Nancy Post rose to Vice President at a Fortune 100 company, and she’ll tell you she spent years talking herself out of wanting things so nobody could tell her no.

Then she got pregnant young, before anyone she knew had a baby, and realized if she waited until she felt ready, she never would have done it. That voice message kicks off this episode and sets up the question Jamie, Coralyn, and Jessica spend the hour on: how often are we counting ourselves out before anyone else gets the chance?

• Nancy Post on talking yourself out of wanting something so a no can’t hurt you.
• Why “I just need a little more experience first” might be the most expensive sentence in your career.
• The confidence gap and why so many women wait until they feel fully qualified to go for it.
• Coralyn’s take that some people read a job description like a wish list while women read it like a checklist.
• Jessica’s midnight routine of researching, taking a LinkedIn course, and still not hitting apply.
• The fear nobody talks about: skipping opportunities because you don’t want to be the one who has to say no.
• How having people in your corner growing up shapes how much risk you’ll take as an adult.
• Coralyn’s college softball story and the opportunity she still thinks about.
• Jessica’s brand new trademark, “It Ain’t Bragging If It’s True,” and why telling your wins is a skill.
• Four ways to stop counting yourself out, plus the kudos file habit that gives you proof on hard days.
• The bottom line: if you feel ready, you probably already missed it. Go at 60%.

About our guest: Nancy Post spent 28 years at John Deere, rising to Vice President of Embedded Software and Solutions, and now coaches Fortune 500 leaders. Her new book, REFRAME: From Automatic Reactions to Intentional Living, uses neuroscience and real stories to help you recognize and rebuild the patterns running your reactions. Find it at nancypostcoaching.com/book

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