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Are you a Sensitive Striver? Learn how to get out of your own way and rediscover your sensitivity as a superpower.

___ Highly sensitive and high performing?
___ Need time to think through decisions before you act?
___ Judge yourself harshly when you make mistakes?
___ Take feedback and criticism personally?
___ Find it difficult to set boundaries?

It's time to Trust Yourself. Being highly attuned to your emotions, your environment, and the behavior of others can be the keys to success, but they can also lead to overthinking everything and burnout. Human behavior expert and executive coach Melody Wilding, LMSW has spent the past ten years working with Sensitive Strivers like you. In this groundbreaking book, she draws on decades of research and client work to examine the intersection of sensitivity and achievement in the workplace and offer neuroscience-based strategies you can use to reclaim control of your life and reach your full potential.

Trust Yourself offers concrete steps to help you break free from stress, perfectionism, and self-doubt so you can find the confidence to work and lead effectively. You will learn how to:

• Achieve confidence and overcome imposter syndrome.
• Find your voice to speak and act with assertiveness.
• Build resilience and bounce back from setbacks.
• Enjoy your success without sacrificing your well-being.

If you're an empathetic, driven person trying to navigate your career and learn how to believe in yourself in the process, Trust Yourself offers the mindset and tools to set you on the path to personal and professional fulfillment.

The perfect book for:

• Those who identify as highly sensitive
• Anyone who overthinks or struggles with work stress and burnout
•Corporate professionals of all levels
• Managers, leaders, and executives
• Life, career, and leadership coaches
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Are You a Sensitive Striver?

Do you feel like you’re “not good enough” or that you “take things too personally” at work? Being highly attuned to your emotions, your environment, and the behavior of others can be a key to success, but it can also lead to overthinking and burnout.

Licensed social worker and executive coach Melody Wilding has spent the past ten years working with Sensitive Strivers like you. In Trust Yourself, she draws on decades of research and client work to examine the intersection of sensitivity and achievement.

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"Trust Yourself is both an empathetic exploration of the power of sensitivity, specifically in high achievers, and an actionable guide to mastering it." --McKinsey Company

“From chapters covering stress to perfectionism and self-doubt to imposter syndrome, Melody Wilding's powerful book is here to help relieve us from the burdens that hold us back from achieving success at work. In Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions For Success at Work, you build the tools to achieve confidence, find your voice, build resilience, and enjoy your success all while staying true to who you are.”--PopSugar

"Trust Yourself is a practical, empathetic, and refreshingly relatable guide to setting-and honoring-the boundaries you need to achieve personal and professional fulfillment. A must-read for anyone seeking a life with less stress and more success." -Liz Fosslien, co-author and illustrator of No Hard Feelings

"Wilding's message-trust yourself-is much needed." -Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way

"You could burn out trying to succeed, or you could read this book. The engaging strategies, practical tips, and exercises in Trust Yourself will help any Sensitive Striver excel at work and level up in their career."-Alexandra Cavoulacos, Founder of The Muse

"Larger-than-life expectations have led to more pressure at work and a surge in impostor syndrome. In Trust Yourself, Melody Wilding leads with empathy and delivers foolproof strategies that anyone can use to overcome doubt and reclaim their confidence."-Georgene Huang, CEO and Co-founder of Fairygodboss

"I found myself nodding my head a lot while reading this book. Trust Yourself helps us gain self-awareness around the qualities that make us Sensitive Strivers and gives us the tools to assess how these individual qualities serve us or deplete us so we can direct our energy towards becoming the person we aspire to be." -Fran Hauser, startup investor and author of The Myth of the Nice Girl

"Working with Melody gave me the courage to channel my sensitivity into a super strength. I will be giving everyone on my team this book. Trust Yourself is a must-read for every heart-centered, empathetic leader and professional who wants success without so much stress." -Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia

"Invaluable lessons on overcoming impostor syndrome and using more direct communication to increase your confidence. If you've ever felt pushed around or overshadowed by the world's harsher or more ambitious people, you'll love this awesomely helpful book--and you'll never again interpret 'You're too sensitive' as an insult." --Apple Books (Best Books of May 2021)

"Wilding has an important message for high-performing professionals who happen to be highly attuned with their feelings: Don't let your emotions get in the way of your success." --TD Magazine

"Groundbreaking and insightful, Trust Yourself is essential reading for every sensitive, introverted professional. Wilding does a brilliant job of giving you tools to regain your confidence and become your most empowered self." -Susan Cain, author of Quiet and creator of Quiet Revolution

