Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Showing up as your authentic self only leads to more joy and hopefully inspiration for others to do the same. The more authentic you are the more you attract the right people to you in business versus the wrong fit. Cody Rigsby shares with us what it means to shine our unique light and authentically live in our truth to maximize all areas of life and business.  About The Guest: A former profession...

Jim Knight shares with us how each one of his passions have lead him to the path he is on today within the hospitality industry. He is now a leader in his space with innovative methods to yield results in teaching leadership, culture and service.  About The Guest: A Training & Development veteran for 30+ years, Jim Knight facilitates on a variety of interactive topics, including sessions around or...

 What do you do when you come across big egos while trying to close that big deal? Large personalities often come with the territory when working with powerful people and that does not always make for smooth sailing. If you’ve ever watched Million Dollar Listing, you’ll have seen that Tracy Tutor is a veteran in knowing how to navigate a room that has all these elements while closing that big deal...

Most people have difficulty living their lives after surviving horrific events. Because of this, they feel hopeless and disengage from people. These reactions are the exact opposite of what they should be feeling and doing. Instead of being negative, they should be hopeful and communicate with family and friends. Nina Sossamon-Pogue, the author of This Is Not ‘the End’: Strategies to Get You Throu...

Cal Fussman and host Heather Monahan talk about the power of leading with certainty and the maximization that can occur for others and therefore yourself when we act confident. Leveraging how you know you can help the world (key word is here: unapologetically KNOW) is how you can attain bigger results. Don’t play small. You are doing the world and yourself a disservice when you do. Lead with certa...

What if you were faced with a life-threatening accident at the age of nine and was presented by your own mother the opportunity to choose and decide for yourself: fight for your young life or give up the painful struggle…the choice was yours. That pivotal moment Ally Love learned the power and necessity of what it means to decide and that even when you choose not to decide, that in itself is a cho...

Steve Herz shares how his experience with honest and realistic feedback have been the experiences that most propelled him into up-leveling and challenging himself to be living at his highest potential. After observing the many ways corporate culture enables and breeds mediocrity, Steve leaned into curating processes that would allow an individual to harness their soft skills, communication and con...

The growth that happens within adversity can ultimately lead us to really positive outcomes in the long run. If we understand and learn how to harness it. Colin O’Brady learned this lesson first hand after a tragic accident that landed him in the hospital compelling his mother to flee to his side, which happened to be at a hospital in Thailand. Her consistent positivity during Colin’s healing proc...

We all know that on the other side of negativity is positivity…but what about what’s in between? There is a lot of popular rhetoric that suggests jumping straight into positive thinking when faced with a negative experience is the next step but the truth is that is unrealistic and idealistic thinking. There has to be space for the process to happen to get to the other side and through all his rese...

How can transitioning online become your businesses biggest benefit rather than your biggest block? Think about who you want to be when the struggle of this pandemic moves into the next stage…Dean Graziosi encourages you to exercise your courage, be innovative, and find ways to pivot by paying attention to what people are needing from you and your business. How are they wanting to connect and how...

How do you identify yourself? Do you find yourself stating your profession when you introduce yourself to others or feeling defined by your job, especially when your career feels like your calling? Paula Faris shares her story of slowing down in order to lean out of the idea that her vocation is what gave her value and lean into who she discovered she really was at her core. The process lead her t...

How can I launch my personal brand and how can I establish myself as an expert? If these are your pressing questions then turn up the volume and grab a notepad as Jason Feifer talks you through the process of becoming the recognizable leader in your niche you already know you are. About The Guest: Jason Feifer is editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and host of three podcasts: Pessimists Arch...

What if you could change your life by simply making a decision and then backing it up with the action it takes to make that decision a reality? Tank Sinatra explains to us that it actually is that easy. However, it doesn’t end there. Trusting the process you’re in becomes your most treasured asset if you can realize that everything you do will lead to your betterment and growth, which means you wi...

Renowned comedian Nikki Glaser takes us through the value of validation, her journey through getting good enough, mental health and the time it takes to earn success.  About The Guest: Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest female voices in comedy today. For over a decade at clubs across the country, and as the host of three hit podcasts, Glaser has been honing her shockingly- honest, no-holds barred...

 “How can I adjust for the better, how can I change my business, how can I evolve and how can I move my business on online?” If you have a business or a brand, these are the questions Phillp Stutts teaches us we should be asking. Furthermore, he will guide us through a marketing plan that is designed for you to seize the moment based on the data he compounded from in depth research and one large d...

How do we begin to flip the switch from the tendency to thinking negatively and focus on what is standing in our way to thinking as vehemently about reaching our full potential? Lauren Handel Zander shares her process in how she developed a language for dreaming big: what she calls “an archetype of engaging yourself to find your higher self”.  About the Guest: Lauren Handel Zander is the Co-Founde...

“The little rain drops are what make the storm” in other words, the small things matter and communication is key. With the global pandemic and many states in the U.S having a “shelter in place” mandate in effect, those of us in cohabiting relationships are being challenged in a way that magnifies our short-comings and our gifts. The experience at hand, riddled with stress and pressure, serves as a...

At what point does leaning into your fear outlive it’s usefulness and pursuing your passion become the only option? Dave Hollis was faced with this question by his middle son: “What is your biggest fear?” His answer…”not living up to my potential”. If your fear of how others might react to your decision is your biggest hurdle then that might be your first indicator to start walking towards your dr...

What if you could control your reality by simply re-evaluating yourself through the experiences you have? Mark Manson suggests that this type of perspective shift is actually what we experience when believe we are healing something in our lives. You have control of your narrative and can even design your past experiences and therefore your current identity. About the Guest: Mark Manson is the #1 N...

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: Phi...

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:...

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 Gu...

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...

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