Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
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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...

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Confidence Creator

Heather Monahan

Mentioned 2 months ago

Confidence Classic: How to LET GO and LEVEL UP Your Life with Heather!

She promoted the title as her first book and encouraged listeners to obtain it if they hadn't already.

Overcome Your Villains and Confidence Creator clearly are two hits, which I'd love for you to check out if you haven't yet.

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Overcome Your Villains

Heather Monahan

Mentioned 2 months ago

Confidence Classic: How to LET GO and LEVEL UP Your Life with Heather!

She highlighted the book as the source of her threestep "back" process and urged listeners to check it out if they hadn't yet.

So check into some books that people recommend. Overcome Your Villains and Confidence Creator clearly are two hits, which I'd love for you to check out if you haven't yet.

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The Garden

Jon Gordon

Mentioned 2 months ago

Confidence Classic: How to LET GO and LEVEL UP Your Life with Heather!

She said she had just listened to the audiobook on Audible, calling it a quick, powerful listen that expanded her thinking.

I just listened to John Gordon's book, The Garden, recently on Audible. It was amazing.

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The Power of Scarcity

Mindy Weinstein

Mentioned 4 months ago

Confidence Classic: The Psychology of Scarcity with Dr. Mindy Weinstein

Mindy explained that she wrote the book for businesses to help them ethically apply scarcity principles, and she promoted a preorder waitlist that offered an exclusive webinar.

Tell us who did you actually write the book, The Power of Scarcity for?

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Gravitas

Lisa Sun

Mentioned 4 months ago

Confidence Classic: Speak with Gravitas and Command the Room with Caroline Goyder

Caroline explained that Gravitas, her 2014 book, explores seriousness, dignity, and weight as a Roman virtue and translates that into grounded presence for speakers.

Gravitas is the book I wrote in 2014 and it's something that I think it's kind of my word... it means seriousness, dignity, weight and it was a Roman virtue... what it means to me after researching it is grounded presence.

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Your Home Is a Vision Board

Marie Diamond

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Turn Your Home Into a Manifestation Magnet with Marie Diamond

This was described as Marie Diamond's new book, which details how to transform your home environment into a 3D vision board to manifest goals related to success, money, health, and relationships. The book teaches readers how to create a vision board based on their birthday energy and apply those concepts to their home, including using specific colors and directional alignments.

Her new book, Your Home is a Vision Board. Harnessing the Secret Manifesting Power of Your Home is out now.

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Chasing Failure

Ryan Leak

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Chase Failure, Build Courage, and Go After What Scares You with Ryan Leak

The speaker discussed the journey of creating this book, which started as a self-published, 60-page version detailing his documentary experience. The final version, published with Thomas Nelson, became a USA Today bestseller after several iterations where he worked to improve it, despite initial struggles with typos.

I love your first book, Chasing Failure. How falling short sets you up for success.

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Leveling Up

Ryan Leak

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Chase Failure, Build Courage, and Go After What Scares You with Ryan Leak

This new book, born from Ryan Leak's executive coaching practice during the pandemic, outlines 12 essential questions designed to help individuals lead themselves and move from tolerating life to thriving in it. The book encourages self-awareness through questions like, 'What's it like to be on the other side of me?'

Now you've got a new book coming out, Leveling Up, 12 Questions to Elevate Your Professional and Personal Growth.

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Tackle What's Next

Eric Wood

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Tackle Life’s Biggest Challenges with Eric Wood, Former NFL Player

Heather introduced Eric's newly released book and discussed why he wrote it, noting it was born from his transition experience and aims to help others navigate major life changes.

Eric's new book, Tackle What's Next, Own Your Story, Stack Your Wins, and Achieve Your Goals in Business and Life is out now.

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Wealth Habits

Candy Valentino

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Build Wealth Without Becoming Trapped in Your Business with Candy Valentino

The book was written to make business and wealth concepts easy and accessible by breaking down complex topics into a playbook for execution and implementation. It focused on the ordinary steps required to achieve extraordinary financial freedom, teaching fundamentals on how to build and keep wealth, especially as markets shift.

What I did right, it was by reading books in the beginning that taught me that.

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When Women Lead

Julia Boorstin

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: How to Unlock Your Full Potential in a Changing World with Julia Boorstin

Julia explained that she wrote the book to share the stories of about 60 women leaders, weaving together interviews and academic research to show how they defied the odds and what others can learn from them.

where I could report out this amazing book. And I actually found that even during the hardest and most frustrating times of the pandemic, interviewing inspiring women was such a jolt of energy, and I loved reporting this book so much.

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Validation Is For Parking

Nicole Kalil

Mentioned 5 months ago

Confidence Classic: Where True Confidence Really Comes From with Nicole Kalil

Heather asked where listeners could find Nicole's book, and Nicole confirmed the title and explained it would be available on major retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Tell us where can everybody find the book? ... The book is Validation is for Parking, How Women Can Beat the Confidence Con.

