woman I aways go to in Mpls for my regularly scheduled highlighting. Try living on $2000 a month.

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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.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Asperger syndrome in the office: How I deal with sensory integration dysfunction Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself | Office Politics September 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us The math thing is especialy interesting to me because I had similar problems.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 3, 2010

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How I improved my morning routine Posted to: Time management September 13th, 2010 Del.icio.us I almost never listen to advice about what to feed kids because when my first son was sixteen months old, he was failure to thrive. That stuff is hard.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

on November 30, 2009 at 10:55 am | permalink | Reply Mark, I think the trick to these online test is that you take them at regular but lengthy intervals, say every 3 months or so, to check consistency. I was laid off in September after 3 years on the job. I was let go of my job of 4 years last month. Posted by Mark W.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Turns out it didn't sell despite being on the market for a month–thanks to the horrible market at that time–and then he ended up getting a huge raise and being able to keep it after all. I recently got married and within a few months relocated to a large city for my husband's job. I was devastated, and so was he.

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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 29, 2009

" But, I had to realize, after 13 months, that I was unhappy and I quit. We have all heard it, knowing those, previously having worked for a non-profit that paid them $1,900 a month to work six days a week, 12 hours a day, and having to drive about an hour each way to work. Our bank account barely noticed. No benefits.

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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

MARCH 9, 2010

Posted by Physiochch on March 11, 2010 at 9:42 pm | permalink | Reply I have to join you with your feelings of 'black dog' it seems that the worst times are during the colder winter months. My mother recently died and these last couple of months have been…well, hell without her.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I'm not an introvert but in certain circles I am quiet and in others, I'm the life of the party; it all boils down to who is surrounding me and what time of the month it is. :) And for those who want to get tested: there are resources with autism related organizations like [link]. So go plant a tree or something else.

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