Comments on: The best career tool is self-knowledge http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mp3 Rocket http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-219171 Mp3 Rocket Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:13:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-219171 Totally agree with you! Totally agree with you!

]]> By: FatBurningFurnace http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-219169 FatBurningFurnace Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:12:32 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-219169 Yes, you are right! Yes, you are right!

]]> By: edo deweert http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-179872 edo deweert Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:06:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-179872 i am a mature male and have been a naked model at 8 different institutions, with over 100 instructors.....in most places models, whether they are experienced, or just starting, are getting paid the same (WRONG!) there is an erotic side to the act of getting naked in front of a bunch of people who have come to draw , paint, photograph or sculpt you. i am a mature male and have been a naked model at 8 different institutions, with over 100 instructors…..in most places models, whether they are experienced, or just starting, are getting paid the same (WRONG!)
there is an erotic side to the act of getting naked in front of a bunch of people who have come to draw , paint, photograph or sculpt you.

]]> By: A Life Full of Maybes « Life Before Noon: A Millennial’s Manual http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-175614 A Life Full of Maybes « Life Before Noon: A Millennial’s Manual Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:28:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-175614 [...] Maybe I realize that I’m making the same choices with men and my friends and family. And, maybe,  as I try to balance my life, I’m realizing just how much I’m not changing; how the person I believe I am isn’t the same person that everyone else knows. [...] [...] Maybe I realize that I'm making the same choices with men and my friends and family. And, maybe,  as I try to balance my life, I'm realizing just how much I'm not changing; how the person I believe I am isn't the same person that everyone else knows. [...]

]]> By: Amanda Janicek http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-141785 Amanda Janicek Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:07:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-141785 I agree with this article. I feel that when we are looking for a job, we are looking for who we are. If you don'nt know who are, it's going to be very difficult to find a job and sell yourself in an interview. Many people go through many jobs throughout there lifes to try and figure out which one fits them best. It's all about making errors and growing from them to find out what you do best. I agree with this article. I feel that when we are looking for a job, we are looking for who we are. If you don'nt know who are, it's going to be very difficult to find a job and sell yourself in an interview. Many people go through many jobs throughout there lifes to try and figure out which one fits them best. It's all about making errors and growing from them to find out what you do best.

]]> By: William Mitchell, CPRW http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-140514 William Mitchell, CPRW Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:46:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-140514 For me, it was thinking I wanted to follow in my dad's footsteps. My dad was an optometrist and I'd been helping in the laboratory since I was a 6th grader. It was all I ever knew. I operated in this charade until my 5th semester in college. After finishing that 5th semester with a GPA of 0.00 (yeah ... you heard that right), I finally took some time to figure out what my true calling was. I'd always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and finally figured out that business was my calling. I went back to school, changes my focus, and graduated cum laude. I now run my own business and love what I do. For me, it was thinking I wanted to follow in my dad's footsteps. My dad was an optometrist and I'd been helping in the laboratory since I was a 6th grader. It was all I ever knew. I operated in this charade until my 5th semester in college. After finishing that 5th semester with a GPA of 0.00 (yeah … you heard that right), I finally took some time to figure out what my true calling was.

I'd always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and finally figured out that business was my calling. I went back to school, changes my focus, and graduated cum laude. I now run my own business and love what I do.

]]> By: Full Frontal Politics » An Unexpected Sex Work Advocate http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-139002 Full Frontal Politics » An Unexpected Sex Work Advocate Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:03:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-139002 [...] may not be much for nude modeling but it’s still nice to see a respected mainstream female career blogger sticking up for the [...] [...] may not be much for nude modeling but it's still nice to see a respected mainstream female career blogger sticking up for the [...]

]]> By: Abbey Todras http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-138715 Abbey Todras Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:52:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-138715 Wow these comments are all amazing. I've never been so moved by the blog community, or seen this sort of display of compassion online before. This has been truly inspiring. Thanks to everyone who commented (including PT)-- you are all making the world a better place for some of us! Wow these comments are all amazing. I've never been so moved by the blog community, or seen this sort of display of compassion online before. This has been truly inspiring. Thanks to everyone who commented (including PT)– you are all making the world a better place for some of us!

]]> By: Calcopyrite Communications » Blog Archive » Keeping true to thine own self http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-138639 Calcopyrite Communications » Blog Archive » Keeping true to thine own self Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:41:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-138639 [...] true to thine own self March 18, 2008 5:47 pm Patricia Life Penelope Trunk has written about the great importance of knowing yourself.  What you like, what you can do.  What you [...] [...] true to thine own self March 18, 2008 5:47 pm Patricia Life Penelope Trunk has written about the great importance of knowing yourself.  What you like, what you can do.  What you [...]

]]> By: Steve Errey http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-138502 Steve Errey Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:31:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/03/11/the-best-career-tool-is-self-knowledge/#comment-138502 Finding work that fits with who you are is absolutely on the money. Getting paid to be who you <i>really</i> are inside is the best way to give you the kind of success that really matters. Don't put too much stock in tests like Myers-Briggs - the easiest way to crack this is to figure out your personal values - the building blocks, cornerstones and foundations for who you are; the things you have 10,000 feet down inside that are most important to you. Your values are the things in yourself, others and in the world that are most important to you, and when you know what they are you can align different elements of your life around them. The times when you're buzzing, on a roll and feeling like you're at your best are the times when you're living in line and demonstrating one or more of your values. Know your values, demonstrate them and both your self-confidence and the richness of your experience improves massively. Nice post Penelope. Finding work that fits with who you are is absolutely on the money. Getting paid to be who you really are inside is the best way to give you the kind of success that really matters.

Don't put too much stock in tests like Myers-Briggs – the easiest way to crack this is to figure out your personal values – the building blocks, cornerstones and foundations for who you are; the things you have 10,000 feet down inside that are most important to you.

Your values are the things in yourself, others and in the world that are most important to you, and when you know what they are you can align different elements of your life around them. The times when you're buzzing, on a roll and feeling like you're at your best are the times when you're living in line and demonstrating one or more of your values.

Know your values, demonstrate them and both your self-confidence and the richness of your experience improves massively.

Nice post Penelope.

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