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Heather Monahan referenced John Assaraf's book "Inner Size" as a remarkable work that had impressed her when they discussed it two years earlier.

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John, two years ago when we were talking about your book, Inner Size, I thought, unbelievable. You're changing people's lives.

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Heather Monahan referenced John Assaraf's book "Inner Size" as a remarkable work that had impressed her when they discussed it two years earlier.

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John, two years ago when we were talking about your book, Inner Size, I thought, unbelievable. You're changing people's lives.

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The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition

Heather contrasted her short, practical book with the extensive Chicago Manual of Style, noting her book is far shorter and more accessible.

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This is not the Chicago Manual of Style. That's 700 pages.

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Heather contrasted her short, practical book with the extensive Chicago Manual of Style, noting her book is far shorter and more accessible.

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This is not the Chicago Manual of Style. That's 700 pages.

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Seth Godin

Linchpin

Are You Indispensable?

Lynchpin was mentioned alongside The Dip and Purple Cow as one of Godin's widelyread business books.

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He's an author, an entrepreneur, and most of all, a teacher. He's a bestselling author and a speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he's written 19 bestselling b...

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Lynchpin was mentioned alongside The Dip and Purple Cow as one of Godin's widelyread business books.

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He's an author, an entrepreneur, and most of all, a teacher. He's a bestselling author and a speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he's written 19 bestselling books, including The Dip, Lynchpin, Purple Cow.

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Mark Gimenez

Tribes (A. Scott Fenney Book 4)

Tribes was highlighted as one of Godin's influential titles about community building and leadership.

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Tribes and What to Do When It's Your Turn. His most recent book, This Is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries around the world.

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Tribes was highlighted as one of Godin's influential titles about community building and leadership.

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Tribes and What to Do When It's Your Turn. His most recent book, This Is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries around the world.

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Jon Gordon

Training Camp

What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else (Jon Gordon)

It was listed among Gordon's bestselling titles.

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Training Camp

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It was listed among Gordon's bestselling titles.

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Training Camp

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Jon Gordon

The Power of Positive Leadership, Revised & Updated

The 9 Essential Principles and Practices to Be a Great Leader (Jon Gordon)

It was cited as one of his notable books on leadership.

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The Power of Positive Leadership

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It was cited as one of his notable books on leadership.

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The Power of Positive Leadership

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Jon Gordon

The Power of a Positive Team

Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great (Jon Gordon)

It was referenced as a work focusing on teamwork.

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The Power of a Positive Team

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It was referenced as a work focusing on teamwork.

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The Power of a Positive Team

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Jon Gordon

Stay Positive

Encouraging Quotes and Messages to Fuel Your Life with Positive Energy (Jon Gordon)

It was mentioned as another of Gordon's bestselling titles.

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Stay Positive

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It was mentioned as another of Gordon's bestselling titles.

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Stay Positive

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Nick Newman

The Garden

Heather described it as a fable that inspired The One Truth and said she loved the audiobook version.

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I actually listened to it on Audible. I didn't read the hardcover because I toggle back and forth. I love that book. It was game changing for me.

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Heather described it as a fable that inspired The One Truth and said she loved the audiobook version.

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I actually listened to it on Audible. I didn't read the hardcover because I toggle back and forth. I love that book. It was game changing for me.

The Garden really was sort of the precursor to this new book because without The Garden, there would be no One Truth book that I wrote.

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Jon Gordon

You Win in the Locker Room First

The 7 Cs to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life

It was cited together with Power of a Positive Team as an example of Gordon's teamwork literature.

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Power of a Positive Team, You Win in the Locker Room First. I look back now, I go, oh, that's why they worked.

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It was cited together with Power of a Positive Team as an example of Gordon's teamwork literature.

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Power of a Positive Team, You Win in the Locker Room First. I look back now, I go, oh, that's why they worked.

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Scott MacGregor

Standing O! Encore

A book of gratitude for life lessons

Heather traveled to New York to support the launch of her friend's book, Standing O Encore, and contributed by writing its foreword.

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I'm flying to New York to support the book launch of a good friend of mine, Standing O Encore. I actually wrote the foreword for the book.

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Heather traveled to New York to support the launch of her friend's book, Standing O Encore, and contributed by writing its foreword.

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I'm flying to New York to support the book launch of a good friend of mine, Standing O Encore. I actually wrote the foreword for the book.

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Earl Nightingale

Lead the Field

Ryan mentioned his mentor gave him a copy of Lead the Field as part of the personalgrowth material that helped shift his mindset. The book was cited alongside other classic titles.

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He gave me Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, a bunch of Tony Robbins related material.

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Ryan mentioned his mentor gave him a copy of Lead the Field as part of the personalgrowth material that helped shift his mindset. The book was cited alongside other classic titles.

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He gave me Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, a bunch of Tony Robbins related material.

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Jillian Turecki

It Begins with You

The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Will Change Your Life

The book was described as an incredible, personalempowerment guide that presents nine hard truths about love and promises to change readers' lives.

