Comments on: Me and Stephanie, talking http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:12:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: matchmaker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-218563 matchmaker Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:52:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-218563 Jessica - Great idea to use the George Foreman. I imagine that you could grill up slices of bread pudding, which would be a great way to serve this in summer, topped with some fresh berries. Jessica – Great idea to use the George Foreman. I imagine that you could grill up slices of bread pudding, which would be a great way to serve this in summer, topped with some fresh berries.

]]> By: Sam http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-108411 Sam Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:17:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-108411 Excellent podcast. I enjoyed listening to your work process and your journey along the career path. I wish more people discussed this so that its not such a mystery to me on how people wind up where they wind up. I may be mistaken, but I think you might have mentioned at one point that you were an introvert and that you worked very hard to become who you are today. I wouldn't mind reading more ideas on the same topic as I am very introverted. Thank you. Excellent podcast. I enjoyed listening to your work process and your journey along the career path. I wish more people discussed this so that its not such a mystery to me on how people wind up where they wind up.

I may be mistaken, but I think you might have mentioned at one point that you were an introvert and that you worked very hard to become who you are today. I wouldn't mind reading more ideas on the same topic as I am very introverted. Thank you.

]]> By: Joselle http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107948 Joselle Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:09:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107948 This was great. I second the podcast series idea. I would love to actually HEAR more on Brazen Careerist. You mentioned doing more speaking. Any engagements coming up? * * * * * * <I>Thanks for asking about the speaking. I have three or four lined up each month, but they are almost always private -- for the members of a given organization. I'll let everyone know when there is something public. -Penelope</i> This was great. I second the podcast series idea. I would love to actually HEAR more on Brazen Careerist.
You mentioned doing more speaking. Any engagements coming up?

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Thanks for asking about the speaking. I have three or four lined up each month, but they are almost always private — for the members of a given organization. I'll let everyone know when there is something public.

-Penelope

]]> By: Alice Bachini-Smith http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107891 Alice Bachini-Smith Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:45:24 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107891 Really enjoyed listening to you, Penelope, it was so interesting to hear your thoughts in a different format. Your comments on combining work and family reminded me of a full-time mother of four I once knew, who also ran childbirth classes and a post-natal support group. When an overwhelmed new mom asked how she coped, the answer was "It's easy, you just lower your standards!" I took this to be about focussing on what really matters, and letting go of the lesser stuff. Delegating is a bit different obviously, but I think they are related. Letting go, having faith, things will be OK and there's no such thing as a perfect score in parenting because you're on a whole other CEO plane of just doing the most important stuff, with no-one "above" you. I would include breadwinning and living authentically under "most important stuff"- some people are not cut out to be home parents. (I wasn't even cut out to stay married to my kids' dad- so we compromise, we manage, we try to make things up other ways, and in the end hopefully everyone can still get to the same place. That's life, etc.) So, family first, with family including both parents; not parental self-sacrifice to the point of self-harm, which is bad for kids. I think people still don't get that. (apologies for the lengthly not-so-on-topic comment) Really enjoyed listening to you, Penelope, it was so interesting to hear your thoughts in a different format.

Your comments on combining work and family reminded me of a full-time mother of four I once knew, who also ran childbirth classes and a post-natal support group. When an overwhelmed new mom asked how she coped, the answer was "It's easy, you just lower your standards!"

I took this to be about focussing on what really matters, and letting go of the lesser stuff. Delegating is a bit different obviously, but I think they are related. Letting go, having faith, things will be OK and there's no such thing as a perfect score in parenting because you're on a whole other CEO plane of just doing the most important stuff, with no-one "above" you.

I would include breadwinning and living authentically under "most important stuff"- some people are not cut out to be home parents. (I wasn't even cut out to stay married to my kids' dad- so we compromise, we manage, we try to make things up other ways, and in the end hopefully everyone can still get to the same place. That's life, etc.)

So, family first, with family including both parents; not parental self-sacrifice to the point of self-harm, which is bad for kids. I think people still don't get that.

(apologies for the lengthly not-so-on-topic comment)

]]> By: Carol http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107711 Carol Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:43:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107711 Haven't commented before, but I've been reading for a while and I really enjoyed that. Nice to hear your voice! Haven't commented before, but I've been reading for a while and I really enjoyed that. Nice to hear your voice!

]]> By: Emily DeVoto http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107689 Emily DeVoto Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:55:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107689 Great interview, Penelope. I love how open and brave you are, and how your you-ness shines through in everything you do. Your attitude and experiences are very helpful to me as I'm trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. In particular, your insight that people who give advice need to demonstrate that they, too, are real people who need advice is really profound. Great interview, Penelope. I love how open and brave you are, and how your you-ness shines through in everything you do. Your attitude and experiences are very helpful to me as I'm trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. In particular, your insight that people who give advice need to demonstrate that they, too, are real people who need advice is really profound.

]]> By: Tiffany Monhollon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107687 Tiffany Monhollon Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:03:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107687 Excellent interview. I loved hearing your process and more on your thoughts about blogging and career advancement. Thanks for sharing the link! Excellent interview. I loved hearing your process and more on your thoughts about blogging and career advancement. Thanks for sharing the link!

]]> By: Shefaly http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107667 Shefaly Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:30:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107667 You sound like I think you would. And I am glad you said a good post is like a poem. I am constantly asked how I come up with posts. And it is hard to explain. Well for me, one blog is easy as it is 'technical', but the writing blog is purely serendipity (the poem) combined with a lot of editing and pruning (the painful bit). Some posts flow in 10 minutes, others take an hour or more to craft. Thanks for the link. You sound like I think you would.

And I am glad you said a good post is like a poem. I am constantly asked how I come up with posts. And it is hard to explain.

Well for me, one blog is easy as it is 'technical', but the writing blog is purely serendipity (the poem) combined with a lot of editing and pruning (the painful bit). Some posts flow in 10 minutes, others take an hour or more to craft.

Thanks for the link.

]]> By: PunditMom http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107655 PunditMom Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:21:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107655 So when are you going to be in D.C. so the East Coast can get to know you? So when are you going to be in D.C. so the East Coast can get to know you?

]]> By: Duncan http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-107653 Duncan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:46:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/me-and-stephanie-talking/#comment-107653 Time for a podcast series, Penelope? Time for a podcast series, Penelope?

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