Comments on: Yahoo column: Branch out to find work you love

By: anxiety

anxiety — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:10:35 +0000

I've been pretty stressed lately. This site helps to ease the anxiety! ;-)

Thanks a lot and take care of yourself.

Mrs. McNamara

By: StephenG

StephenG — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:53:20 +0000

Hey,
Really nice site you got here.
I'll come back more often and check it out.
Peace!

By: JerryGreen

JerryGreen — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:33:34 +0000

How green is the grass on the other side of the fence?
Not much. Don't believe it I tell you.
Jerry

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:23:49 +0000

I'm not quite understanding what all
this is supposed to be about?
Must be me or something…

By: RaymonWazerri

RaymonWazerri — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:11:31 +0000

Hey,
I love what you'e doing!
Don't ever change and best of luck.

Raymon W.

By: peter vajda

peter vajda — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:40:03 +0000

Thanks for this point, Erik. Often when folks come to me for coaching, they have this notion that "everything is possible" which, for many, usually that they have been giving one's self permission to procrastinate, to be stuck, but are caught up in the magical thinking that all is do-able.

Intentionality, choice and commitment are crucial to forwarding the action of one' life.

By: Erik Mazzone

Erik Mazzone — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:47:32 +0000

Interesting post, Penelope.

What I found really interesting about Gilbert's work is the two-part conclusion that 1) we can synthesize our own happiness, and 2) we can only synthesize it once we commit to a choice.

Leaving options open, as so many people strive to do in their careers, actually will inhibit our ability to make ourselves happy.

By: Good News, Bad News « Erik Mazzone’s Blog

Good News, Bad News « Erik Mazzone’s Blog — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:40:12 +0000

[...] There is a fairly clear conclusion to be drawn from this and applied to one's career, as Penelope Trunk notes in her blog the Brazen Careerist: try stuff. [...]

By: Working Girl

Working Girl — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:29:19 +0000

It's funny, my husband and I were discussing this very same topic just last night at dinner.

My husband is an old-school type who feels people should be grateful to have work, that "fulfillment" is a something extra one dare not expect, or even hope for. "Just be glad you have a job, Missy!" Apparently he's not the only one, judging from Peter's very interesting post.

Since I feel that finding one's true purpose in life is a worthwhile endeavor I had to think about this. And I decided that, yes, if we are in a position to seek fulfillment, then we are very very lucky. Most people throughout history didn't have this luxury. Same for many people in the world today.

So it's a good idea to keep this in mind and be grateful.

But let's go a step further: if we do have this fantastic luxury (lucky us) are we not in a way obliged to take advantage of it? Here we are in the very enviable position of being able to figure out what work not only fulfills our purpose on this planet, but makes us happy. I think this sort of means we must do so. If we have the option, we should take it.

By: Devon

Devon — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:02:19 +0000

Thanks to both Penelope and Peter. You both make a lot of sense. I agree completely agree with the idea of finding a sense of purpose.
I definitely had that purpose in my previous position, but the field, by nature, lacked any stability. Now, I've got plenty of stability and a lack of purpose (or a desire to retreat to my previous purpose.)
The problem is in reconciling the two, but it has only been a few weeks, and I'm sure, given time and creative freedom, I'll find a way to be passionate about this new chapter of my life as well.