Comments on: Lessons from a French chicken farm

By: jim

jim — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:53:40 +0000

Your article here is right on. I grew up on a dairy farm. I had to milk and care for cattle twice daily – often taking 8 hours per day. I thought it was bad for me at the time, but, in reality, it was the best training for life possible.

By: Livvy

Livvy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:13:24 +0000

Though I love any and all of your blog entries – even when I disagree – this post is the most useful of them all.

By: Lisa Earle McLeod

Lisa Earle McLeod — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:32:53 +0000

I beg to differ with the person who said this was lame advice. Have you ever had a job or been a manager?

This is GREAT advice!

I've been a corporate coach, consultant, trainer and speaker for over 20 years, and if everyone in corporate America followed this advice, I wouldn't have a job! These are exactly the issues people struggle with,.

Give me someone who can make the most of a summer on a French chicken farm, and I'll show you a future CEO!

By: ¿Es productivo viajar? (596) | Yoriento

¿Es productivo viajar? (596) | Yoriento — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:52:29 +0000

[...] de Sudáfrica en el instituto. Pero exactamente como yo: rica, blanca, judía. Pero cuando viví en una granja francesa un verano, la gran diferencia entre yo y la familia rural no era que ellos fuesen franceses. Era [...]

By: On Travelling « The Wayfarer

On Travelling « The Wayfarer — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:32:37 +0000

[...] I had a South African roommate in college. But she was just like me: rich, white, Jewish. But when I lived on a French farm for a summer, the big difference between me and the farm family wasn't that they were French. [...]

By: dan

dan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:27:52 +0000

Im not gonna be a prick and say your advice is wrong, it's not really advice, its more personal preference and to you travelling is a waste of time. Imo, its the best thing you can ever do :D

By: Eunice

Eunice — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:05:32 +0000

You are a genius.

By: Thomas S

Thomas S — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:28:09 +0000

Wow, you told me! Does it really matter what the URL is? If I use MY website to post things for public consumption, AND THEN ESTABLISH A MESSAGE BOARD FOR VISITORS TO LEAVE COMMENTS, does it not follow that those folks reading my site, who are allowed to post THEIR feelings, that may differ from YOURS, might leave posts that are unfavorable of me?

You want to talk about missing the point? Let's see, I believe that YOU have COMPLETELY missed the point regarding the purpose of a message board allowing EVERYONE/ANYONE to post their feelings.

I am allowed to state MY (as in, mine, NOT your's)
opinion on Ms Trunk's writings. If you do not like my opinions, well…ummm….I guess, too bad!

Now, to quote you, "i’m sure thats a point even you will get".

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Hello, Everyone: I just want to say that I do not think this is a nice comment. And I don't think it's particularly productive in terms of contributing to the community. I am not deleting the comment, but I would like to ask that people not scream at each other.

–Penelope

By: dsrtwnd

dsrtwnd — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:46:40 +0000

check the URL thomas,in light of the fact it IS ms trunk's site, i damn well feel she is entitled to go on about how wonderful she is. now, i'm sure thats a point even you will get.

By: Jennifer R

Jennifer R — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:50:27 +0000

It appears that most of you missed the point of this post – Tha you should be able to look at your own life experiences and apply what you learned to other parts of your life.
I have read many of Penelope's posts, and find them very refreshing.