Penelope Trunk

Archives

Seth Godin talking with Penelope, live this Thursday

Posted to: Finding a career
April 26th, 2010
+-----------------+

Guess what? I'm going to Seth Godin's house for my next webinar, which is super exciting to me because I've never met Seth, but I love his ideas. (It's 1p est on April 29. Sign up here.) Seth and I will talk about his book, Linchpin. And I will thank him a thousand times for the encouraging [...]

Read More...


+================+

We're nearing the end of email, maybe

Posted to: Networking | Self-management
April 23rd, 2010
+-----------------+

The vast majority of electronic communication today is via social media, according to Paul Greenberg, a relationship management consultant. At first I didn’t believe it. But then I thought about the viral nature of communication via social networks, and the statistic started to make sense.
So, I have been thinking for a while that I need to [...]

Read More...


+================+

Turning point

Posted to: Self-management
April 20th, 2010
+-----------------+

When the kids and I arrived at the farm the day of the wedding, I got out of the car and the farmer said, "You're wearing black?"

My son went to the hen house to collect eggs. The farm cats love eating raw eggs, but on a farm, you only feed the cats scraps. My son [...]

Read More...


+================+

6 Tips for better conflict resolution

Posted to: Negotiating
April 15th, 2010
+-----------------+

Coats are very important on the farm. Mine are always not dry enough, not warm enough, or not dirty enough for going into the chicken house. So when I’m on the farm I just wear one of the farmer’s coats.
1. Clarify personal needs that are threatened by the conflict.
And hats. Do you see the red [...]

Read More...


+================+

Webinar on Friday, Wedding on Saturday

Posted to: How to blog
April 14th, 2010
+-----------------+

I’m getting married on Saturday. We will talk about that in a minute. First, I want to address the recent onslaught of complainers who have entered my life.

People who tell me I’ve jumped the shark.  Honestly, I had never even heard this idiom until people started writing it in my comments section. But I've been writing [...]

Read More...


+================+

Productivity is about finding space

Posted to: Productivity
April 12th, 2010
+-----------------+

I have often thought that we choose to marry someone who has something we don't have, but we wish we had. So it makes sense that now that I feel secure in my relationship with the farmer, I am going to tell you what he has that I want: Photos for my blog.
I'm so bad [...]

Read More...


+================+



RSS Subscribe

63,510 People

Subscribe





Most Commented

Big Ideas

Recent Posts

Archives

By Month

View a Random Post  Go

Photos Only  Go

By Topic:


Featured Articles

Asperger Syndrome

How to Blog

Hey! Hold it. Who is...