Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
Confidence Classic: How To Keep Moving Forward When You Feel Discouraged with Heather!
24 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What lessons can we learn from setbacks and injuries?
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Chapter 2: Why shouldn't we wait for motivation to take action?
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Okay, first of all, I just wanted to mention something that I just had this revelation myself about, which is how quickly we can forget things. It's terrible. But so let me give you an example. And hopefully you can relate to this in your own life. I, I threw my back out right before I got fired.
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I was 43 years old, right? So five years ago, I threw my back out. I was losing my hair. I was a hot mess.
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Chapter 3: How did a conversation with the founder of Waze change Heather's perspective?
And it was because I was working alongside with someone that hated me and was making my life miserable. And I wouldn't walk away from it. So she ended up having to fire me. Cut to the point of this is I was in so much pain when I threw my back out. It was insane. That was horrible.
worse pain than having a c-section and giving birth no doubt for sure and it went on for a really long time it wasn't something that healed really quickly right so and I am sure anyone that's listening right now that's had back pain or back trauma understands us it's probably I mean it's definitely one of the worst things right so to that end I remember I had to stop working out for a while and I am one of those people that working out for me is like my saving grace it is what I look forward to every day I get so excited
Excited about it. Right. That's something that really makes my day and makes me feel amazing and proud and uplifted. You need to have something like this in your life. It doesn't have to be working out right for you. It might be meditating or gardening or I don't know, drinking your morning coffee on the balcony. It could be whatever special and resonates for you. But for me, it's working out.
So I had to give it up for a while. The doctor said I could not work out at first. I could only go to PT. And that was devastating. I got big time into meditation during that time because I had to find some kind of other outlet, right? And then I researched every flipping way under the sun that I could heal my back faster, right?
Like I was ordering every concoction on Amazon, electrical stimulants to heal your back, done overnight. It's in my house. I'm always one of these people that's like, There's got to be a solution. There's got to be a hack. And there always is. P.S. OK, so let's just put it out there. There always is a hack and there always is a solution.
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Chapter 4: What does Heather mean by 'first impressions matter'?
You just haven't found it yet. Right. So I found a couple of little gadgets like that that definitely help. They help get rid of some inflammation and literally found this stuff on Amazon. And then after a little while, my doctor said I could start going to yoga and yoga. totally helped in a huge way.
I'm kind of disappointed in me because I have not been into yoga now for gosh, a year and a half, or maybe even more. So not good, Heather. I need to get back at it. But anyhow, so the point is this, is that, so I figured out these hacks and then I started learning new things. Like I had not been into yoga before. And then I started loving yoga, right? All the, like, this was all new to me.
And the point is this, is that there's always a solution. You just don't know what it is yet. Number one, number two, there's things out there that you're just not familiar with that you might love. Like I loved yoga and I'm sitting here and I like literally forgotten about it. I got to get back at it.
And so it's on us to constantly be looking and learning and understanding and sometimes remembering Like I'm remembering yoga right now. I forget about things. Cut to. All right. So it took a few months before my back healed and then I could work out again. I've never pushed myself to the level I used to work out. I used to run like nine or 10 miles a day.
I mean, I was super hardcore doing, you know, boot camps and I don't do that kind of stuff anymore just because I decided. I don't ever want to go through something like that again. So I've never pushed myself to that level again.
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Chapter 5: How can we create opportunities by being our best selves?
But I still work out like a madman and love it and do so many fun things. But I definitely spin more than ever because it's low impact, right? There's zero risk of getting injured when I'm spinning. So again, as you get older, you make different choices. So cut to... After I was injured and took a few months off, and your body's going to change, right? So I lost a lot of muscle during that time.
And so when I got back to running after my back injury, which was probably, I don't know, eight months or a year later, the first time I ever even ran a mile, I injured my Achilles. Not terribly, but I kind of pulled it. And so I started doing research into why did that happen? And what I learned was... It's really all about your calf muscle. But I didn't know that.
I have super skinny chicken legs. They used to call me chicken legs when I was a kid. And so if I'm not aggressively working out my legs, like lifting deadlifts and lifting for my calves, they get small. So during that time when I threw my back out, my calf muscles were probably non-existent. And then I go jump on a track somewhere and start running like, you know, I'm...
you know, prepping for the Olympics. So not shocking that I injured my Achilles. And again, I didn't tear it, but it definitely, I couldn't run for a while again. Cut to... If you've been watching this show or listening to the show for a while, you know that a little over a month ago, I got hurt and I had to stop working out again for a month.
