Episode 92. Wild Courage: Overcome Your Fears To Go And Get What You Want In Your Life & Career – Jenny Wood

Want to learn more about the 9 traits that can help you in your life and career? I had the pleasure of discussing this, her book Wild Courage and so much more with Jenny Wood on Episode 92 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How she overcame her doubts to ask out her husband on the subway, Showing resilience to land her job at Google, Her book and the 9 traits that can help you in your life and career, The Spotlight Effect, Being weird and standing out from the crowd, The benefits of being selfish (sometimes) and how this helped a vocalist get her fair share from a smash hit record, Saying yes to the big projects and cutting back on the NAP (not actually promotable) work, Learning to say no, Improving your verbal communication skills, Identifying and leaning into your strengths/ power assets, and Building your personal brand. Jenny spent 18 years at Google climbing the ranks from entry-level to executive, most recently running a large operations team that helps drive billions of advertising revenue a year. She created one of Google's largest career development programs ever, loved by tens of thousands of employees worldwide. She is now a speaker and the author of a new book Wild Courage: Go After What You Want And Get It. She earned her B.A. in Economics & International Business at Brandeis and was a research associate at Harvard Business School. She drinks tea and is a trained pilot, living in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and two kids.   People & Resources Mentioned Carol Dweck – Mindset Clare Torry Vanessa Patrick - The Power Of Saying No   Contact Jenny LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyilles/ Website: https://itsjennywood.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennywood/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - [email protected] Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 9th April.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*