Fearless at Work: Achieve Your Potential by Transforming Small Moments into Big Outcomes

by Molly Fletcher

The winning game plan for channeling fear into world-class performance Fear comes in all forms, but one thing is always Fear is an obstacle to success. Every successful person has overcome fear. Hailed as “the female Jerry Maguire” by CNN, top sports agent-turned-entrepreneur Molly Fletcher knows all about performing under pressure. Talent, skill, and endurance may be necessary ingredients to athletic achievement, but Fletcher zeroes in on the one common trait that drives elite individuals and teams to unparalleled a winning, fearless mindset. Success isn’t built in a day, so she guides you to recognize, seize, and shape the small moments that will make the greatest difference. Filled with play-by-play insights and field-tested strategies―and anchored by inspiring stories from an all-star roster of sports and business leaders― Fearless at Work shows you how • trade your self-defeating attitudes and self-imposed hurdles for a new outlook rooted in a sense of mission and purpose
• defeat toxic thinking, push beyond your comfort zone, embrace new challenges, and achieve your stretch goals
• prepare yourself to seize the moment when opportunity presents itself
• harness the heightened alertness that comes with fear to drive positive outcomes
• shrug off the fear of failure and not worry so much about what other people think, while gaining the confidence that comes from achieving meaningful change It takes awareness, it takes work, and it takes determination―but in the end, conquering your fear is a choice. It’s your choice to become Fearless at Work .

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

208 pages, Hardcover

Published April 10, 2017

About the author

Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She is a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism. As a CEO, she shares her unconventional and unique techniques that made her one of the first female sports agents in the high stakes, big ego world of professional sports and now a successful entrepreneur. As president of client representation for sports and entertainment agency CSE, Molly spent two decades as one of the world’s only female sports agents. She was hailed as the “female Jerry Maguire” by CNN as she recruited and represented hundreds of sport’s biggest names, including Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, PGA TOUR golfer Matt Kuchar, broadcaster Erin Andrews, and basketball championship coaches Tom Izzo and Doc Rivers. As she successfully negotiated over $500 million in contracts and built lasting relationships, she also observed and adopted the traits of those at the top of their game.

She has been featured in ESPN, Fast Company, Forbes and Sports Illustrated, and has energized organizations as diverse as AT&T, Bank of America, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, the PGA TOUR and Home Depot.

Molly is the author of three books: A Winner’s Guide to Negotiating; The Business of Being the Best; and The 5 Best Tools to Find Your Dream Career. She’s also the founder of The Betterment Institute, a series of online coaching courses for corporations and individuals. Molly has been recognized by Michigan State University with the Outstanding Alumni award and numerous other awards. She currently serves as a National Trustee member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, after serving on the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta board and as a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Molly earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Michigan State University while competing in tennis as an elite college athlete. Molly’s energy and passion for life shines through everything she does and shows mostly when she is home in Atlanta with her husband Fred and their three daughters.

Reviews

[Mark Young · Rating 1 out of 5]

Like being trapped in a room filled with inspirational posters. No, no... more like what a meme-producing bot would randomly spew out into a word processor. Or mix and match cliche assembly? I honestly have no idea what any of this meant, except that she was once a sports agent and everybody wanted me to think about Jerry Maguire while I read it. Not helpful. Her meandering anecdotes seemed unrelated to her... points, I guess? Trades, she called them. Trade this book for anything else you can get.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Someone else said this reminded them of those inspirational memes -- each page is like that. There's no cohesion, there's not a binding narrative. Each story is vaguely related to the next. I didn't get a sense of Molly, and I didn't get a sense of anything I haven't already learned from various other self-help books.

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my team at work. Great tips and suggestions for being more successful in work and life.