“The biggest secret of focused people is that they don’t think about focus.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“But the best way to not regret what has happened in the past is to create more challenges for myself, and surprise myself with how well you make them turn out; the antidote for regret is gratitude.” ~ Penelope Trunk

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“People like to be like everyone else—just better than everyone else.” ~ Penelope Trunk 

“You should give yourself the space to do anything and then look closely to see what you enjoy.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“The new American Dream is about having an interesting life, not making a lot of money.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“I think self-confidence doesn’t come so much from knowing you’re great as just knowing who you are.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“The more specific the specialty the less you have to sell yourself as an expert.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“You don’t need a big startup to be an entrepreneur — you need personal responsibility and intellectual exploration.” ~ Penelope Trunk

“Personality is how you decommodify a commodity.” ~Penelope Trunck

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“Nothing improves without free and open criticism.” ~ Penelope Trunk