{"id":331,"date":"2008-04-25T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T05:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=331"},"modified":"2008-05-01T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:56:32","slug":"dan-pink-gives-johnny-bunko-a-verbotomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Dan Pink Gives Johnny Bunko a Verbotomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the week of April 28 – May 4, 2008, we will be offering a prize to the most creative player of week. Author and creativity guru, Dan Pink (www.danpink.com), has offered up an autographed copy of his newest book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You Will Ever Need\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

The winner will be chosen based on the final stats on the Verbotomy Weekly Author Ranking for the week starting on Monday April 28, 2008.<\/p>\n

THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY BUNKO<\/strong>
\nThe 6 career secrets no one ever told you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Adventures<\/p>\n

Meet Johnny Bunko. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably a lot like you. He did what everybody \u00e2\u20ac\u201c parents, teachers, counselors — told him to do. But now, stuck at a dead-end job, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s begun to suspect that what he thought he knew is just plain wrong. One bizarre night, Johnny meets Diana, the unlikeliest career advisor he’s ever seen. Part Cameron Diaz, part Barbara Eden, she reveals to Johnny the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And check out the Johnny Bunko Trailer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first business book in the Japanese comic format known as manga — and the last career guide you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ever need.<\/p>\n

Johnny Bunko’s Six Career Secrets Get Verbotomized<\/h2>\n

Here are the top words created (so far…) for Johnny Bunko’s Six Career Secrets.<\/p>\n

1. There is no plan<\/strong>
\nSee: Do you think I should stick to the plan<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Think strengths, not weaknesses.<\/strong>
\nSee: The boss says I’m fast-tracking…<\/a><\/p>\n

3. It’s not about you.<\/strong>
\nSee: There is no “U” in “Team”<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Persistence trumps talent.<\/strong>
\nSee: Thursday’s Challenge…<\/p>\n

5. Make excellent mistakes.<\/strong>
\nSee: Friday’s Challenge…<\/p>\n

6. Leave an imprint.<\/strong>
\nSee: Bonus Monday Challenge…<\/p>\n

For more creative ideas and inspiration see the Johnny Bunko webite at: www.johnnybunko.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Official Stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prize: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You Will Ever Need, by Daniel Pink, Art by Rob Ten Pas, Trade Paperback Edition. (Approximate Retail Value $15.00 US.)
\nContest Start Date: April 28, 2008 at 12:01:00 am EDT
\nContest End Date: May 4, 2008 at 11:59:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n

For The Johnny Bunko Weekly Author Ranking see:
\nSee: https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomists.php?week=2008-04-28<\/a><\/p>\n

For complete contest rules and regulations please see our Verbotomy Contest Rules and Regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During the week of April 28 – May 4, 2008, we will be offering a prize to the most creative player of week. Author and creativity guru, Dan Pink (www.danpink.com), has offered up an autographed copy of his newest book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You Will Ever Need\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The winner … Continue reading Dan Pink Gives Johnny Bunko a Verbotomy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,3],"tags":[48,90,9,46,89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}