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I am a fan of your social like a maniac and now your new book.

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The book was described as an incredible, personalempowerment guide that presents nine hard truths about love and promises to change readers' lives.

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I am a fan of your social like a maniac and now your new book.

The book is incredible. And it's actually the nine truths, the nine hard truths about love.

It Begins with You, the nine hard truths about love that will change your life. The book is gold. It's available anywhere, in bookstores, on Amazon, and on Audible.

Did you record the audio version? I love that. I love when the author does the actual audio.

Go get the book. It Begins with You. You will not regret it.

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Jon Gordon

Relationship Grit

A True Story with Lessons to Stay Together, Grow Together, and Thrive Together (Jon Gordon)

The hosts praised the book as an easy, engaging read that offers practical tips and a dualperspective story to improve any relationship.

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I dropped everything and went and read Relationship Grit immediately. It's such an easy read.

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The hosts praised the book as an easy, engaging read that offers practical tips and a dualperspective story to improve any relationship.

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I dropped everything and went and read Relationship Grit immediately. It's such an easy read.

First of all, at the back of the book, there's Catherine shares 11 tips on how to have a great relationship.

The book goes back and forth. It's John's side of the story and my side of the story.

The title of the book, Relationship Grit, the G stands for God and the R is resolve.

I love this book, Relationship Grit. It's such an easy read, it's so engaging, and the tips you guys bring to the table are priceless.

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Kevin L Zadai

Praying from the Heavenly Realms

Supernatural Secrets to a Lifestyle of Answered Prayer

Heather referenced her small book Praying to the Heavens, noting it helped her experience many answered prayers.

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And I was talking to you the other day on one of my solo episodes about that book, Praying to the Heavens.

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Heather referenced her small book Praying to the Heavens, noting it helped her experience many answered prayers.

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And I was talking to you the other day on one of my solo episodes about that book, Praying to the Heavens.

I can't tell you how many things have come true that I prayed for from that little tiny book, which is really just about praying to God, praying to your angels and asking for the help that you need.

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Todd Davis

Get Better

15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work

Todd was introduced as a coauthor of this Wall Street Journal bestseller about building effective workplace relationships.

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He authored and coauthored Wall Street Journal bestselling books, including Get Better, 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, and Everyone Deserves a Great Man...

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Todd was introduced as a coauthor of this Wall Street Journal bestseller about building effective workplace relationships.

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He authored and coauthored Wall Street Journal bestselling books, including Get Better, 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, and Everyone Deserves a Great Manager.

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Scott Jeffrey Miller

Everyone Deserves a Great Manager

The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team

Mentioned alongside other bestselling titles as a work by Todd that focuses on effective management.

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He authored and coauthored Wall Street Journal bestselling books, including Get Better, 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, and Everyone Deserves a Great Manager

— Episode: #485: Habits That MAKE or BREAK Your Car...

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Mentioned alongside other bestselling titles as a work by Todd that focuses on effective management.

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He authored and coauthored Wall Street Journal bestselling books, including Get Better, 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, and Everyone Deserves a Great Manager.

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Chris Schembra

Gratitude and Pasta

The Secret Sauce for Human Connection

The host introduced Chris Shembra as the bestselling author of Gratitude and Pasta, calling it the "Secret Sauce for Human Connection."

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Chris Shembra is the best-selling author of Gratitude and Pasta, The Secret Sauce for Human Connection. I love that title.

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The host introduced Chris Shembra as the bestselling author of Gratitude and Pasta, calling it the "Secret Sauce for Human Connection."

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Chris Shembra is the best-selling author of Gratitude and Pasta, The Secret Sauce for Human Connection. I love that title.

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Chris Schembra

Gratitude Through Hard Times

Finding Positive Benefits Through Our Darkest Hours

The episode announced the release of Chris Shembra's new book Gratitude Through Hard Times and repeatedly urged listeners to get the book for guidance during difficult periods.

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And his new book, which drops today. It's out today. You got to go get it. Gratitude Through Hard Times. And that is an understatement.

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The episode announced the release of Chris Shembra's new book Gratitude Through Hard Times and repeatedly urged listeners to get the book for guidance during difficult periods.

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And his new book, which drops today. It's out today. You got to go get it. Gratitude Through Hard Times. And that is an understatement.

Well, I think people are going to have a really good time when they get your new book, Gratitude Through Hard Times.

And for anyone going through a hard time, please pick this book up now.

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Sophia Godkin PhD

The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal

Give Thanks, Practice Positivity, Find Joy

Heather referenced a book titled Gratitude and Post as a howto guide for making 18 people cry at a dinner table.

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It's called Gratitude and Post. It's literally the how-to guide to make 18 people cry around your dinner table.

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Heather referenced a book titled Gratitude and Post as a howto guide for making 18 people cry at a dinner table.

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It's called Gratitude and Post. It's literally the how-to guide to make 18 people cry around your dinner table.

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