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 a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, former Google executive, and former Harvard Business School researcher. She is also the founder of Own Your Career, one of Google’s largest career programs.

In her book, Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It, Jenny breaks down nine bold traits that defy conventional wisdom: Obsessed, Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless and Bossy. Her practical, no-nonsense approach empowers ambitious people to break the mould, be better leaders, build influence and reach their full potential. Jenny has been featured on NBC and Bloomberg, and in Harvard Business Review, Forbes magazine and Business Insider. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and two kids.