Your Dream Job Game Plan: Five Tools for Becoming Your Own Career Agent

by Molly Fletcher, Steve Kincaid

As America's top female sports agent in a male-dominated industry, no one knows better than Molly Fletcher what it's like to score a dream job when the odds are against you. In her book, Your Dream Job Game Plan , Fletcher offers practical, take-charge advice that will empower readers to discover and achieve their own ideal careers.
Written for people planning their future, searching for their first job, or considering a career change, Fletcher's book reveals the five tools one must develop to find their calling in the world of work. She gives a step-by-step guide for enhancing these tools and building a foundation for future success. Readers will also find engaging stories of other people who have done what's right (and sometimes what's wrong) in their job search and the working world.
While other people spend decades in and out of jobs that simply "pay the bills," Your Dream Job Game Plan  is the guide that will motivate and teach people to go out and get a big-league job they'll love.

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2008

About the author

Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She is a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism. As a CEO, she shares her unconventional and unique techniques that made her one of the first female sports agents in the high stakes, big ego world of professional sports and now a successful entrepreneur. As president of client representation for sports and entertainment agency CSE, Molly spent two decades as one of the world’s only female sports agents. She was hailed as the “female Jerry Maguire” by CNN as she recruited and represented hundreds of sport’s biggest names, including Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, PGA TOUR golfer Matt Kuchar, broadcaster Erin Andrews, and basketball championship coaches Tom Izzo and Doc Rivers. As she successfully negotiated over $500 million in contracts and built lasting relationships, she also observed and adopted the traits of those at the top of their game.

She has been featured in ESPN, Fast Company, Forbes and Sports Illustrated, and has energized organizations as diverse as AT&T, Bank of America, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, the PGA TOUR and Home Depot.

Molly is the author of three books: A Winner’s Guide to Negotiating; The Business of Being the Best; and The 5 Best Tools to Find Your Dream Career. She’s also the founder of The Betterment Institute, a series of online coaching courses for corporations and individuals. Molly has been recognized by Michigan State University with the Outstanding Alumni award and numerous other awards. She currently serves as a National Trustee member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, after serving on the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta board and as a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Molly earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Michigan State University while competing in tennis as an elite college athlete. Molly’s energy and passion for life shines through everything she does and shows mostly when she is home in Atlanta with her husband Fred and their three daughters.