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Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Confidence Classic: Unlock Better Habits & Happier Days Using This Self-Awareness Framework with Gretchen Rubin

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Heather Monahan

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Struggling to stick to your goals? THIS could be why. In this episode, I sit down with happiness expert and bestselling author Gretchen Rubin to break down one self-awareness tool that will help you finally build the habits that WORK for you. We dive into the Four Tendencies framework behind why some people need accountability and others need freedom to thrive. We talk about why understanding your type completely changes how you show up for your goals, your relationships, and your career. Get ready to unlock your tendency and build better habits! In This Episode You Will Learn IDENTIFY your tendency and BUILD habits that actually stick. How to STOP relying on motivation and START taking action. Why ACCOUNTABILITY works for some but not for others. How RESISTANCE to rules can be your greatest strength. The #1 question to ENSURE your resolutions MATCH your tendency. How to use OUTER ORDER to create more INNER CALM. What to do when you're STUCK in a rut. How your relationships, work style, and even daily routines improve with more SELF-AWARENESS. Resources + Links Take the Four Tendencies Quiz: quiz.gretchenrubin.com Grab Gretchen’s book “Outer Order Inner Calm” HERE Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/MONAHAN. Want to do more and spend less like Uber, 8x8, and Databricks Mosaic? Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/MONAHAN. Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE. Get 15% off your first order when you use code CONFIDENCE15 at checkout at jennikayne.com. Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!  Visit heathermonahan.com Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/  Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com  If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator Follow Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn Gretchen on Instagram & LinkedIn

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you have a resolution that you've tried in the past and you haven't succeeded, think about,

0:04.6

is there a different way that I could set this up?

0:06.4

Like if I'm trying to go running on my own, maybe I should take a class or run with a friend. I need that accountability. Maybe I'm a rebel. Maybe people keep saying, hey, Gretchen, you should sign up for a class. You should sign up for a class. And every time I sign up, then I don't want to go. maybe I should focus on my rebel powers and be like, I'm an athlete.

0:04.1

I love using my body.

0:05.6

I love to feel the air in my face. up, then I don't want to go. Maybe I should focus on my rebel powers and be like, I'm an athlete.

0:21.8

I love using my body. I love to feel the air in my face and go out in nature. I feel like we're taking a bike ride or a run or a walk every day. That's what I love. And they might want to trap me behind a computer screen, but they can't chain me to this chair. Like, I'm going to go out every day because that's what I want. That works for a rebel. But if all your well-meaning best friend keeps trying to get you to sign up for her spin class, well, that's not going to work for you because you don't want that feeling of being stuck by the calendar. So if there's an important resolution and you're feeling discouraged, think about how you might tinker with it and approach it in a

0:56.1

different way that might work better if you.

0:57.6

Come on this journey with me.

0:58.9

Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals.

1:03.3

Overcome adversity and set you up for a better tomorrow.

1:07.9

I'm ready for my close-up.

1:09.7

Tell me, have you been enjoying these new bonus confidence classics episodes we've been dropping on you every week?

1:16.0

We've literally hundreds of episodes for you to listen to.

1:18.8

So these bonuses are a great way to help you find the ones you may have already missed.

1:23.8

I hope you love this one as much as I do.

1:26.3

Hi, and welcome back.

1:28.1

I'm so grateful you're back here with me.

1:31.8

So this is going to be such an amazing episode.

1:34.5

I'm so excited for you to hear it.

1:37.9

My guest is off the charts, impactful, amazing, talented, and so good.

1:43.4

So before we get to her, wanted to share a little bit

1:46.8

since we're approaching New Year's within a couple of days, I want to think about where I was a

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