Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It

Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It is a fiercely motivational book by former Google executive and career coach Jenny Wood. Based on her personal journey—which includes having the courage to chase a stranger off a train and later marrying him—Wood redefines what it means to be bold and successful. Wood argues that success isn’t about avoiding your “negative” traits; it’s about reclaiming and strategically deploying them with savvy and compassion. She shatters conventional wisdom by teaching you how to embrace nine powerful, yet often suppressed, characteristics to supercharge your career and life goals:

• Weird: Win as you, or lose as ‘who’? Embrace your unique strengths.
• Selfish: Be your own champion and put your goals first.
• Shameless: Crush imposter syndrome and master the art of self-promotion.
• Obsessed: Push, persist, and perform at your highest, most driven level.
• Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from everyone around you.
• Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro.
• Brutal: Draw clear lines, stick to them, and embrace the power of no.
• Reckless: Err on the side of action and take calculated, healthy risks.
• Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you don’t have the official title yet.

Wild Courage is your practical and inspiring coach, permitting you to ditch your fear of discomfort, failure, and judgment, and embrace your boldest self in unapologetic pursuit of what you truly desire—from snagging a promotion to launching a company.