#226 Jill Schulman - Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: A Former Marine on the Science of Bravery

Brave Feminine Leadership · Nov 27, 2025 · 47m

Jill Schulman showed up to her first day of Marine Corps training in hot pink polka dot shorts and matching pumps. A senior Marine told her she'd never make it. She became the top-performing officer in her class.

Now a keynote speaker and author of The Bravery Effect, Jill breaks down the research on why waiting until you feel confident means waiting forever. She shares studies on stress mindset, self-efficacy, and why the kindest thing we can do as leaders isn't removing challenges - it's helping people meet them.

We talk about why she was terrified to write a book, the leadership mistake…