Up For a Promotion? Think Twice Before Accepting

Melody Wilding, LMSW
4 min readAug 23, 2021
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Being put up for a promotion is often seen as the holy grail of career success. The validation of your hard work feels great, and the allure of more money, prestige, and respect can be appealing.

But when the moment comes to decide whether or not you want to accept or ask for, a promotion, you may also feel an inner resistance. And it’s important to address that resistance because…

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Melody Wilding, LMSW

Author of TRUST YOURSELF. Executive coach to Sensitive Strivers. Human behavior professor. Featured in NYT, NBC, CNN. https://melodywilding.com/book