Well, as I've over the last week started working out again, the doctor said I could work out. I've been spinning, of course, first. But then the other day I just said to myself, oh, my gosh, the weather is amazing in Florida right now. I the thing I would love to do is go for a run. So I did and I went for a run. And of course, the next day, my Achilles is killing me.
And I had forgotten what I learned last time, which is when you take time off from working out, at least for me, I lose a lot of muscle and my calves aren't really big right now.
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Chapter 6: What unexpected friendships can enhance our lives?
And I look down and see exactly why I re-injured my Achilles. All I'm trying to do is remind you, oh my gosh, when you go through these situations, whether you get injured or you go through a hard time, remember the last time it happened to you to jog your memory about what the things are that worked and what didn't work. I wish I had done that before I went running out the door.
What I would have done is for a couple of weeks, lifted first for my calves, strengthened my legs so that I would be in a better position to run without any injury. And now instead I'm sitting here icing it, but First world problems are going to get better. And of course, there always is a solution. And it's so funny. Today, I found a really good video online researching the Achilles injury.
How can you help heal an Achilles quickly? And I had never seen this. There's a way that you can massage your own Achilles, which is supposed to help, of course, ice on and off and elevating your leg, you know, and taking it easy, low impact, of course, right?
All these things we know, but this whole thing about massaging my calf a certain way and doing this certain wall stretch, which I knew about too. But I didn't do. So most of it's stuff I already knew, but I just got to put into practice, right? How often is that the case? We know what we should do. We just got to make ourselves do it.
So the minute you get the slightest injury, you're like, woo, red flag, a pump of the brakes. I'm going down a different route here. I am stretching. I am icing. I am not pushing myself. And I'm back on the Peloton today, but that's okay because it's still amazing. And I'm so grateful having lost months before of working out. I still feel really grateful.
And I think that's so important to you, no matter what challenge you're going through to know that it's temporary. I had a bad day the other day and my son had stayed out too late and I was on such little sleep and I was just frustrated, you know, when you're like mad, but for nothing. You know what? He's 15 years old.
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Chapter 7: What is the 'Soul Good' framework for a healthier life?
When I was 15 years old, I was jumping out windows, my parents home, right? Going to parties. So I can't get mad that this kid wants to go to a party and I let him go. And then, you know, he stays out till midnight. I'm frustrated because I'm tired. However, c'est la vie, right? I'm glad he has great friends and he has such a fun time with his friends. So.
I was just frustrated the next day and feeling bad for myself and in a funk. And I couldn't go for a run because I pulled my Achilles. And, you know, the things I wanted to do, I couldn't do. And I had to stop myself and say, OK, wait a minute. This is temporary. Tomorrow you're going to feel so much better because you're going to get a good night's sleep tonight.
Number one, that is game changing, literally. So I'm going to think more clearly. I'm going to be in a better mindset. And, you know, I need to stop this little pity party I'm having. This is helping no one. So I paused. I reminded myself this is very it's going to be short lived. It's one day or I'm not going to feel great and I can get through it and I can focus on what I'm grateful for.
And that's what I did. And, you know, focused on my health and my healing and the fact that my son has friends and he gets to, you know, be with them. And, you know, just life is so good. And just like the littlest things, I love flowers. I'm always getting fresh flowers from Whole Foods and I have the most beautiful flowers right now. And so I'm grateful for those, right?
Like you could be grateful for so much. It's just a choice and taking that minute to reflect upon it.
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Chapter 8: How can we shift our mindset during tough times?
So I hope today you take a minute if you're having a hard day to remember this is short term. It's going to pass. And there's a lot that a good night's sleep, some water, eating healthy can help you in 24 hours completely turn your day around. I promise you that. And things can change. So quickly, maybe you've forgotten some of the solutions that are available to you.
Maybe you haven't researched enough to find out there's a big one out there you haven't found, or maybe you haven't met the right person yet who's going to give you the keys and the answer that you're looking for. So it is all out there. It's on us to find it.
So I'm hoping you're looking for that next solution for you.
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