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“Stop Waiting for Permission: How to Bet on Yourself”

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Title: Bet on Yourself
Author: Ann Hiatt
Category: Personal Growth, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Leadership & Team Building, Career Growth

Have you ever felt like you're just waiting for someone to give you a shot? Ann Hiatt, who spent fifteen years working with Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, says that waiting for permission is the biggest trap we fall into. In this episode, Sam and Sophie unpack her book Bet on Yourself and explore why no one is coming to rescue you—you have to make yourself impossible to ignore.

They walk through Hiatt's key frameworks: the unreasonable ask, the three P's (performance, perception, and presence), and the idea of strategic patience. They also discuss how to build trust through demonstrated competence, why playing it safe is the real risk, and how to cultivate networks based on genuine value rather than transactional contact-collecting.

If you've ever felt stuck in your career or unsure how to take the next step, this episode is for you. The takeaway: betting on yourself means defining success on your own terms and taking action even when you don't feel ready.

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Chapters

• 00:00 The Trap of Waiting for Permission
• 00:50 Building Trust Through Action
• 01:25 The Unreasonable Ask
• 03:06 Networks, Resilience, and Luck
• 04:17 The Three P's and Risk
• 07:00 Takeaway: Define Success on Your Terms

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