Author Archives: molly

When Pressure Gets Big, the Best Performers Think Small

By molly | Published: June 4, 2015

The NBA Finals open this week as one of the great pressure cookers in sports. Over my decades of observing athletes and teams who perform at their peak when the pressure is highest, I’ve seen an important pattern. They think small. Thinking small helps them absorb intense scrutiny, relax and make success under pressure almost […]

The Power of Humility for Millennial Graduates

By molly | Published: May 26, 2015

When you achieve something big like a college diploma, your ego is bound to be big and happy. For a millennial graduate, you’ve got a paper proving how special you are. No one should knock that. But most achievements set you up for starting over, and this is when you really want to check in […]

A Letter to My Younger Self: Be Fearless

By molly | Published: May 20, 2015

Dear Molly, Not everybody climbs trees like you can. And if you can do that, you can reach the sky. For real. At first, it was about the challenge to get to the top. The taller the tree, the better it felt to succeed. Some trunks were harder to grip, and getting a good hold […]