The Likeability Trap | Alicia Menendez
Episode #71. I am thrilled to be joined by Alicia Menendez. Alicia anchors MSNBC\u2019s \u201cAmerican Voices with Alicia Menendez\u201d Saturday and Sunday nights. She is also the author of \u201cThe Likeability Trap\u201d and host of the \u201cLatina to Latina\u201d podcast.
Alicia joined MSNBC in October 2019. Prior to joining the network, Menendez served as a correspondent on \u201cAmanpour & Company\u201d on PBS and formerly hosted a nightly news and pop culture show on Fusion called \u201cAlicia Menendez Tonight\u201d Her reporting and interviews have appeared on ABC News, Bustle, FusionTV, PBS and Vice News.\xa0
Born and raised in New Jersey, Alicia has been called \u201cMs. Millenial\u201d by \u201cThe Washington Post\u201d, \u201cjournalism\u2019s new gladiator\u201d by Elle, and a \u201ccontent queen\u201d by Marie Claire.\xa0
This conversation is one of my favorites. Alicia is so open about her experience finding the work that she does today, she shares her struggle in making the decision to pivot away from her original plans of law school and public service and following a different path.\xa0
We also discuss her book and why if we had to choose between success and likability, we should choose success because likability is never guaranteed. She shares her own experience on wanting to be liked and what she found out during the research for her book. As someone who has always wanted to be liked, this conversation really resonated with me.
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