
Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
Looking to take your life to the next level? Each week Heather sits down to share with you the techniques and strategies to create your confidence, pursue your dreams and leapfrog the villains you’ll meet along the way. After successfully shattering the glass ceiling in corporate America, Heather is now a best-selling author, professional speaker and entrepreneur. She is currently pulling back the curtain to expose what it takes to get ahead in business and life so you can claim the greatness that you deserve. Find out why USA Today, CNN, and Steve Harvey have all featured her and most recently seen as a guest lecturer at Harvard.
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Mar 10, 2020 • 1h 25min
#45: Phillip Stutts: Creating A Win or Die Mentality
What does it take to make the choice to live your life BIG? Philliip Stutts was faced with circumstances that caused him to arrive at this decision and make a choice: lean in positively or lean out passively. Find out how he came to be lauded as a “marketing genius” by FOX BUSINESS, “the political guru” by ESPN, and “The Michael Jordan of Political Marketing…” by Mike Dillard.About the Guest:Phillip Stutts comes from the cutthroat world of political marketing. Among his victories, has over two decades of experience working on campaigns with billions of dollars in political ad spend, and contributed to 1,273 election victories, including hundreds of U.S. House campaigns, dozens of U.S. Senate campaigns, and even three U.S. Presidential victories. Phillip plays the game of political marketing on the highest level, battling it out with fierce competition, multi-billion-dollar budgets, and a win or die mentality.More From Phillip Stutts:Buy his book Fire Them Now: The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell…And the Truth about Political Strategies that Help Businesses WinVisit his website: www.phillipstutts.com Also visit Win Big Media and Go Big MediaCheck out his "Free 5-Minute Marketing Audit To Grow Your Business"Finding Phillip Stutts:Twitter & Instagram: @phillipstuttsRejuvenate:To receive your discount to try Rejuvenate go to www.rejuvenatemuscle.com Use CODE: CONFIDENCE for 15% off.Review this podcast on Apple Podcast using this LINK and when you DM me the screen shot, I buy you my $299 video course as a thank you! My book Confidence Creator is available now! get it right HEREIf you are looking for more tips you can download my free E-book at my website and thank you! https://heathermonahan.com*If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the wrap up segment of Creating Confidence, contact Heather Monahan directly through her website and don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you don’t skip a beat to all things Confidence Creating! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mar 3, 2020 • 1h 2min
#44: Dr. Gail Saltz: Breaking Through Stigmas & Shame To Live Your Truth
What if you spent years building a reputable career that most would envy but suddenly realized it no longer was for you and your passions were brewing elsewhere? Dr. Gail Saltz shares her story in taking the leap and all that comes with it. All the shaming from colleagues, the fear, the stigmas that exist, and more in order to have the life and career that was truer to her core. About the Guest: Dr. Saltz is best known for her work as a relationship, family, emotional wellbeing, and mental health/wellness contributor in the media and frequently shares her expertise and advice in print, online, on television and radio. As a go-to for all of the major news organizations, Dr. Saltz regularly provides commentary on the mental health aspects of current/breaking issues and news. She is a bestselling author of numerous books, including two for children, and the go-to expert on a variety of important psychological issues, as well as the Chair of the 92nd Street Y "7 Days of Genius" Advisory Committee. Dr. Saltz serves as a Medial Expert for the Physicians for Human Rights. Her most recent book,The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius, is a powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be “disabilities." Dr. Saltz is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NY Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of medicine, a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and has a private practice in Manhattan.More From Dr. Gail Saltz:Buy her book The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and GeniusVisit her website: www.drgalesaltz.com Check out The National Institute of Mental HealthFinding Dr. Gail Saltz:Twitter: @drgailsaltzRejuvenate:To receive your discount to try Rejuvenate go to www.rejuvenatemuscle.com and use CODE: CONFIDENCE for 15% off.Review this podcast on Apple Podcast using this LINK and when you DM me the screen shot, I buy you my $299 video course as a thank you! My book Confidence Creator is available now! get it right HEREIf you are looking for more tips you can download my free E-book at my website and thank you! https://heathermonahan.com*If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the wrap up segment of Creating Confidence, contact Heather Monahan directly through her website and don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you don’t skip a beat to all things Confidence Creating!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feb 25, 2020 • 1h 14min
#43: Jess Ekstrom: Finding Purpose And Passion