"In a world that constantly urges us to be more and do more, many of us wind up feeling never good enough or smart enough. Trust Yourself takes you on a gentle journey of self-discovery and provides the encouragement and tools needed to get out of the rat race and back into the human race. Wilding's is the voice we all need inside of our heads guiding us to make healthier choices for a more fulfilling life." -Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

"Every organization, whether aware of it or not, needs highly sensitive people. Some of them, the "sensitive strivers," really belong in an organization. At the top! Or running their own. Trust Yourself is an exquisite roadmap written just for Sensitive Strivers looking to thrive in the workplace." -Dr. Elaine Aron, bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person

About the Author

Melody Wilding, LSMW is an executive coach for smart, sensitive high-achievers and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Recently 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, HP, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, IBM, Citibank, JP Morgan, and others. Melody has been featured in the New York Times, O Magazine, NBC News, and spoken at Stanford University, Walmart, Adweek, Burberry and more. She's here to help you break free from self-doubt and imposter syndrome so you can use your sensitivity as the superpower that it is. Melody is a licensed social worker with a Masters degree from Columbia University, and a former researcher at Rutgers University. She is a professor of Human Behavior at Hunter College and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, and Business Insider.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Prism (May 4, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1797201964
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1797201962
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
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MELODY WILDING, LMSW, is an executive and leadership coach for smart, sensitive high achievers who are tired of getting in their own way.

Recently 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.

Through her coaching programs, talks, and small-group workshops, she’s here to help you break free from self-doubt and imposter syndrome, master your emotions, and use your sensitivity as the superpower that it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a Book That Speaks Directly to Me
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
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This book is written as if Melody had studied me for years. Never have I felt more heard, seen, valued, appreciated, and empowered for being who I am: a Sensitive Striver.

This book is wonderfully written and superbly organized (each section and chapter within is structured with an educational intro, relatable stories based on Melody's experience with her clients, "Get Unstuck" strategies, thoughtful exercises, and much more) to help you get the most out of everything the book has to offer.

Melody's authentic self also shines on each and every page. She goes out of her way to make the book conversational rather than just talking at you, which many authors in this space, unfortunately, tend to do. While I've never had Melody as an executive coach, I felt like I was having a 1:1 with her each time I sat down to read another chapter. It made the experience all the more intimate and impactful. Best of all, I feel empowered as a Sensitive Striver and no longer feel the need to incessantly apologize for being who I am at home, with friends, or in the workplace. It's my superpower, not a limitation or a shortcoming.

Can't recommend this book enough and cannot wait for her next one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering, Relevant & Actionable on Multiple Levels
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If you identify as a Sensitive Striver, this book is for you! If you don't identify as a sensitive striver, this book may also be for you! Wilding's engaging and accessible style makes this book relevant to a wide audience . She makes complex concepts easy to grasp and apply to everyday interactions.

Craving authenticity and depth? You're in the right place. Through targeted thought-provoking exercises, I was nudged to cultivate a deeper connection with the practices. I was able to apply many actions right away.

Also a must-read for anyone striving towards Empathetic Leadership. Highly recommend this book to anyone embarking on a path to activate less common strengths as an advantage.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical strategies to help you succeed at work
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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Trust Yourself offers practical strategies to help everyone succeed at work. I had never heard the term “sensitive striver” until reading this book, but it immediately resonated with my experience in the workplace. Have recommended the book to many friends and clients. As a follow on to the book, I highly recommend Melody’s many wonderful articles in Harvard Business Review. Already looking forward to her next book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A sparkling gem. Born from reality and written with heart.
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This is a fascinating read. The book becomes an astonishing read - if you're willing to do the self-help work. I was not aware of “Sensitive Strivers”. Each chapter fits snug with examples taken from client coaching. The tools presented in the book, along with the consistent "Strategies", "Get Unstuck Tips", and "Speak Up Statements" dovetail perfectly with each exercise. The book structure, and how best to use the book are noted in the Introduction - free with "Look Inside". The quote for the Introduction: "Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” Charles Bukowski, is inspiring! … we didn't design ourselves – so there's no guilt – but it's down to us to improve and fix. Melody's concrete examples allow us to approach that fix for conversations in our minds, and for that, this book is a delight and indispensable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically supportive
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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Ms Wilding’s profile of the Senditive Strive is revelatory. The author enables the reader to see what unique traits in a Sensitive Striver, managed with clarity and balance, can be leveraged as super powers. What a forthright and positive guide to shedding old views to emerges as one’s refreshed self to create a new phase in life. I recommend it to all my friends and some clients!
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Lucky Lois
5.0 out of 5 stars No personal development book compares - revolutionary
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2022
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I’m a fan of Susan Cain’s work and luckily came across Wilding’s with this stand-out treatise on the Sensitive Striver, which is evidently me! Her work as a development coach and Sensitive Striver herself is evident as she lays out who we are and how we get in our way. And she does this with articulate explanations and actionable tools and resources to apply your learning immediately. So many ‘self-development’ books I’ve read become redundant or overly complex when I go to apply their suggestions. Trust Yourself is a tremendously well-organized guide - both my strengths and time feel valued as I finish each chapter. Though I’ve yet to finish it and implement all the tools, I’m already feeling 100% more empowered and comfortable in my own brain and nervous system. Thank you Melody for writing this book and creating this community!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just What I Needed
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
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I read through the book "Trust Yourself" relatively quickly and plan to go through it in more detail while doing the exercises. Even the first time through, I was immediately identifying with the Sensitive Striver characteristics and able to apply some simple ideas to help my decision making and be more efficient and worry less. It's refreshing to see that someone views my specific traits as potentially positive. If you purchase on Kindle, make sure that you download the worksheet pages. On Kindle some of the font is oddly sized and varies a bunch, but it still is easy to read and a great book. I would probably recommend the paper copy for this reason.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Common Sense
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This is helpful to those who may be new to the career world. Everyone else, I would skip this book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Received With Serious Physical Damage
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I was very exited waiting for several days to receive this Book. Until I recently opened the package and found out that it came with the hardcovers and dust jacket damaged. The pages are bent (distorted) too.
Besides that, the quality of the paper looks cheap and the front hardcover itself doesn't have any art.

