43 min

Henna Pryor - Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe SIMPLE brand With Matt Lyles

    • Marketing

In this week’s episode of the SIMPLE brand podcast, I talk with Henna Pryor, author of Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest You.
Henna’s a workplace performance expert, a global keynote speaker, and a two-time TEDx speaker. She's been featured in Forbes, Real Simple, Fast Company, and more. 
And Henna’s the author of Good Awkward. How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest You. 
Henna and I discuss her lessons to help you become a better risk taker; to help you strengthen your mental muscles; and to help you be braver in moments when it really counts.
Here’s what we discuss:
How embracing your awkwardness is good for your personal brandWhy embracing your awkwardness is not just about being comfortable with discomfortHow to reframe our mindsets around awkward situationsHow to build your social muscle for awkwardness toleranceWhy a “bad idea brainstorm” is a good idea to implement in business meetingsHow role-playing and mock interviews actually reduce awkwardnessWhy embracing awkward moments is a strength vs. a weaknessHow to help your kids embrace their own awkwardnessRESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Henna's siteHenna’s book - Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest YouHenna on LinkedInHenna’s Good Awkward Spotify playlist

In this week’s episode of the SIMPLE brand podcast, I talk with Henna Pryor, author of Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest You.
Henna’s a workplace performance expert, a global keynote speaker, and a two-time TEDx speaker. She's been featured in Forbes, Real Simple, Fast Company, and more. 
And Henna’s the author of Good Awkward. How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest You. 
Henna and I discuss her lessons to help you become a better risk taker; to help you strengthen your mental muscles; and to help you be braver in moments when it really counts.
Here’s what we discuss:
How embracing your awkwardness is good for your personal brandWhy embracing your awkwardness is not just about being comfortable with discomfortHow to reframe our mindsets around awkward situationsHow to build your social muscle for awkwardness toleranceWhy a “bad idea brainstorm” is a good idea to implement in business meetingsHow role-playing and mock interviews actually reduce awkwardnessWhy embracing awkward moments is a strength vs. a weaknessHow to help your kids embrace their own awkwardnessRESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Henna's siteHenna’s book - Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become the Bravest YouHenna on LinkedInHenna’s Good Awkward Spotify playlist

43 min