101. How to Be the Boss of Yourself with Bozoma Saint John

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

1. The inspiring pep talk Bozoma gives herself in the mirror – and why we might all want to start using it to rally ourselves. 2. How to navigate the tightrope of corporate expectations for women: to be both self-assured and humble; both hard and soft. 3. The revolutionary realization that you don’t have to be the savior of others – you can save yourself, too. 4. How to know when to dig deep, and stay and fight for change – and when to stop digging and go – and the moment Bozoma knew it was time to leave Netflix. 5. Why our inability to forgive ourselves for wrong decisions keep us in bad situations – and how Boz’s “it’s not you, it’s me” philosophy can guide us out. About Bozoma: Bozoma Saint John is a Hall of Fame inducted Marketing Executive, author, entrepreneur, and general badass. Boz has led Global Consumer Marketing at Apple Music & iTunes; she was Chief Brand Officer at Uber; and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix. Boz is currently named #1 Most Influential CMO in the world by Forbes, and has been named one of Billboard’s Most Powerful Women in Music for 10 consecutive years. In 2021, Harvard Business School published a multi-media case study on her career, titled “Leading with Authenticity and Urgency”; through which she developed and taught a program at the University aptly named “The Anatomy of a Badass.” Boz was named as an Ambassador for the African Diaspora and Special Envoy to the President of Ghana. In the Spring of 2023, Penguin Books will publish her memoir, “The Urgent Life.” Boz counts her highest achievement as being a mother to her 12 year old daughter, Lael. TW: @badassboz IG: @badassboz To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You stopped asking directions. Some places they've never been.
0:12.0	So question, first question. Yes.
0:20.0	Glendon, are you still being an African auntie? Are you checking your WhatsApp?
0:26.0	No, I don't know what's up anymore. I'm very, very disappointed.
0:32.0	Because lovey and I taught you about WhatsApp and the importance of it.
0:37.0	If you were going to be a true African auntie, you have to check your WhatsApp
0:41.0	because that's how the messages come.
0:43.0	Okay.
0:44.0	And I sent you a video from this morning.
0:48.0	Wait, hold on. Let me see if I can display it here so you can see it.
0:52.0	Maybe you won't hear the sound. This was critical this morning.
0:55.0	It was God talking to me this morning.
0:57.0	Okay. What did God say to you?
0:59.0	God said this.
1:02.0	Can you kind of see God said my mother what?
1:06.0	And her shirt says I can do hard things. No way this morning.
1:12.0	This morning, I came in from the gym and she was in the kitchen and she was dancing around
1:19.0	and she was wearing a shirt that said I can do hard things.
1:23.0	And I looked at her and I was just like, where did that come from?
1:27.0	And she was like, oh, do you like it? I was like, why did you do that?
1:33.0	And she was like, oh, I just, this is just a shirt. I just put it on.
1:37.0	We both freaked out when I told her what was going on today.
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