Molly Graham

One friend described becoming CEO of her company and immediately thinking, is this all there is?

You know what she did next?

She jumped off a professional cliff.

She went from being the CEO of a marketing agency to helping people who were dying in hospice.

Success is not the same for everyone.

I know that what I'm talking about isn't easy.

It takes bravery to trade the known for the unknown.

It takes courage to do something that might seem like a step sideways or backwards to someone else.

But you will never really know who you are or what you are capable of until you learn how to try.

Thank you.

Oh, I mean, I think most risks are worth taking, unless there's some like real fear that you should listen to.

But like, I think most risks are worth taking just to say it.

And then this one, like when I got the offer, it really triangulated for me on like, is this the work I do?

You know, is this the thing that I want to spend time and energy on in the world?

And I

Is it a kind of learning that I want?

And for me, those two things together, like it was such a powerful combination because the work that I do right now, the thing that I love is helping people feel less lonely, more sane, more seen, and also more confident at work.

And then I think for me, it's like, I just love doing things that I feel highly unqualified for.

I love the learning curve that's like,

I don't know where I'm going to end up on the other side of this.