When the journey is challenging how do you continue to feel into your purpose and passion to continue to push forward and lean into what you truly are meant to do?Jess Ekstrom shares her journey in how she arrived at this question through out her life and how she found space to feel through the realness of those moments, choosing to lean into all the possibilities over choosing fear.About The Guest:Jessica Ekstrom founded Headbands of Hope when she was a senior in college in 2012. She created the company to bring joy back to kids who have lost their hair and help fund childhood cancer research. Headbands of Hope has given tens of thousands of dollars to childhood cancer research and has donated headbands to every children's hospital in the United States and fifteen countries. Her first brush with success was selling all of her toys on eBay when she was 12. Since then, Jess and her company have been featured on the Today Show and Good Morning America as well as Vanity Fair, Forbes and People. She is also an author, speaker and the founder of MIC drop workshop, an online course and community dedicated to empowering more women to share their stories on stage. Jess and her husband are currently traveling around the country in their Airstream alongside their dog.More from Jessica Ekstrom:Buy her book Chasing The Bright SideShop at Headband For HopeVisit Jess Ekstrom's website: www.jesseckstrom.comFinding Jess Ekstrom: Twitter & Instagram: @jess_ekstromReview this podcast on Apple Podcast using this LINK and when you DM me the screen shot, I buy you my $299 video course as a thank you! My book Confidence Creator is available now! get it right HEREIf you are looking for more tips you can download my free E-book at my website and thank you! https://heathermonahan.com*If you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the wrap up segment of Creating Confidence, contact Heather Monahan directly through her website and don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you don’t skip a beat to all things Confidence Creating! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feb 18, 2020 • 1h 21min
#42: Laurie Santos & The Happiness Lab: Exploring The Science Behind Happiness
We all want more happiness. But what if our brains lie to us about how to get there? Psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos, whose Yale course “Psychology and the Good Life,” is the most popular class ever offered in the history of the university, illuminates what science says about what makes us happy and also how to put effective happiness strategies into practice.But not everyone can enroll in Santos’ class at Yale or has the time to take the online equivalent on Coursera.In Season One of THE HAPPINESS LAB, Dr. Laurie Santos explores startling truths and explodes myths about what makes us happy in ten exhilarating and informative episodes. Examining questions such as: will a new job or relationship make us happy, are we happier when we have unlimited choice and how can we harness technology to improve our well-being. Through surprising interviews with the likes of David Byrne, Michelle Kwan and Michael Phelps’s coach, along with in-depth storytelling and the science to back it up, Santos explores how our minds lie to us about our feelings of contentment and teaches listeners how to find more effective ways to become happier. About The Guest:Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology and the Head of Silliman College at Yale University. After observing a disturbing level of unhappiness and anxiety among her students, she began teaching a course entitled "Psychology and the Good Life," which quickly became the most popular course in Yale's history and has also reached over 350,000 people from all over the world through it’s online version. Although she’s now best known as a "happiness expert,” Santos's research explores the much broader question of "What makes the human mind unique?" and often includes comparing the cognitive capacities of non-human animals to humans. More from Laurie Santos, AKA “The Yale Happiness Lady”:Listen to THE HAPPINESS LAB podcastWebsite: hapinesslab.fmFinding Laurie Santos:Twitter: @lauriesantosIf you'd like to ask a question and be featured during the wrap up segment of Creating Confidence, contact Heather Monahan directly through her website and don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you don’t skip a beat to all things Confidence Creating!*If you know someone who might be feeling like they're in need of a Confidence Boost be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them! Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feb 11, 2020 • 1h 11min
#41: How to Conquer Difficult Conversations with David Wood
How to Conquer Difficult Conversations with David WoodSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feb 4, 2020 • 1h 3min
#40: A Super Bowl sit-down with Lilly Singh, Busy Phillips and Rob Maaddi
A Super Bowl sit-down with Lilly Singh, Busy Phillips and Rob Maaddi.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jan 28, 2020 • 1h 30min
#39: Chris Voss
This week Heather talks to Chris Voss, former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-author of the book, Never Split the DifferenceSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jan 21, 2020 • 1h 10min
#38: Being a Business Rockstar with Sara Happ
The Lip Expert Sara Happ joins Heather to share her brilliant entrance into an untapped market and her experience growing an idea she believes in into a massive and successful company.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jan 14, 2020 • 46min
#37: Falling seven times, and getting up eight with Ed Mylett
Heather is live from Global Keynote Speaker, Best-selling Author and Business Podcaster Ed Mylett's home in sunny California to share the crushing moments in his life that made him who he is.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 22min
#36: New Year, New Foods with Arthur Agatston
In a must-listen episode to ring in the new year, author of the revolutionary South Beach Diet Arthur Agatston joins Heather to enlighten listeners about the massive (and often misunderstood) role that food plays in health, happiness and productivity.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.