Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast

How do you go from minority, immigrant, underprivileged waste picker to senior executive VP at Johnson & Johnson? You get noticed! Samuel reveals all the secrets he used to stand out, get noticed, and make himself and his ideas more visible at work. And so can you!

In this episode you'll discover:

✔️ His approach to selling and talking up his ideas at work.

✔️ What Samuel every time someone tried to put him down or tell him he didn't belong there.

✔️ How he decided what skills to focus on and which ones to drop.

✔️ A winning tactic to disagree with superiors that worked like magic.

✔️ How he challenged superiors when they told him he was too aggressive or difficult.

✔️ 2 strategies he used every time he heard a "no."

✔️ And much, much more!

Samuel Moody Santos is a retired senior executive in Vice President at Johnson & Johnson, Engineer, MBA, and also minister, author, honorary consul, polyglot (5 languages), former university professor, and also husband, dad, grandfather. He is a complete man.

He is the author of "In Spite of the Headwinds: My Journey from Waste Picker to Vice President at a Top-Forty Fortune 500 Company" (link below). He is also an experienced public speaker.

👉🏼Links:

Book "In Spite of the Headwinds: My Journey from Waste Picker to Vice President at a Top-Forty Fortune 500 Company": https://www.amazon.com/Spite-Headwinds-Picker-Senior-Executive-ebook/dp/B09KGRQ61W

Samuel Moody Santos Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-moody-santos-56601a10/

Episode Find Courage To Speak Your Mind In These 9 Episodes (May 25, 2022)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/048-find-courage-to-speak-your-mind-in-these-9-episodes

Episode 6 Conflict Myths: Lies Teachers Like To Tell About Confrontation (Feb 9, 2022)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/029-6-conflict-myths-lies-teachers-like-to-tell-about-confrontation

Episode 12 Questions To Know When To Ignore Criticism and Judgment (Feb 28, 2022)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/12-questions-to-know-when-to-not-take-judgment-seriously

Episode A New Way To Think About Being Nice: Why Niceness Is The 51st Shade Of Grey (May 4, 2022)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/047-a-new-way-to-think-about-being-nice-why-niceness-is-the-51st-shade-of-grey

Episode 18 Tips To Attract Endless Opportunities For Yourself (Oct 18 2021)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/18-tips-to-attract-endless-opportunities-for-yourself

Episode How Passion, Feedback, Persistence, and "Not Yet" Can Help You Achieve Your Dreams (Oct18)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-passion-feedback-persistence-and-not-yet-can-help-you-achieve-your-dreams

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Assertive & Liked 10-Day Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/10daychallengeoffer

We will all experience our own lowest lows at work, in relationships, in our health, in our finances, as a student. Failure is guaranteed to happen, especially when you stretch yourself. The question is, how will you overcome it.

In this story, you'll discover:

✔️How to enlist support through your lows

✔️How to communicate negative news to people without discouraging them

✔️How to pivot after you receive very negative feedback

👉🏼LINKS

Episode How Passion, Feedback, Persistance, and "Not Yet" Can Help You Achieve Your Dreams: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-passion-feedback-persistence-and-not-yet-can-help-you-achieve-your-dreams

Episode 10 Real-life Examples of How Assertiveness Can Boost Your Career: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/044-10-real-life-inspiring-examples-of-how-assertive-communication-can-boost-your-career

Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

Managers and leaders will experience frustration at work. The question is, how do you handle those frustrations in the most productive way possible that makes you feel proud afterwards?

In this episode you'll discover:

✔️ How to use frustrations to set you apart from others.

✔️ A mindset shift to help you choose to raise to the challenge.

✔️ Questions to help you prepare for frustrations in advance.

👉🏼Links:

Important Assertiveness Skills You Need At YourJob Level: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/042-assertiveness-skills-you-need-at-your-job-level

First Day As A Manager: The Day I Discovered I had To Be More Assertive: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/first-day-as-a-manager-the-day-i-discovered-i-had-to-be-more-assertive

Work with AssertiveWay: https://www.assertiveway.com/services

Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

Even with the best DE&I programs, minorities will still experience microaggressions, implicit bias, and fear of retaliation.

That' why top-down DE&I programs are needed but not enough. A bottom-up DE&I aimed at giving the minorities the skills to advocate for themselves is also needed.

Assertive communication is the best bottom-up approach to DE&I. Here's how.

👉🏼Links:

Work with AssertiveWay: https://www.assertiveway.com/services

Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

75% of people leave their managers, not their salary, says soft skills speaker, Scott Asai. Do you have the rights skills to excel as a manager?

