How to Boost Your Confidence and Handle Your Critics with Heather Monahan

Author: Heather Monahan, Allison Walsh
Published: Tue 15 Feb 2022
Episode Link: www.shebelievedshecouldpodcast.com

Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, host of the Creating Confidence podcast, and founder of Boss In Heels. In today’s episode, Heather Monahan talks about how she navigated her way through corporate America for over 20 years and the challenges she faced along the way. Heather breaks down the fear that comes with becoming an author and dives into her two amazing books “Creating Confidence” and “Overcome Your Villans”. Her transformation from being fired to one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the world is truly inspiring. Whether you're navigating corporate America or just starting out in your career, these tips will help you stay strong and confident. So don't let criticism hold you back - learn how to deal with it like a boss!

Memorable Moments:

0.00 Once you overcome your villains, it really opens up that door for positive people, positive opportunities, and blessings, like you said, to start showing up.
4:35 Me dimming my light didn't ignite hers. Me playing small didn't make her feel better. In fact, she gained in strength and treated me worse.
6:40 I'm a smart woman, Bank of America's executives have personal-facing brands. Huge companies in the U.S are doing this. Sheryl Sandberg, the President of Facebook has a personal brand. Why can't Heather Monahan, the chief revenue officer of a media company?
10:58 I will always be proud that I'm the woman who will be at her death bed saying, "Yeah, my first book has three mistakes in it, and I am so flipping proud it's out there." Done will always be better than perfect in my life.
12:41 It's my job and duty in the world to make the world a brighter place, a better place, and if I'm going to withhold information and not do it, that's selfish and crappy.
16:58 it's like practicing anything. The amount of frequency of doing something to truly become an expert, you've got to put that practice in and just get up and do it.
18:39 A lot of people in your life love you and they want to protect you, but they're going to project their self-limiting beliefs on you. It's up to you to accept that, or thank them for it and hand it back to them.

Connect with Allison:

⭐ Connect on Instagram @allisonwalsh

⭐ JOIN THE SOCIETY: www.shebelievedsociety.com (use code 2022 to access the Society for $22/month)

⭐ JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shebelievedshecouldcommunity

Buy Overcome Your Villains: https://amzn.to/3gwXpLE

Buy Confidence Creator: https://amzn.to/3GxoIAd

Check out Allison's book review here

Check out the Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2021/09/16/five-books-by-women-to-enhance-your-confidence-and-mindset/

Follow Heather:

Follow her on Instagram: @HeatherMonahan

Follow her Podcast: Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Website: www.heathermonahan.com