Comments on: Get your next mentor by being slightly annoying http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:55:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Business Mentors | The Pragmatic Populist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-223981 Business Mentors | The Pragmatic Populist Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:19:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-223981 [...] are plenty of different approaches to try (serial entrepreneur Penelope Trunk isn’t above being slightly annoying to snag the one she wants), but whatever you do, start looking for one — check out a local [...] [...] are plenty of different approaches to try (serial entrepreneur Penelope Trunk isn't above being slightly annoying to snag the one she wants), but whatever you do, start looking for one — check out a local [...]

]]> By: Six things to bring to your mentor | Stocks! http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-223659 Six things to bring to your mentor | Stocks! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:47:55 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-223659 [...] four – each with different experiences, in different careers, and with different advice to offer. When find a mentor and meet with her, here is what you should bring with [...] [...] four – each with different experiences, in different careers, and with different advice to offer. When find a mentor and meet with her, here is what you should bring with [...]

]]> By: Interior Design Ideas http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-218215 Interior Design Ideas Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:56:29 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-218215 That guy is a geeky money maker, techcrunch writes about many guys like him. As far as mentor is concerned I think that a mentor gives are moral support. That guy is a geeky money maker, techcrunch writes about many guys like him. As far as mentor is concerned I think that a mentor gives are moral support.

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]]> By: Creative Projects Thrive on Feedback: Finding People Who Can Help You — Aliventures http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-212979 Creative Projects Thrive on Feedback: Finding People Who Can Help You — Aliventures Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:02:06 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-212979 [...] Or, alternatively, you could try Penelope Trunk’s method of getting your next mentor by being slightly annoying… [...] [...] Or, alternatively, you could try Penelope Trunk’s method of getting your next mentor by being slightly annoying… [...]

]]> By: telepresence http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-202459 telepresence Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:57:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-202459 Hey Jim, that's exactly what i started practicing... creating boundaries.. and i'm so relieved now... i couldn't imagine how much "other people's work" i've been doing all this while... some of your colleagues can be pretty sneaky and pass on their work to you... so you gotta be careful... i'm a lot happier now and less stressed... Regards, Lora Hey Jim, that's exactly what i started practicing… creating boundaries.. and i'm so relieved now… i couldn't imagine how much "other people's work" i've been doing all this while… some of your colleagues can be pretty sneaky and pass on their work to you… so you gotta be careful… i'm a lot happier now and less stressed…

Regards,
Lora

]]> By: diabetic http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-200609 diabetic Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:48:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-200609 You know we humans need mentors all our lifetime... it was like that and will be like that for as long as we're humans(imperfect)... think about your parents as your first mentors, then teachers at school and etc... i realized that to be successful i had to have a mentor or at least follow one's teachings, methods or his way of thinking... and then i met one when i was in my 20s.. it changed my life drastically... the confidence i got, the way things looked differently to me... success has become something achievable... so mentors are always needed.. You know we humans need mentors all our lifetime… it was like that and will be like that for as long as we're humans(imperfect)… think about your parents as your first mentors, then teachers at school and etc…
i realized that to be successful i had to have a mentor or at least follow one's teachings, methods or his way of thinking… and then i met one when i was in my 20s.. it changed my life drastically… the confidence i got, the way things looked differently to me… success has become something achievable… so mentors are always needed..

]]> By: Jim http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-194107 Jim Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:18:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-194107 First, putting some boundaries around your work time seriously increases your productivity. If you have a sense that you can do it any time, or do it when you get home, you typically aren't as focused and organized about your work. I particularly noticed this when I started an evening MBA program while working full time. On the days when I knew I had to leave for class by 5:30 and would be home late so wouldn't have much time to do work after class, I got a lot more accomplished in a shorter period of time, simply because I knew it wasn't an option to do work at home that night. First, putting some boundaries around your work time seriously increases your productivity. If you have a sense that you can do it any time, or do it when you get home, you typically aren't as focused and organized about your work. I particularly noticed this when I started an evening MBA program while working full time. On the days when I knew I had to leave for class by 5:30 and would be home late so wouldn't have much time to do work after class, I got a lot more accomplished in a shorter period of time, simply because I knew it wasn't an option to do work at home that night.

]]> By: hunter http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-1/#comment-191202 hunter Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:00:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-191202 Don't dump all your challenges into your mentor's lap. Focus on the big issues and the areas of experience you lack. Get to the next level. <a href="http://paydayloan-quotes.info/" rel="nofollow">cash loans for unemployed</a> Don't dump all your challenges into your mentor's lap. Focus on the big issues and the areas of experience you lack. Get to the next level. cash loans for unemployed

]]> By: Luton http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/03/get-your-next-mentor-by-being-slightly-annoying/comment-page-2/#comment-188556 Luton Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:48:44 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2220#comment-188556 Wow don't know if I would have had the courage to approach such a big player initially. I watch dragons den and see so many people crumble when they have to go in front of someone who has already made their name. Wow don't know if I would have had the courage to approach such a big player initially. I watch dragons den and see so many people crumble when they have to go in front of someone who has already made their name.

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