Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, professional speaker and podcast host. She shares her incredible story of how she overcame poverty, climbed the ranks to become a C-suite executive in radio and then launched her personal brand after getting fired unexpectedly. We discuss where she gets her inner drive from and how she’s passing that on to her teenage son. We talk very candidly about what it was like to get fired at the height of her media career and how she’s worked to reframe that experience. Heather shares the inspiration behind her latest book, Overcome Your Villains: Mastering Your Beliefs, Actions, and Knowledge to Conquer Any Adversity, and what readers can expect to take away from it. Listen in to hear more about Heather’s inspirational story and some amazing tips that she has for creating abundance.    IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT: The superpowers that she pulled out of growing up in poverty  How she’s raising her son to be resilient  What losing her job meant for her identity  The first steps she took to create her brand  How she landed Gary Vee as the first guest on her podcast, plus how she got on his show  Tips for overcoming toxic environments  What sunk cost fallacy is  Her BAK process: belief, action, knowledge  Masculine and feminine energies in business  How her relationship with money has changed since signing up for my text list    RESOURCES Check out Heather’s latest book, Overcome Your Villains: Mastering Your Beliefs, Actions, and Knowledge to Conquer Any Adversity. I will reimburse the first 50 people who download it, screenshot on Instagram that they’re listening to it, share their favorite takeaway so far, and tag both @heathermonahan and @chriswharder!  Text DAILY to 310-421-0416 to get daily Money Mantras or Business Perspective messages to boost your day.     CONNECT WITH HEATHER  Follow her on Instagram: @heathermonahan  Connect with her on LinkedIn: @theheathermonahan  Visit her website: heathermonahan.com  Listen to Creating Confidence    CONNECT WITH CHRIS Follow Me: @chriswharder Visit My Website: https://chrisharder.me    ABOUT HEATHER Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, TedX speaker, podcast host and Board Member of Healthlynked Corporation. As a former C-suite executive in media, she was named one of the most Influential Women in Radio in 2017 and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder in 2018. Heather was named one of the Top 40 Female Keynote Speakers of 2020 by Real Leaders and her new book Overcome Your Villains is available for purchase now.