Do you feel overwhelmed and underappreciated at work?  In this video, I talk with Melody Wilding, LMSW about trusting yourself at work and: 

• Balancing the strengths and liabilities of being what Melody calls a “Sensitive Striver” 
• Trusting your intuition as a valuable source of information 
• The key to speaking up in meetings starts by building relationships and taking care of your nervous system before the meeting 
• Living with an honor roll hangover from your school days and how that could be contributing to burnout as an adult in the workplace 
• Why overperforming and perfectionism often harm your chances of advancement at work
• Strategies for setting boundaries at work and what to say when you’ve overcommitted 
• Creating a “me manual” to help you communicate how you work best while establishing reciprocal relationships with your supervisors

Melody is the best-selling author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Named one of Business Insider’s Most Innovative Coaches for her groundbreaking work on “Sensitive Strivers,” her clients include CEOs, C-level executives, and managers at top Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, and JP Morgan, among others. Melody has been featured in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Forbes. Melody is a licensed social worker with a masters from Columbia University and a professor of Human Behavior at Hunter College. 

Keep in touch with Melody: 
• Website: https://melodywilding.com/ 
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• Facebook Community: https://melodywilding.com/community 

Resources Mentioned: 
• Get a free chapter from Melody's book, Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work, here: https://melodywilding.com/chapter  
• Trust Yourself Book by Melody Wilding: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/97817972...

You can listen to more conversations like this on the Sensitive Stories podcast at https://www.sensitivestories.com/listen (or anywhere you find your podcasts). 

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0:00 Introduction
0:35 Empowering HSPs Through Self-Awareness
5:07 Trusting Intuition and Self-Discovery
11:14 Workplace Challenges for Sensitive Strivers
22:59 Navigating Workplace Boundaries and Communication
38:45 Honoring Your Needs at Work