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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Figure out a new way to manage time, one that divides the day for doing good, instead of just doing. Figure out a new way to manage time, one that divides the day for doing good, instead of just doing." But all of time management comes down, really, to your heart, not your to do list. Much harder. Much better. Has anyone tried it?

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Lateral Action

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Yet during that time I've written 41 articles for Lateral Action, a 58 page e-book , various proposals and seminars for clients, built a steadily growing following on Twitter , rebuilt and rewritten my Wishful Thinking site, and (just about) managed to keep up with my e-mail. Ask it to dance! Most E-Mail Is Not That Urgent.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 23, 2010

So here it is: New York Magazine. But New York Magazine is the best at taking my breath away, every time. He is their art columnist, and last week he wrote a roundup about his favorite paintings in New York. New York Magazine is my roadmap for being lost. No one writing in New York Magazine moved from NYC to a farm.

Career 110

Career IT Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Posted by Sonia W on October 8, 2010 at 1:41 pm | permalink | Reply Hopefully I'll look forward to Alisa's suggested next installment- What to do when you realise you are no longer "in love" with your career/ job choice. Posted by Dave C. There is allot of people out willing to take your job if you don't want it.

Career 108

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 25, 2010

The new DSM will be DSM-5 and it is scheduled to be released in May 2013. I have a FB fan page for parents of children with Asperger's and have linked your blog on that today.I Your new readers will love it here, you deliver that every time. " seriously: LOOK AROUND YOU. am sure they will enjoy reading it as well.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Dig in your heels all you want on it but it's interesting that you began a prolific, nearly daily spell of writing after that which lasted just long enough to get that post off your front page. This new fangled thing they call the "internet" just made the world a little smaller. I used to believe in you. too weird!?

IT 111

IT Education Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Posted by Jorge Lazaro Diaz on February 23, 2010 at 1:50 pm | permalink | Reply When attempting to sign up for your inaugural video chat, I was directed to either "sign in" or "login above" (as a member), so I logged in, then received the error, you are not permitted to view this page. I am excited to see your new videos.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Yes, Twitter is a darling of the New York Times and frequents front pages of mainstream media. Twitter is a way to curate information in a way that makes news useful to you. It used to be that the New York Times told you what was the news for that day. I resist new technology until I think it’s proven.

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Networking IT Media Accounting 111

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

For example a lot of people think they need to quit their job to try starting a new company ( you don’t ) or someone who thinks they need to completely dump one career to try a new career ( you don’t.) Take the test ( middle of the page ) You might have noticed in the wall paper picture that there are a lot of lumps.

IT 111

IT Career Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

When I lived in New York City, I spent most of my time in Central Park and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Most people who live in New York City say they spend a lot of time in Central Park. Here's a test to see if you belong in New York City. And about 650 pages of other thoughts. And in quiet. I almost lived there.

IT 111

IT Management Management Career 111

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

She can’t read 400 pages on Asperger’s. And my boss, our new CEO, sent a thank you to the investors. And actually, it is great info for people new to an office-oriented workplace. and there is no need for him to read a 400-page book on AS. But I’m entertaining or useful, and when I’m at my best, I’m both. That’s okay.

Career 111

Career IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 21, 2009

" Your posts have become much less frequent than before and when you do post, it's often in some way to pimp the benefits of your new social media network. Like any relatively new product, there are early adopters of every age, moreso among the young. I'm 54 and 10 years new at my profession.

Media 111

Media Networking Career IT 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I see you have crazy writing down the whole page. If you are a new, :"social media consultant", and you do get paid to use twitter and facebook, this is why America is in big trouble. Posted by From Wisconsin on February 27, 2010 at 10:51 pm | permalink | Reply I hate those (new) ladybugs. Let’s talk about that now.”

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Do you know the personality type that has the longest Wikipedia page? Problem is, as new editions were published, the old statistic was not updated. Posted by cindy on November 30, 2009 at 1:41 pm | permalink | Reply Great post Penelope! When I meet someone new, inevitably, I ask them if they've taken the MBTI.

Career 111

Career IT Communication Management 111

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I took the kids out of school and told their teachers it’s the Jewish New Year so the kids will miss school. Which means the hatchery can put new chicks in a box they arrive two days later in good health. Posted by Page on September 10, 2010 at 6:57 am | permalink | Reply Interesting. I don’t know.

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Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

I do not know how this can be true, but every single person I have met has told me that people can identify me from far away as the new person who does not fit in. Posted by Sinead on August 16, 2010 at 7:41 am | permalink | Reply Wow. It's so hard to show a new thing about oneself. How about nothing? How about stopping?

IT 110

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 24, 2010

Have fun picking out stuff for your new place. Like, maybe if Penelope doesn't send me splash page copy for her webinar w/ Amanda Hite on April 6, she's marrying the electrician instead of the farmer? i'm very excited about the new webinar! I hate community property laws) Roses are a nice touch for a new home.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Am bit confused Posted by Ash on October 6, 2010 at 5:29 pm | permalink | Reply Penelope, I think it's great you're starting a new life on the farm. Posted by Page on October 10, 2010 at 8:31 pm | permalink | Reply So Penny… what's next? I know it probably is hard leaving something you've invested so much in.

