Wild Courage

The instant New York Times bestseller 'Extraordinary' - Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor Be weird. Be selfish. Be shameless. Be obsessed. Be nosy. Be manipulative. Be brutal. Be reckless. Be bossy. Are you tired of playing it safe and waiting to thrive in your career? Jenny Wood, a former Google executive and founder of its groundbreaking Own Your Career program, understands that the biggest obstacle to your professional success isn't a lack of talent - it's a lack of courage. In Wild Courage, she playfully reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them to supercharge your success, whether you're trying to snag a promotion, launch a company or land a life-changing deal. Full of actionable advice, 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 your goals. '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.