How To Be Selfish, Cringe & Nosy (In A Good Way) To Get What You Want

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

The life you want is actually on the other side of so many things you’re told NOT to do or be. How many times have you stopped yourself from sending that message, raising your hand, or asking for something because you didn't want to come off as weird or too much? That inaction could be costing you a happy, successful career, relationships, and life. I sit down with Jenny Wood, a former Google executive and the author of Wild Courage, who built her life by doing the things you're “not supposed to do”. Today, she’s teaching you practical tactics to get over fears of failure, judgement, and rejection, and step into the dream life you deserve. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why "cringe" behavior is actually your secret weapon for career advancement and relationship success • A 3-step system to overcome fear of judgment, failure, and uncertainty (even when stakes are high) • The exact words to use when asking for what you want (so you don't sound desperate or entitled) • The psychology hack that makes rejection sting 70% less (and helps you bounce back faster) • How to escape the "good worker" trap that keeps high-performers stuck and underpaid • A simple text you can send today that will immediately accelerate your success • The counterintuitive networking formula that turns strangers into career sponsors If you liked this episode, check out this episode of The Liz Moody Podcast: The 3 Simple Rules That Supercharged My Success For more from Jenny Wood: • itsjennywood.com/getpromoted • itsjennywood.com/sayno • https://wildcouragebook.com/ Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome.Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: • Puori: visit Puori.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY at checkout for a discount and special offer. • Goodles: visit www.Goodles.com or available nationwide at major grocery stores. • LMNT: head to DrinkLMNT.com/Liz to get a FREE 8-count sample pack with any order. • Osea: get 10% off your first order at oseamalibu.com with code LIZMOODY. • Lumebox: head to TheLumeBox.com/Liz for early access to 45% off now, only with my link. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 408. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The life you want is on the other side of so many of the things that you are told not to be.
0:05.6	How many times have you stopped yourself from sending that message, from raising your hand,
0:09.3	from asking for what you want because you did not want to seem like too much, too eager,
0:14.5	too bold, to cringe, and how much has that cost you in your career, in your relationships,
0:22.2	in your entire life?
0:23.7	Here's the thing nobody tells you.
0:28.4	The people who are winning at work, at love, at life, aren't the ones who played it cool.
0:34.2	They're the people who aren't afraid to be cringe or bossy or selfish or manipulative or nosy or weird.
0:36.3	And today, you're going to learn practical tactics to get over fears
0:39.9	of failure or judgment or rejection and step into the dream life that you deserve.
0:45.3	My guest today is Jenny Wood, a former Google executive, the founder of one of the largest
0:49.9	career development programs inside of one of the most competitive companies on Earth
0:54.4	and the author of Wild Courage, Go After What You Want and Get It.
0:59.3	She built her career and her life by doing the things that you're not supposed to do.
1:04.6	And today she's going to teach you how to do them too.
1:06.9	Welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where we skip past the BS and get you actual solutions to your real problem so you can feel as good as possible every single day.
1:15.9	We're not going to tell you that you can do it. We're going to tell you exactly how.
1:20.9	Okay, Jenny, I want to start off with why is trying not to be cringe holding us back from our dream lives?
1:26.7	If you worry about being cringe,
1:29.3	then you're getting in the way of your own happiness, your own success, because this fear of
1:35.3	judgment, this fear of cringe, is stopping you from going after what you want. So how do we stop being
1:40.7	afraid of judgment? We ask for what we want. We take the action that might seem
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