183. Reach for Wild Courage with Jenny Wood

The Opposite of Small Talk

Have you ever winced at the thought that someone else might label you as weird, selfish, or wreckless? Today’s guest Jenny Wood, a former Google Executive, career coach, and author of the new book (released today!), “Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It,” wants you to be courageous and run towards these labels rather than away from them. We discuss details of her new book including the 9 traits, three mentioned above, which can act as a deterrent to going after what we want as well as some useful tips on how we can flip the script and make them a positive instead of a negative.

Guest’s Website: Jenny Wood | Home

Purchase Jenny’s new book via our affiliate link: Amazon.com: Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It: 9780593717646: Wood, Jenny: Books

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• Have you ever felt weird? Did it stop you from taking action?

• Which of the words discussed most resonates with making you feel uncomfortable? Following the episode do you look at that particular connotation differently?

• What is something you really want, but haven’t had the wild courage to go after yet?

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