Breaking Golden Handcuffs Belief
She realized language shaped her career destiny
Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
Jul 21, 2026 · 38 min · 16 segments
Are you setting goals you'll actually achieve this year? In this episode, I share the habits and mindset shifts that have helped me turn big dreams into meaningful progress. We talk about why writing…
However, I know that the holidays are not always a joyful time of year for everyone, and I just want you to know that if you are going through a tough time, I hear you.
It, it [laughs] does not always come together as seamlessly or perfectly as you want or hope.
I remember last year, I was going through a really tough few months of my life.
Both my son and I got sick right before Christmas, and it just felt like, wait a minute.
There's all this hype, and we're supposed to be having this amazing season, and everyone on social media is so happy, and things are going so great, and it just felt terrible.
Which is also one of the reasons why I want you to reflect on a year ago right now and just think to yourself how far you've come.
Like, whatever it is in your life, you might not be happy with everything right now.
However, it's so much better than it was a year ago, and it's so easy to forget that, right? It is so easy.
So give yourself that gift of reflection of where you were a year ago right now, what you've overcome, you know, what great decisions you've made.
So you know, even if you are in a moment right now where, where it is challenging, where you are frustrated, you're not living your best life, know that you've overcome other challenging times, and you will overcome this one as well.
That always helps me to put things in better perspective, is to appreciate those hard times in the past and, and really remind myself that, you know what? I can get through this as well.
That's past proof that we can get through these current and future moments that are challenging, because we are all gonna have them.
So I hope that you take a moment to reflect on where you were a year ago, all of the amazing things you've accomplished, all the goals that you had set out to achieve.
And PS, can you please do me a favor? I guarantee most everyone listening right now puts together a grocery list before you leave the house to make sure you get your kids whatever they want or your spouse or yourself, but so often people aren't writing those things down for the new year, their goals for the new year.
However, I know that the holidays are not always a joyful time of year for everyone, and I just want you to know that if you are going through a tough time, I hear you.
It, it [laughs] does not always come together as seamlessly or perfectly as you want or hope.
I remember last year, I was going through a really tough few months of my life.
Both my son and I got sick right before Christmas, and it just felt like, wait a minute.
There's all this hype, and we're supposed to be having this amazing season, and everyone on social media is so happy, and things are going so great, and it just felt terrible.
Which is also one of the reasons why I want you to reflect on a year ago right now and just think to yourself how far you've come.
Like, whatever it is in your life, you might not be happy with everything right now.
However, it's so much better than it was a year ago, and it's so easy to forget that, right? It is so easy.
So give yourself that gift of reflection of where you were a year ago right now, what you've overcome, you know, what great decisions you've made.
So you know, even if you are in a moment right now where, where it is challenging, where you are frustrated, you're not living your best life, know that you've overcome other challenging times, and you will overcome this one as well.
That always helps me to put things in better perspective, is to appreciate those hard times in the past and, and really remind myself that, you know what? I can get through this as well.
That's past proof that we can get through these current and future moments that are challenging, because we are all gonna have them.
So I hope that you take a moment to reflect on where you were a year ago, all of the amazing things you've accomplished, all the goals that you had set out to achieve.
And PS, can you please do me a favor? I guarantee most everyone listening right now puts together a grocery list before you leave the house to make sure you get your kids whatever they want or your spouse or yourself, but so often people aren't writing those things down for the new year, their goals for the new year.
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