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Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

The Positive Habits That Build Better Leaders and Better Lives with Jon Gordon

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Heather Monahan

Business, Education, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Could one habit completely change your life? In this episode, I sit down with bestselling author and leadership expert Jon Gordon to talk about the daily habits that shape your mindset, relationships, and success. Jon shares the story behind his newest book and how a simple gratitude practice transformed his marriage, career, and sense of purpose after one of the lowest points in his life. We also break down why gratitude helps reduce stress, how to replace negative habits with positive ones, and why real human connection is becoming even more valuable in today's AI-driven world. Get ready to discover the one habit that could completely transform your life. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why one habit can change the course of your life. The 3 things every leader needs to stay motivated and focused. The physical habits that improve your energy, health, and resilience. Where to start if changing your habits feels overwhelming. How gratitude strengthens your mindset and reduces stress. Why real human connection matters more than ever in the age of AI. Why AI makes authenticity and leadership even more valuable. How to create habits that support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. How to use AI without losing your competitive advantage. Why toxic negativity is a bigger problem than "toxic positivity." Check Out Our Sponsors: NetSuite - If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, go to NetSuite.ai/MONAHAN. Zazzle - Save 25% on your first order at zazzle.com. Wealthfront - Join over a million people already building wealth with confidence. Head to wealthfront.com/confidence to get started. Terms and conditions apply. Momentous - Head to livemomentous.com and use code CONFIDENCE for up to 35% off your entire first order. Mindstone - Check out Mindstone today and how it can help you with your business needs when it comes to AI: https://www.mindstone.com/ Resources + Links Learn more about Jon Gordon HERE - https://jongordon.com/Order The Power of Positive Habits: https://powerofpositivehabitsbook.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 Jon on Instagram & LinkedIn This experience may not be representative of other Wealthfront clients, and there is no guarantee of future performance or success. Experiences will vary. Heather Monahan and the Creating Confidence podcast (collectively "Media Partner") are not clients of Wealthfront. The Media Partner receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage for this paid endorsement placed in their podcast, creating a conflict of interest. More details available via the referral link. The Direct Deposit Plus Investing Program from Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Brokerage LLC provides eligible clients a 0.25% APY increase above the base APY on eligible Cash Account balances (up to an overall boosted rate of 4.30% for a limited time when including the three month 0.75% APY boost for new clients) when you direct deposit $1,000 a month, plus open, fund, and maintain an investing account. Wealthfront may change or end the program at any time and determine eligibility at its discretion. Terms apply. Full details at wealthfront.com/promo-terms. The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The base APY is 3.30% on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, subject to change, and requires no minimum. Funds in the Cash Account are swept to program banks, where it earns the variable APY. Same-day withdrawal or instant payment transfers may be limited by destination institutions, daily transaction caps, and by participating entities such as Wells Fargo, the RTP® Network, and FedNow® Service. New Cash Account deposits are subject to a 2-4 day holding period before becoming available for transfer. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Securities investments are not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value. Investment advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser.

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0:00.0

Our positive habits create our reality and the results and who we are.

0:04.0

Our negative habits do as well.

0:05.6

We were made for connection.

0:07.0

We were made for relationships.

0:08.8

And I think we're living in a world where people are just okay, not realizing how much

0:13.6

they need it.

0:14.6

Yeah, with AI, it is scary.

0:16.7

But this means that real is going to be even more important. Real is going to be even more powerful.

0:23.6

In an AI world, real becomes more valuable, it becomes more special,

0:27.6

becomes rare, and it becomes something that people crave and want.

0:32.6

Should we be more concerned about toxic negativity?

0:34.6

I don't think we have too much positivity in this world or in our

0:38.5

companies and organizations. Now, that's not the problem. We have too much negativity. Let's talk more

0:44.7

about that. I'm on this journey with me. Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our

0:50.7

goals. Overcome adversity and set you up for a better tomorrow.

0:54.9

I'm ready for my close-up. Welcome back. I'm so glad you're here with me this week. Okay,

1:01.0

we, I very rarely have guests on multiple times, but our guest today has been on a few times,

1:07.5

and you're going to see why. So John Gordon, he's a bestselling author. I mean, wait a minute, 32 books. It's insane the amount of books this man has written. I just don't even understand it. And John, you're going to have to get into it and explain to us a little bit about the magic about how you're able to create so much and the downloads that you get and how it all works. I think it's incredible. His principles

1:27.9

have been put to the test numerous times by Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams,

1:33.3

school districts, hospitals, nonprofits, he's one of the top keynote speakers out there. The author

1:37.7

32 books, including 18 bestsellers, the energy bus, which is just a whole other five children's books.

1:45.8

I mean, the books that this man has created are seconds of them.

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