S9E40 - Courageous Conversations: Why We Struggle to Ask for What We Want (and How to Change It) with Attia Qureshi

Last week, we kicked off our Courageous Conversations series with a fresh look at building emotional confidence. This week, we lay the groundwork for how personality, emotional regulation, and awareness all play into navigating conversations that matter. 

I sat down with Attia Qureshi—an expert in negotiation and persuasion—but what unfolds isn't just about getting what you want. It's about why we want what we want…and what's really driving us underneath it all.

Attia shares a moment of deep rejection from her childhood that led her to build what she calls an "exoskeleton" of stre...