IN CONFIDENCE: EPISODE 76
How to Overcome Fear and Speak Up With Confidence with Jenny Wood
EPISODE GUIDE
How many times have you softened an email so you didn't seem pushy? Stayed quiet so you didn't seem bossy? Said yes so you wouldn't seem selfish? Jenny Wood shows how to overcome fear and turn those labels into real confidence.
Jenny spent 18 years at Google from entry-level to executive and built the Own Your Career program. In Wild Courage, she breaks down 9 traits to reclaim — weird, selfish, shameless, nosy, obsessed, manipulative, brutal, reckless, bossy — to help you navigate uncertainty, how to speak with confidence , and advocate for yourself without performing likability.
In this episode:
* The blizzard subway story: why being reckless beats living with regret
* The Monday Manifesto to promote yourself without bragging
* How to stop people pleasing with the heck yes / heck no rule
* CNA script + Agenda Avenger for difficult conversations
* How to how to build confidence by reclaiming language
00:00 - Are You Too Nice? Here's What It's Costing You
00:54 - Meet Jenny Wood
03:34 - How to Overcome Fear and Anxiety
08:58 - The 9 Traits Holding You Back at Work
12:07 - Redefining What Makes You Powerful and The Monday Manifesto
15:34 - What to Do When a Trait Shows Up in Your Review
21:59 - Taking Reckless Risks: The Subway Story
26:07 - How to Speak Up at Work When You're Afraid
27:40 - How to Self-Promote Without Feeling Awkward
28:57 - How to Get a Raise by Going to Your Boss's Boss
32:44 - How to Say No Without Feeling Like a Jerk
35:54 - Your Wild Courage Challenge
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