http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-21748 Matthew Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:35:07 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-21748 I agree with Dave that your blog has relevant content. I am a 35 year old attorney in the process of switching jobs, and I have, consequently, been doing a great deal of thinking on the topics you discuss. I am taking two weeks off between the jobs to do some traveling, gardening, reading, and thinking. This morning, I have spent about an hour and half perusing your blog while drinking coffee and listening to NPR (what a great morning - I should have quit sooner), and a number of your posts have helped me to clarify how I will approach some of the life/work balance issues at my new job. I was not confident enough in my abilities at my last job to set appropriate boundries, and I intend to change that when I start my new position. Thanks for the quality content Penelope. I agree with Dave that your blog has relevant content. I am a 35 year old attorney in the process of switching jobs, and I have, consequently, been doing a great deal of thinking on the topics you discuss. I am taking two weeks off between the jobs to do some traveling, gardening, reading, and thinking. This morning, I have spent about an hour and half perusing your blog while drinking coffee and listening to NPR (what a great morning - I should have quit sooner), and a number of your posts have helped me to clarify how I will approach some of the life/work balance issues at my new job. I was not confident enough in my abilities at my last job to set appropriate boundries, and I intend to change that when I start my new position. Thanks for the quality content Penelope.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-886 PunditMom Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:23:49 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-886 Looks like you made it! :) Looks like you made it! :)

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-885 Diana Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:38:22 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-885 Congratulations on your milestone, Penelope. Good luck getting to the 50,000! Congratulations on your milestone, Penelope. Good luck getting to the 50,000!

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-884 Dave Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:20:20 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/09/the-measures-of-our-success/#comment-884 Like many things, your success is better measured in terms of quality than quantity. You are in a limited, self-congratulating community of writers (people who blog) where 99% of it, no matter how "popular" it might be, it little more than, to quote a New Yorker cartoon, "pointless, incessant barking." The same situation exists in the career counseling arena--lots of inapplicable advice, written by people who, rather than get a real career, found they could simply tell other people what to do. But your blog stands out because it is concise and contains substance. Even if I don't always agree with it, it prompts people to think...which is evidenced by the quality of the comments you receive. If you were #1...and your comments were just things like "right on, dude!" and "your stupid!" I wouldn't be too proud. But instead, you are building an audience of respect because your content is relevant. Like many things, your success is better measured in terms of quality than quantity. You are in a limited, self-congratulating community of writers (people who blog) where 99% of it, no matter how "popular" it might be, it little more than, to quote a New Yorker cartoon, "pointless, incessant barking." The same situation exists in the career counseling arena–lots of inapplicable advice, written by people who, rather than get a real career, found they could simply tell other people what to do.
But your blog stands out because it is concise and contains substance. Even if I don't always agree with it, it prompts people to think…which is evidenced by the quality of the comments you receive. If you were #1…and your comments were just things like "right on, dude!" and "your stupid!" I wouldn't be too proud. But instead, you are building an audience of respect because your content is relevant.

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