Overcoming Adversity and Kicking Ass

Published: Sept. 30, 2019, 9 a.m.

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If you haven\\u2019t heard Molly Bloom\\u2019s story you\\u2019re missing an incredible lesson in overcoming adversity. You could say she made her own bed\\u2014and she\\u2019d agree with you. The legal trouble she got into bears it out as well. What did she get into hot water over? She was involved in organizing and managing high-stakes poker games for high-profile and high net worth individuals and she stepped over a legal line.

A Federal raid of her home, her arrest, and a very public trial offered her the opportunity to make some new choices and move in a new direction. That\\u2019s when everything about her mindset, perception about herself, and personal integrity began to change. Listen to this episode\\u2014not just to hear a provocative story but also to hear how overcoming adversity is possible for all of us.

Outline of This Episode

  • [3:10] The incredible story that makes Molly an example of overcoming adversity
  • [7:30] Molly\\u2019s motivation to speak and inspire people to persist and persevere
  • [9:28] Why Molly rejected the Feds offer for immunity despite the repercussions
  • [12:29] The reason difficult choices are necessary and even helpful
  • [15:08] What it takes to build a great product and recruit a great team
  • [18:42] The reasons Molly takes such time to target her clients
  • [24:30] Why Molly\\u2019s attorney, Charlie, choose to take her case
  • [28:17] How Molly convinced Aaron Sorkin to do a movie of her story
  • [30:01] Persevering and using rejection to fuel yourself forward
  • [34:38] Why Molly persists even when everything is against her
  • [40:28] The power and benefit of meditation in Molly\\u2019s life (and mine)

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