I was expecting more from a product coming from the USA.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Received With Serious Physical Damage
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I was very exited waiting for several days to receive this Book. Until I recently opened the package and found out that it came with the hardcovers and dust jacket damaged. The pages are bent (distorted) too.
Besides that, the quality of the paper looks cheap and the front hardcover itself doesn't have any art.

I was expecting more from a product coming from the USA.

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Melody Wilding has gone beyond what books like Quiet - Susan Cain or Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine Aron started. She draws on her own experience and work with coaching clients to help readers identify the qualities and strengths of a "sensitive striver" and provides practical tools and strategies to hone your sensitive qualities. Must read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!
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This book has has a transformational effect on me, and I resonated with every single word. It was recommended to me my my career mentor, and really lifted my spirits when I needed it most; in a new, senior leadership role. I had been doubting myself for so long that it was amazing to finally have what I’d been feelings put into words. Melody has carried this out fantastically. With tools, exercises to work through, and real life examples of people putting this into practice it has shifted the way I view myself. I now feel confident in ability, and when my spirits need lifting, I pick up and read this book. I will always keep this close to me! Highly recommend!!!
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This book has has a transformational effect on me, and I resonated with every single word. It was recommended to me my my career mentor, and really lifted my spirits when I needed it most; in a new, senior leadership role. I had been doubting myself for so long that it was amazing to finally have what I’d been feelings put into words. Melody has carried this out fantastically. With tools, exercises to work through, and real life examples of people putting this into practice it has shifted the way I view myself. I now feel confident in ability, and when my spirits need lifting, I pick up and read this book. I will always keep this close to me! Highly recommend!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A practical, empowering & amazing book
Reviewed in Germany on April 13, 2022
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This book is written in a clear and very understandable way, and I love that it provides self-quizzes and delivers a practical step-by-step approach in how to achieve your personal goals as a Sensitive Striver.

For me the "Honor roll hangover" concept was new and very relatable. I feel that the "Five - day Honor roll hangover detox" helped alot with raising self-awareness and first of all acknowledging perfectionism, people-pleasing and overfunctioning in everyday life, and then putting effort in changing these unhelpful thinking patterns.

The note at the Introduction part suggesting to have a special notebook that could be used to capture insights and action items in the moment was also helpful. It helps as a reflection of all the progress that is being made, what motivates me a lot, and capturing insights helps to create a more personal bond with the self-change process.

At first I was honestly amazed, and even a bit shocked how accurate the descriptions of a Sensitive Striver at page 15 resonated with my personality, I checked off all of them. It is the first time I find such a book that explains rationally and supportively such personality traits and ways how to transform them to your own unique strength. I feel a relief knowing that there are more people having a similar mindset and similar issues, also it's rewarding to see the slow, but firm progress. The hardest part is to make it a habit and to appreciate even the smallest progress, not always expecting bigger or faster changes.

Also the personal stories of other people make reading the book more relatable. I like it that there's not an overload of facts which you would have no idea how to apply, but there are real life examples and step-by-step approaches that make the journey more relatable and the results more tangible. Overall I'm really glad that I discovered this book.
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