Comments on: Two unsuccessful people + a good connection = Elaine Benes http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html Because technical people need good soft skills to get ahead. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:50:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-111 Anonymous Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:59:00 +0000 http://nerdguru.dreamhosters.com/2007/07/15/two-unsuccessful-people-a-good-connection-elaine-benes/#comment-111 Hello!<br/><br/>I was using StumbleUpon today and happened to come across your site. <br/><br/>I really like what you're doing here, keep it up! ;)<br/><br/>Stephanie<br/>http://www.makethegreatescape.org/ Hello!

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]]> By: Liz http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-63 Liz Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://nerdguru.dreamhosters.com/2007/07/15/two-unsuccessful-people-a-good-connection-elaine-benes/#comment-63 What a great post. I think we have all been in this situation Julia was in at one time or another. The key is to try to figure out how to make lemons into lemonade. And also to always look for opportunities. I had a job I hated once years ago and now I work closely with someone I met there on a very successful endeavor. You are absolutely right about the need to always network! Nice work Pete!<br/><br/>Liz What a great post. I think we have all been in this situation Julia was in at one time or another. The key is to try to figure out how to make lemons into lemonade. And also to always look for opportunities. I had a job I hated once years ago and now I work closely with someone I met there on a very successful endeavor. You are absolutely right about the need to always network! Nice work Pete!

Liz

]]> By: Pete Johnson http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 Pete Johnson Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:50:00 +0000 http://nerdguru.dreamhosters.com/2007/07/15/two-unsuccessful-people-a-good-connection-elaine-benes/#comment-55 In the Inside the Actor's Studio episode, she talks a bit about her childhood and actually not spending a whole lot of time with her father. She moved around to a lot of exotic places as a kid with her stepfather too. If you can catch it or Tivo it on Bravo, I highly recommend it. In the Inside the Actor’s Studio episode, she talks a bit about her childhood and actually not spending a whole lot of time with her father. She moved around to a lot of exotic places as a kid with her stepfather too. If you can catch it or Tivo it on Bravo, I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Daniel Sweet http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-54 Daniel Sweet Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:36:00 +0000 http://nerdguru.dreamhosters.com/2007/07/15/two-unsuccessful-people-a-good-connection-elaine-benes/#comment-54 You make a good point here. Most people in a bad job tend to just hate their life and make themselves and everyone around them miserable.<br/><br/>There are always good connections because everyone that you work with is going to continue their career and you may be able to help each other later.<br/><br/>And, as to the brave anonymous commenter above, she may have never needed to work, but I'm guessing that her parents in the financial sector weren't excited about a comic as a daughter.<br/><br/>In other words, she got what she got because she worked for it.<br/><br/>Dan You make a good point here. Most people in a bad job tend to just hate their life and make themselves and everyone around them miserable.

There are always good connections because everyone that you work with is going to continue their career and you may be able to help each other later.

And, as to the brave anonymous commenter above, she may have never needed to work, but I’m guessing that her parents in the financial sector weren’t excited about a comic as a daughter.

In other words, she got what she got because she worked for it.

Dan

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.nerdguru.net/2007/07/two-unsuccessful-people-good-connection.html/comment-page-1#comment-53 Anonymous Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:48:00 +0000 http://nerdguru.dreamhosters.com/2007/07/15/two-unsuccessful-people-a-good-connection-elaine-benes/#comment-53 She is also a member of the Dreyfus family who used to own one of the largest brokerages in the world and she inherited a ton of money - tens of millions and never needed to work. She is also a member of the Dreyfus family who used to own one of the largest brokerages in the world and she inherited a ton of money - tens of millions and never needed to work.

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