Luvvie Ajayi Jones on how to tap into your professional troublemaker and do better
Next Question with Katie Couric
Katie Couric Media
4.4 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a writer, speaker and author of two New York Times best-selling books, “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual” and her latest, “Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighting Manual.” Luvvie’s books are part memoir, part manifestos that, like Luvvie herself, try to help the rest of us do better — for ourselves and for the people around us. On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie gives herself over to Luvvie’s wisdom and learns how to overcome confidence barriers, use fear for good, shed that pleaser instinct, embrace the brag, and loan courage whenever possible. Get your pad and pen, because your Luvvie lesson starts now!
Learn more about the episode:
Buy the “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual”
Buy “Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual”
Watch Luvvie’s 2017 Ted Talk, “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”
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| 1:22.2 | Hi everyone, it's Katie Curric and welcome to next question. Lovey Ajayi Jones is a writer, a |
| 1:49.0 | speaker, and the author of two best-selling books. I'm judging you, the Do Better Manual, |
| 1:54.3 | and her latest professional troublemaker, the Fear Fighting Manual. I call my book manifestos, |
| 2:00.9 | like live manifestos, kind of essay collections that are based in lessons that I know that if we take |
| 2:07.3 | them on, we will be better for it. Lovey's books, like Lovey herself, are trying to help the rest of us |
| 2:14.4 | do better. For ourselves and in turn, the people around us. And let me tell you, this is one of the |
| 2:20.7 | most inspiring conversations I've had. Lovey imparts her wisdom and drops some seriously sage |
| 2:27.6 | thought gems. We're always looking for Superman to save the day, and I'm like, we all have red capes. |
| 2:33.1 | New levels come with new devils. We gotta use our power for each other, not against it, and shred the |
| 2:38.8 | machine. That's just a taste. There is a lot more where that came from. I hope you have a pen and |
| 2:44.8 | paper with you because your lovey lesson starts now. Lovey, I think a lot of listeners probably |
| 2:53.2 | have heard of you and know who you are, but there are some people listening to this podcast who |
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