A bold empowering and energizing guide to embracing your ambition and chasing after what you
want from an executive who spent nearly two decades climbing the ranks at Google. What if the
traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told? To be
successful you need to be Weird Selfish Shameless Obsessed Nosy Manipulative Brutal
Reckless and Bossy. And that takes courage. As a former Google leader and top career coach
who chased an attractive stranger off the subway 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 sane way to supercharge your success whether you’re trying to impress your new boss
snag a stretch promotion 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: Kick
impostor syndrome to the curb 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. To be successful you need to have
courage. Wild amounts of it.
