Molly Fletcher On Sustainable Success

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My key takeaways:

‘By learning how to reframe obstacles as opportunities, focusing on what’s possible, and harnessing the power of your purpose, you can accomplish what you set out to do.’

‘A limitless mindset is the willingness to step into the next thing with the conviction that good will come as a result of taking action. It will lead you to use your curiosity, discipline, resilience, and confidence to execute on your goal in your own unique way.’

‘Choose where your energy goes, before the world chooses for you.’

‘Distractions add up. Over time, they can even destroy us if we aren’t locked in on what matters most. Identify your distractions and you will be on your way to focusing your undiluted energy on your purpose.’

‘Playing the long game requires discipline in ways you may not anticipate. For some, it’s long periods of working the grind, sustained efforts, and slow progress. For others, it’s stepping back, reevaluating, and sitting in the discomfort of uncertainty on the path toward a new future.’

‘Discipline serves as the means to achieve your desired goals, but it hinges on having a clear purpose. Understanding your purpose is essential for maintaining disciplined bahavior, especially during challeging times when motivation wanes. Your purpose serves as the driving force behind your actions, keeping you connected to your work even amidst difficulties.’

‘Curiosity is crucial to your success. It’s the driving force behind new discoveries in all fields, not just technology and science. It pushes the limits of what we know is possible and opens up the world to what we imagine is possible.’

‘Curiosity on it own without action is a never-ending loop that leads nowhere.’

‘A mixture of confidence and vulnerability is necessary at the door, you’ll be poised to learn new things and gain a new perspective.’

‘Curiosity drives innovation. It is pure impulse a thought, find a solution, seek new possibilities, or keep on a path to see what might be around the next corner.’

‘When you’re faced with adversity, you must reconnect to your purpose.’

‘The difference between good and great is the ability to recover from adversity faster.’

‘Resilience is built through action. You can’t think your way into it; you have to do it. A resilient person views pressure as priviledge, setbacks as tempoary, and obstacles as opportunity.’

‘Visualize yourself in tough moments and recovering. That way when you are in the moment, you are prepared for whatever adversity comes your way.’

‘When we deal with tough people and difficult situations, our natural tendency is to shut down. Make the effort to walk into tough situations and get curious about how to make a connection.’

‘Beware of overconfidence. When confidence overwhelms your desire to learn, to improve, you lose your curiosity and stop challenging yourself, leading you toward the path to complacency.’

‘Taking action, even in the face of uncertainty or fear, can lead to increased confidence. By stepping outside of your comfort zone, trying new experiences, and achieving small successes, you can gradually build self-assurance and belief in your abilities.’

‘Achievement does not bring fulfillment, purpose does.’

Source

Molly Fletcher (2024). Dynamic Drive: The Purpose-Fueled Formula for Sustainable Success

What Does It Mean To Be Present?

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Life is about connecting with other people. When you are around people who are good at connecting with other people, you don’t want them to go.

As a leader, if you want to connect with your people, you must be there. You must be present. Be there. Because your people are watching you.

Your ‘actions underline or undermine our executive presence.’

‘Your actions are like a red blinking lights that signals to others ‘This is important to me.”

‘Humans trust actions over all other forms of communications.’

‘Presence is the way we move through the world.’

‘Authentic presence is a delicate balancing act of understanding other people’s perspectives, communicating so that they can best hear you, and staying true to yourself.’

Connection increases when you balance competency with vulnerability.’

‘Stories affect the way we understand, remember, and even listen.’

‘The more trust others have for you, the larger their investment in you.’

‘It takes effort to listen well, but it feels amazing on the receiving end.’

‘Reflection time involves letting thoughts come to us, which helps overcome functional fixedness.’

Source:

Kristi Hedges (2012). The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others