63. Stop Waiting to Be Noticed at Work: How Karolina Advocated for a Promotion, Gained Executive-Level Visibility, & Generated Job Opportunities

🚨 RESILIENT enrollment is open. Get $300 off until 9/12 11:59pm with code SAVE300. Final cohort of 2025. Secure your spot: https://melodywilding.com/resilient In this episode, I sit down with Karolina, a self-described "data ninja" who went from staring at blank email drafts for 20 minutes to confidently advocating for her promotion and building a powerful internal network. Karolina shares how she broke through the negative self-talk and fear of rejection that kept her standing in her own way, increased her confidence scores by 34% in just 13 weeks, and transformed from someone who avoided emotions to someone who uses them as strategic data. If you've ever found yourself knowing exactly what you want to say but freezing when it's time to speak up, this conversation is for you. Why Karolina's boss pulled her aside and said "you show up differently now" –– and what shifted to make this happen The framework Karolina uses when her brain starts spiraling (it's a simple acronym that works in seconds) How a quarterly 20-minute strategy landed Karolina a referral to her dream role (even though most people ignored her messages) Connect with Melody: FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly Get on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™ Follow Melody on LinkedIn Follow Melody on Instagram Get Melody's new book, Managing Up