In this episode, you'll discover:

✔️ How managers are the x-factor in companies

✔️ What makes managers great

✔️ What soft skills differentiate managers

Scott Asai is a professional speaker specializing in teaching soft skills. He focuses on improving communication, leadership and emotional intelligence. Scott's brief, conversational and practical style makes it easy for audiences to implement new strategies.

His experience includes: B.A in Psychology, M.A. in Organizational Leadership, Certified Professional Coach, Certified Strengths Coach (Clifton Strengths) and TEDx Speaker.

In his free time, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, working out and playing.

Links:

Scott Asai: scottasai.com & linkedin.com/in/scottasai

Episode Important Assertiveness Skills You Need At Your Job Level: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/042-assertiveness-skills-you-need-at-your-job-level

Episode 10 Real-life Examples of How Assertive Communication Can Boost Your Career: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/044-10-real-life-inspiring-examples-of-how-assertive-communication-can-boost-your-career

Assertiveness free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Assertive & Liked 10-Day Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/10daychallengeoffer

How was your very first day as a manager? Was it a breeze or was it stressful? In this episode I share how I realized that I would need to be more assertive if I wanted to succeed as a manager. And why you need a boss or mentor that will push you to speak up outside of your comfort zone.

👉🏼LINKS

Episode Important Assertiveness Skills You Need At Your Job Level: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/042-assertiveness-skills-you-need-at-your-job-level

Episode How Project Manager Joy Became a Manager For The First Time: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=manager

Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

Rumination and overthinking a bad situation is not helpful to anyone. But it's also very hard to stop that negative thinking pattern! In this episode, you'll discover 4 powerful strategies to help you stop your ruminating, even if you haven't been able to control it in the past.

👉🏼LINKS

Episode 12 Questions To Know When To Ignore Criticism And Judgement: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/12-questions-to-know-when-to-not-take-judgment-seriously

Episode Top Hack To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/top-hack-to-stop-worrying-about-what-people-think-of-you

Episode How To Stop Worrying About Being Judged: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/top-hack-to-stop-worrying-about-what-people-think-of-you

Episode How To Respond To Desmissive Comments: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/5-steps-to-respond-to-are-you-on-your-period-and-mistakes-to-avoid

Show Notes: https://assertiveway.com/4-powerful-ways-to-stop-ruminating-to-build-more-confidence/

Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

People feel appreciated in different ways and crave different things from others. That why it is important to know your own appreciation language and that of your team and coworkers.

In this episode you'll discover:

✔️ The 4 languages of appreciation – which one is yours (take quiz)

✔️ How to get appreciated in your preferred language

✔️ How to appreciate others in their language

👉🏼Links:

Quiz - What is your appreciation language:

https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/61c366b3b5a4aa001810ec95

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6 Big Differences In How Women And Men Speak Up At Work

7 Tips To Confidently Speak In Large Meetings

Ladies: 10 Credibility Killer Mistakes That Undermine You At Work (And What To Do Instead)

Confident And Assertive Non-Verbals To Be Taken Seriously

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18 Tips To Attract Endless Opportunities For Yourself

The Secret To Creating Opportunites Your Yourself

Where Career Opportunities Really Come From

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Responding to Compliments You Hate (As a Woman)

5 Better Ways To Say Good Job

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Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

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Bragging is often seen very negatively. But the reality is that bragging can be positive or negative, depending on how you choose to use it. In this episode, you'll discover:

✔️How to have a bragging ritual and party ✔️7 Reasons you need to brag more ✔️3 "Bad Bragging" myths debunked 👉🏼LINKS

Easy Self-Promotion: https://assertiveway.com/5-easy-ways-to-promote-your-work-more-organically/

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Assertiveness free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk

The world has been changing fast with the pandemic, rise of social issues, and increased uncertainty. And with it the workplace has also been changing at a much faster pace.

In order to thrive in this new workplace of the future, it is important to understand how these changes and trends are going affect your workplace relationships and what you can do about it.

This episode is the second of a series of 3 where we'll explore the top workplace trends and what you need to do to prepare to be surfing on these trends, not drowning.

In this episode, you'll discover the secrets to thrive with these 3 workplace trends:

• Inflation and reduction of real wages
• Automation of managerial tasks
• Automation and AI in companies

👉🏼 Links

Show Notes: https://assertiveway.com/49

Part 1 of Future Of Work Post Pandemic – What You Need To Know Now

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Assertiveness free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Leave a rating and review guide: https://youtu.be/iN96MGnmFdk