Wild Courage

The instant New York Times bestseller 'Extraordinary' - Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor You know where you want to go. You know you have it within you. You just need the courage to do it. As a former Google executive and top career coach who chased an attractive stranger off the train and later married him, Jenny Wood knows her way around courage. In this book, Wood shatters conventional wisdom about achieving your goals. She gives you permission to ditch your fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically. Wood reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them in a savvy and compassionate way to supercharge your success, whether you're trying to snag a promotion, launch a company or land a life-changing deal. Wild Courage will teach you how to be:- Weird: Win as you or lose as 'who?'.- Selfish: Be your own champion.- Shameless: Beat impostor syndrome and self-promote with ease.- Obsessed: Push, persist and perform at your highest level.- Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others.- Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro.- Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no.- Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks.- Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you're not in charge yet. Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want. 'A fresh, fearless approach to achieving your goals. This book is both a guide and a cheerleader for anyone on a mission to make things happen' - Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project 'Will inspire you to stop seeking permission and to start taking action' - Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive

Jenny Wood is an unstoppable confidence booster dedicated to helping people make their impossible dreams come true. After chasing an attractive stranger off the subway, giving him her number and later marrying him, Wood vowed to always pluck up the courage to go after what she wanted in life. And it's worked; Wood is a Google Executive, founder of Own Your Career, speaker, writer, mom and pilot. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc. and Forbes. She earned her B.A. in Economics & International Business at Brandeis and was a research associate at Harvard Business School. She lives in Boulder with her husband and their two kids. Wild Courage is her first book.