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Many of us are told that confidence is innate. Not so fast, says Selena Rezvani, an award-winning journalist specializing in training people leadership skills and author of Quick Confidence: Be Authentic, Create Connections and Make Bold Bets on Yourself. Sure, many women face imposter syndrome, but they beat it one tiny step at a time. Action is the key.
Rezvani started in social work, but after realizing that maintaining work-life balance was impossible, she transitioned to a position where she could apply her skills from social work to multiple workplaces to reduce employee hardship.\\xa0
While pursuing her MBA, Rezvani designed a project to interview women in leadership positions in business. Her only female professor gave her this advice: Go after the giants. Learn how Rezvani engineered the perfect emails to politely and uniquely slide into the inboxes of C-level executives.\\xa0
These interviews became her first and second books. Take a risk and e-mail the CEOs of a company you love for an interview. You\\u2019d be surprised how many said yes.\\xa0
Follow Rezvani as she details workplace scenarios \\u2014 such as asking for a raise \\u2014 and gives tips on how to best approach them.\\xa0
To build confidence, Rezvani says, think like a dog: Don\\u2019t overthink too much \\u2014 just do. Be the first to greet others. Extend a hand for a handshake. Be the first to welcome others into the workplace.
Tune in for a discussion about how gender bias affects children, the ups and downs of reducing gender disparity in the workplace, and battling imposter syndrome. Challenge harmful perceptions of what a leader in the workplace should look like and affirm a healthy work-life balance. Rezvani describes her moments of pride and regrets in exercising confidence in the workplace, on this episode of SheVentures.
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