Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It

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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 youre 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 youre 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

Reviews

Extraordinary -- Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor
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, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project
The secret behind Jennys powerful debut is that this is actually a book about generous action. Creating the conditions for others to get what they need takes courage -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of This Is Strategy
Jennys approach is just the right balance between audacious and real: she makes people uncomfortably excited. Now more than ever we need her edgy, heartfelt principles -- Alan Eagle, New York Times bestselling author of Trillion Dollar Coach, former Managing Director, Sales and Executive Communications, at Google
Jenny Woods no-BS, from-the-trenches tactics for success at work (and everywhere else) will light a fire under you. Are you ready to level up your life -- Noah Kagan, New York Times bestselling author of Million Dollar Weekend
Jennys work curates twenty plus years of hard-wrought insights into a single package. She teaches the art of the chase through vivid storytelling and counter-intuitive tactics. Its amazing -- John Bunney, Corporate Vice President, Customer Service and Support, at Microsoft
This book is witty and wise. With provocative new insights and fiery spark, Jenny offers a clear-eyed playbook for how to rise and climb, while being true to yourself -- Christina Wire, Vice President, Global Operations, at YouTube
Jenny was easily one of the best speakers at Google. She is dynamic, entertaining and educational -- Allan Thygesen, CEO of DocuSign and former President, Americas and Global Partners, at Google
Jenny Wood flips the script that keeps so many people paying small. Wild Courage is a treasure trove of insights -- Tiago Forte, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building A Second Brain
Jenny Woods savvy lessons will inspire you to stop seeking permission and to start taking action -- Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive

Author Bio

Jenny Wood is an unstoppable confidence booster dedicated to helping people make their impossible dreams likely. After chasing an attractive stranger off the subway, giving him her number and later marrying him, Wood vowed to always chase after what she wanted in life. And it's worked; Wood is a Google executive, founder of Own Your Career, speaker, writer, mum 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.