Comments on: Take the risk of specializing in order to stand out http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:44:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: 5 Ways to Tell Your Resume Writer Isn’t The One « Mint Resumes – Job Search, Career Info and Resume Writing http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-222379 5 Ways to Tell Your Resume Writer Isn’t The One « Mint Resumes – Job Search, Career Info and Resume Writing Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:44:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-222379 [...] Trunk says specialization is important.  Generalists will have a much harder time finding a home for their skills in a down market.  [...] [...] Trunk says specialization is important.  Generalists will have a much harder time finding a home for their skills in a down market.  [...]

]]> By: interior design school http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-219296 interior design school Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:09:25 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-219296 Initially I specialized in psychology, then, because the job market was like that, I started teaching design on high school. But being in employed by the Government has disadvantages also. The good thing is that I’ve had a safe job and a nice working environment, however the money aren’t great. Initially I specialized in psychology, then, because the job market was like that, I started teaching design on high school. But being in employed by the Government has disadvantages also. The good thing is that I’ve had a safe job and a nice working environment, however the money aren’t great.

]]> By: matchmaker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-218348 matchmaker Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:52:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-218348 I enjoy the taste of just mincing fresh garlic cloves into mashed potatoes as they’re being made. It also preserves the antibiotic effect of the garlic, which can be disabled by too much cooking.I enjoy the taste of just mincing fresh garlic cloves into mashed potatoes as they’re being made. It also preserves the antibiotic effect of the garlic, which can be disabled by too much cooking. I enjoy the taste of just mincing fresh garlic cloves into mashed potatoes as they’re being made. It also preserves the antibiotic effect of the garlic, which can be disabled by too much cooking.I enjoy the taste of just mincing fresh garlic cloves into mashed potatoes as they’re being made. It also preserves the antibiotic effect of the garlic, which can be disabled by too much cooking.

]]> By: Introversion « Be Still, My Beating Heart http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-216651 Introversion « Be Still, My Beating Heart Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:37:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-216651 [...] Specializing to Stand Out [...] [...] Specializing to Stand Out [...]

]]> By: Howard Wiggins http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-208618 Howard Wiggins Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:53:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-208618 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/# I am An Interior Designer that would like to offer my advice on your website. You may view my work on my website wwwHearthstoneInteriorDesign.com or my book website What were you thinking ? book by Howard Wiggins http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/# I am An Interior Designer that would like to offer my advice on your website. You may view my work on my website wwwHearthstoneInteriorDesign.com or my book website What were you thinking ? book by Howard Wiggins

]]> By: trendoffice http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-205933 trendoffice Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:52:43 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-205933 Well, that is true, but if we only could properly decide which is to be the most suitable one... Well, that is true, but if we only could properly decide which is to be the most suitable one…

]]> By: Uniqueness, Competition, And Success | Hackadelic http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-172789 Uniqueness, Competition, And Success | Hackadelic Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:20:34 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-172789 [...] of the career and life advice you find these days recommends concentration on your strengths, specialization and becoming an “expert” in “your niche”.6 This is a great, constructive [...] [...] of the career and life advice you find these days recommends concentration on your strengths, specialization and becoming an "expert" in "your niche".6 This is a great, constructive [...]

]]> By: Benefit from blogging without spending tons of time » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-22769 Benefit from blogging without spending tons of time » Brazen Careerist Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:21:43 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-22769 [...] 1. You will force yourself to specialize. You can’t really write a blog about everything. Well, you can, but it will suck. So you’ll need to pick a topic and stick with it. And just the act of doing that is good for you because specializing is good for your career. After all, you can’t be known for something if you are not specializing in something. And once you are known for something you have a lot more leverage to get the kind of work you want to be doing. [...] [...] 1. You will force yourself to specialize. You can't really write a blog about everything. Well, you can, but it will suck. So you'll need to pick a topic and stick with it. And just the act of doing that is good for you because specializing is good for your career. After all, you can't be known for something if you are not specializing in something. And once you are known for something you have a lot more leverage to get the kind of work you want to be doing. [...]

]]> By: Be nimble and creative to grow a career in “the conceptual age” » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-12676 Be nimble and creative to grow a career in “the conceptual age” » Brazen Careerist Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:39:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-12676 [...] Those with no patience for methodically developing a special talent, pay heed: Innovation without a good knowledge in that area is not creativity but dilettantism. Not that dabbling in topics you know nothing about isn’t fun, but that lifestyle will not create the kind of value that allows you to flourish in this new economy. To find what you love to do, Csikszentmihalyi recommends exploration. [...] [...] Those with no patience for methodically developing a special talent, pay heed: Innovation without a good knowledge in that area is not creativity but dilettantism. Not that dabbling in topics you know nothing about isn't fun, but that lifestyle will not create the kind of value that allows you to flourish in this new economy. To find what you love to do, Csikszentmihalyi recommends exploration. [...]

]]> By: Luigi Martin http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/comment-page-1/#comment-7241 Luigi Martin Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:51:33 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/29/take-the-risk-and-specialize-in-order-to-stand-out/#comment-7241 I've always been a generalist, good at lots of things, but able to specialise when needed. I must say I've never liked specialising. I like to think of it like being a dinosaur (or some other animal) that specialised so much, that when its environment, food, weather etc became scarce, or changed, they couldn't change and adapt, and then became extinct. Specialising can pay very well and make you very successful, but when the "hoola hoop" craze fades, you need to be able to respecialise, or go back to your generalist roots. I guess its just horses for courses. I've always been a generalist, good at lots of things, but able to specialise when needed.

I must say I've never liked specialising.

I like to think of it like being a dinosaur (or some other animal) that specialised so much, that when its environment, food, weather etc became scarce, or changed, they couldn't change and adapt, and then became extinct.

Specialising can pay very well and make you very successful, but when the "hoola hoop" craze fades, you need to be able to respecialise, or go back to your generalist roots.

I guess its just horses for courses.

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