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This week’s theme: Uncommon Courage
In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Becky Estby, CEO of Next Monday and author of Uncommon Courage, to discuss what it means to redefine success, leadership, and belonging. Becky shares how her experiences growing up on a farm, building a corporate career, and creating a community for high-achieving women shaped her mission to help people recognize when they feel unseen, exhausted, or misaligned. Through her work, she encourages women to stop assuming they are the problem and instead find the courage to understand their needs, use their voice, and create a path that aligns with who they truly are.
Becky and Heather explore why courage is one of the most overlooked leadership qualities and how leaders can build environments where people feel safe to speak honestly. Becky shares her “mirror test” for making decisions with integrity, the importance of addressing challenges strategically rather than reacting emotionally, and why the answer is not always to leave a situation but sometimes to fix what is misaligned. Her message of uncommon courage reminds listeners that they do not have to navigate difficult moments alone. By finding supportive communities, embracing their authentic selves, and standing up for what matters, they can move from fear toward a more fulfilling and purposeful life.
From Fear to Fire: Secrets to Overcome Fear, Embrace Your Gifts and Achieve Success
This is the place where real people share real challenges. Where you can find a common bond and uncommon wisdom through their stories. Use tips from the breakthroughs of others to jump-start your success. Speaker, author, adventurer, and host Heather Hansen O’Neill takes you on the journey from fear to fire. Today, we talk about embracing uncommon courage, finding your authentic voice, redefining success, and creating alignment between your values, leadership, and life.
Becky Estby
Becky Estby is the CEO of Next Monday, where she helps professional women in leadership grow through peer groups, coaching, events, and leadership consulting. A former senior HR and organizational development executive, Becky works with high-achieving women who look successful on paper but feel unseen, exhausted, or misaligned. Her upcoming book, Uncommon Courage, helps women stop assuming they are the problem and start redefining success, leadership, and belonging on their own terms.
Connect with Becky:
Website: Next Monday
LinkedIn: Becky Estby, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CPCC
LinkedIn Company: Next Monday
Becky Estby’s new book, Uncommon Courage: How to Reframe Success Without Sacrificing Your Soul, is now available on Amazon. You can learn more about the book HERE.
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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~EE Cummings
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