Molly Fletcher

You’re still performing… so you assume you’re fine. But burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like quietly running on less. Have you felt this before?

If you want to understand high-performing teams, watch how they respond when things go wrong. Down 19… this is what you saw from @UConnMBB. And it’s exactly how Dan Hurley builds his teams. On #GameChangers, he said he doesn’t just recruit talent. He evaluates behavior. How you treat your teammates when things go wrong. How you respond to coaching. How you react when you come out of the game. Do you stay engaged… or shut down? Because in pressure moments, you don’t get who you hope to be… you get who you’ve trained to be. That’s what you saw in that comeback.

You’re not behind. You just thought you’d be further along by now. Keep going. It’s working.

Well, that's one way to teach this little cutie to listen to Dada 😂

One thing I’ve learned from Tom Izzo: Good leaders hold you accountable to their goals. Great leaders hold you accountable to yours. That’s how you get buy-in. #MarchMadness

“I just need more time.” I used to believe that… until I realized time wasn’t the problem.

Chasing balance keeps you running in circles, trying to make everything fit perfectly. Alignment is about lining up your actions with your priorities, and your values You don’t have to do it all — you just have to do what matters, the right way, for you. Have you been chasing balance over alignment?

We don’t talk enough about how complicated letting go can feel. You can love something deeply… and still know it’s time to release it. Sometimes the bravest move isn’t holding on harder. It’s trusting yourself enough to step forward. Not because it didn’t matter — but because you do. Growth requires courage. And sometimes, it requires goodbye.

We love a girl’s girl!

That moment when you realize… it was never about them. When David Beckham joined the LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan thought he was frustrated with a teammate. Turns out, it had nothing to do with Beckham. It was about his dad. This is what so many high performers miss: We’re not just reacting to now. We’re reacting to what happened then. That awareness changes everything. Listen to the full conversation with Landon Donovan on Game Changers with Molly Fletcher. Link: lnk.to/Landon

Winning doesn’t fix what you think it will. In today’s episode of Game Changers with Molly Fletcher, I sat down with soccer legend Landon Donovan to talk about the hidden cost of success, the identity trap high performers fall into, and why “making it” still didn’t feel like enough. If you’ve been chasing more but still feel empty, this conversation will shift how you think about success. Link: mollyfletcher.com/podcasts/lando…

In 1967, women were not allowed to run the Boston Marathon. They said women were too fragile. That their bodies would break. That 26.2 miles was “dangerous.” Kathrine Switzer signed up anyway. She registered as “K. V. Switzer” so officials wouldn’t realize she was a woman. On race day, she pinned bib number 261 to her sweatshirt and stepped to the starting line. A few miles in, a race official spotted her. He ran onto the course. He grabbed her. He tried to rip the bib off her chest. “Get the hell out of my race,” he shouted. In that moment, she had every reason to stop. Instead, she kept running. Not because she wanted to be a symbol. Not because she wanted to make history. But because she believed she had the right to be there. She finished the race. And five years later, women were officially allowed to run the Boston Marathon. Sometimes leadership doesn’t look like a podium. Sometimes it looks like refusing to step off the course when someone tells you that you don’t belong. This Women’s History Month, remember: Progress rarely asks for permission. It shows up. It endures. It runs.

The questions women in leadership get asked. Drop a 🎤 if you’ve heard one of these.

Early in my career I asked for a raise… and almost got fired. Why? I had confidence, but no receipts. Before you ask for the raise, the role, or the opportunity, make sure your results are impossible to ignore.

The hardest things to walk away from aren’t the ones that fail. They’re the ones that still work. The job that looks good on paper. The habits that once served you. The version of you that others have come to expect. But growth often requires letting go of the version that got you here so you can build the one that will take you where you want to go next. You’re allowed to rebuild.

What, like it’s hard? 💅 via @jessbruchs

Stop waiting to be chosen. Most of my career didn’t happen because someone tapped me on the shoulder. It happened because I raised my hand before I felt ready. Send the email. Make the ask. Start anyway. No one’s coming to pick you. Step in. Go first. If this hits, share it with someone who needs the push.

We talk a lot about building confident girls. But real confidence doesn’t come from constant praise or perfectly paved paths. It comes from ownership. From resilience. From learning that “I messed up” is not the same as “I am a mess.” This part of the Confident Girls series is such an important reminder for us as parents and leaders: if we always step in to fix it, they never get the chance to prove to themselves that they can. Strength grows in the recovery. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can say isn’t a solution — it’s, “I believe you’ll figure it out.” That’s how confidence is built. 💛

Not every uncomfortable moment in a room is imposter syndrome. Sometimes it’s growth. When you step into bigger rooms, higher stakes, and environments where you’re doing something new, your brain often reads unfamiliar as unqualified. They’re not the same thing. Sometimes it simply means you’re stepping into a room you haven’t grown into yet. Keep going. Someone else is watching and learning what’s possible.

It still amazes me how one conversation can redirect the course of your life. At the time, I was all in on my career as a sports agent. Speaking wasn’t part of the plan. It wasn’t even on my radar. But someone saw something in me I couldn’t yet see in myself. And she didn’t just offer a compliment and move on. She leaned in. She followed up. She opened a door. That moment changed the trajectory of my career and the way I lead. Because I’ve learned something about leadership: Great leaders notice potential They say it out loud And they help open the first door If you see potential in someone, say it. Be specific. Be bold. You never know how far one conversation might go.