1167: How to Brag Better with Author Meredith Fineman

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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On today's episode: How to brag about your accomplishments without sounding pompous? How to get ahead at work with an effective "bragging" strategy? Meredith Fineman is the author of Brag Better: Master the Art of Fearless Self-Promotion. She is an entrepreneur, writer, and media expert with over a decade of experience training individuals to use public relations as a catalyst for positive career change. She is the founder and CEO of FinePoint, a leadership and professional development company with a focus on visibility and voice. She speaks and trains a number of topics, and is best known for her speaking and training on women and bragging. She is also the creator and host of the second-hand and sustainable fashion podcast, It Never Gets Old. To learn more about Meredith check out: www.brag-better.com www.meredithfineman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So many episode 1167 Meredith Feynman author of the book Bragg Better, master the art of fearless self-promotion.
0:10.0	You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru, Farnoosh Karabi.
0:15.0	Each day, in a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,
0:20.0	authors, influencers, and from Farnoosh yourself.
0:24.0	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:28.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place. Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. Welcome to So Money.
0:36.0	Women are scrutinized in the workplace in a way that men simply are not, and that factor is deeply into bragging.
0:42.0	I cared a lot that Bragg better be irrespective of gender, that the qualified quiet be irrespective of gender,
0:48.0	because it was something I wanted a, you know, to cast as wide of an ad as possible.
0:53.0	But as a woman, it's so much harder to brag because you're judged on metrics that men are not.
0:59.0	Talking about our accomplishments can be scary, overwhelming, but it is vital to getting ahead in work and life.
1:08.0	How do you do this? Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm your host, Farnoosh Karabi.
1:12.0	Our guest is Meredith Feynman. She is an entrepreneur, writer, and podcast host.
1:18.0	An author of the new book, critically claimed, Bragg better master the art of fearless self-promotion.
1:26.0	In her book, she talks about why bragging is so difficult when not to brag and how to prepare for the inevitable ups and downs of being visible.
1:36.0	You just heard her talk a little bit about the differences between when women brag and when men brag and how it's perceived.
1:44.0	How to navigate that at work when you're trying to ask for a raise and really be your biggest advocate.
1:49.0	We talk all about how to approach self-promotion, especially in an era when we're not physically at work.
1:56.0	It's harder to be visible these days, but Meredith's got a strategy for that as well.
2:02.0	A little bit more about Meredith. She is the founder and CEO of Fine Point,
2:07.0	a leadership and professional development company that elevates individuals from young professionals to CEOs.
2:14.0	She's a freelance writer of 15 years and a book collaborator with bylines from Harvard Business Review to Forbes.
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