Career 92

Career Management Management Government 92

Penelope Trunk

JULY 22, 2010

I can use a relative's address on my resume, but I am working in New York so I am technically a non-local candidate to Kansas companies. I know that she knows a long-distance job hunt is really hard , so I can’t send her to that link, so I had to write a new response. So I stayed in Munich for the new romance. The romance?

Career 88

Career IT Career Path Management 88

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Posted by Bee on November 25, 2009 at 2:41 pm | permalink | Reply Bee, I had exactly the same thought. But now, it's the new me — the me that responds to more comments. I just started reading Penelope's blog – and it is my new favorite. His family will give you plenty to write about for years to come.

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IT Career Food Management 92

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

And in fact, the importance of hard work over raw talent is the subject of t he most popular Freakonomics column ever in the New York Times.) The farming trailblazer living in New York. - Posted by Chuck on January 29, 2010 at 7:04 am | permalink | Reply I've used this article a lot with new teachers. I’m not sure.

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Mentor IT Career Motivation 111

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I have to fill in my age on the form, but there are numbers all over the form and all over the room and I can’t remember if I’m 41 or 42. For me, it’s not about the fastest route, it’s about not having to follow a new one. My new DMV lady looks up stuff in the computer. We have a new CEO — Ed Barrientos. Great post.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

And I had to take literature courses, which I passed by reading New York Times book reviews (you’d be surprised how far back those go.) So I took columns from five years earlier and turned them in as new columns. Try out doing new things even if I don’t like them. So this is what I did in graduate school: Nothing. Here’s a link.

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IT Career Networking Management 104

Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Tweet This Facebook StumbleUpon Email this post to a friend Related Posts Twentysomething: Paychecks are boring How to cope with self-doubt Letter to new graduates. They might be C's on the priority list, but they may inspire something great and new. Now I don't get distracted every time a new email pops up.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

I do not explain this when a co-worker asks why I don’t have twenty minutes to fix home page copy at 8:30 pm. Then I go to work, and everyone is laughing and joking about Pee Wee Herman’s new show , and I yell, “Arrrggh! Posted by Jill on January 8, 2010 at 11:41 am | permalink | Reply Yeah. I can’t think with all the banter.”

Management 111

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

So I am back with the farmer, but we have new rules about what I can write. Penelope, I'd just like to say 'thanks' 'Be more positive' is my New Years sort of not really resolution. I'm a new reader and was thrilled to find your blog (wow there is a whole world out there that I would love to get to know).

IT 110

IT Management Management Food 110

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Then the new CEO of Brazen Careerist calls. So the nanny is decked-out in black, with blown-out blond hair, and she almost looks a little New-York-y for her first-ever visit there, when the Today show calls to say they need to move me to Saturday. This is not new. We own the (new) media. He’s concerned. Death threats?

Media 101

Media IT Career Networking 101

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Young people do not feel information overload , which is another sign that they are excellent writers for the new millennium: They can process and communicate new ideas at the new pace. They don’t want people to talk in ways that are new to them. The idea that literacy comes as much from new media as it did from old.

Communication 112

Communication Media IT Entertainment 112

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I’m pretty sure that’s when she told me to get a new agent. Eduard Posted by Eduard @ Ideas With A Kick on February 11, 2010 at 9:03 am | permalink | Reply As a new reader, I wish you had followed your own advice when writing this post. What about writing about the divorce? She said divorce is not redemptive. It’s false.

IT 111

IT Networking Career Management 111

Penelope Trunk

JUNE 21, 2010

So I decided that steampunk is a better look for me, and maybe I should sell our old barn boards – which I constantly rescue from the farmer’s bonfires – to the farm-fetish people of New York City. Speaking of New York City, when I tell a New Yorker that I live on a farm, do you know what they ask? I have to own it.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Snapshot of the new workplace: Karen Owen's PowerPoint Posted to: Women October 9th, 2010 Del.icio.us Owen's slides make me excited about the new generation of women and how much they take their own power for granted.

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IT Career Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

When it comes to self-reporting happiness, New Yorkers report being less happy than everyone else, and they don't care. New Yorkers love that they can get the best of everything - they want that more than they want to be happy. Here's what I have believed FOR A LONG TIME: You know that song "New York, New York"?

IT 111

IT Career Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin , has arrived. And when you are already forty and have not had one, you need something as cataclysmic as a girl from New York coming to the farm and shaking things up. He hears me turn a page and asks me to tell him what I’m learning.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

You need to do a better job staying on the leading edge if you are gonna give advice to gen-whatever-you-call-it: MMA is the new thing. Posted by Rachel on February 9, 2010 at 12:41 pm | permalink | Wow. But most school systems can't afford new technology every year. And there are hand me downs.

IT 110

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

And we need a new way to talk about leadership so we can talk about identifying leaders. The idea that new leadership is about influencing rather than dominating makes sense because the generation that grew up on the Internet - Gen Y – is better than everyone else at expressing ideas as an influencer. Subscribe -- free!

Leadership 110

Leadership IT Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook A lot of what I learned in college I learned from the New York Times. All normal kids are the same, and all kids who are weird are weird in different ways, but the common thread through the weird kids at Brandeis was that they all read the New York Times. It’s dialect, right? Or vernacular.

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