Confidence Classic: Step Into Your Power and Break Free from Self-Imposed Limits with Iman Oubou

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

What happens when chasing empowerment leaves you feeling disempowered? In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur, scientist, and former Miss New York US Iman Oubou to talk about the self-imposed limits that keep high-achievers stuck. Iman shares how investor bias pushed her into victim mode, how she rebuilt from the inside out, and why true confidence comes from self-awareness, not outside validation. Get ready to learn how to balance authenticity & adaptability, and reclaim your power.


In This Episode You Will Learn

  • How to RECLAIM your POWER when rooms won’t give it to you.

  • Ways to balance LIKABILITY vs. RESPECT without losing yourself.

  • How to use your FEMININITY and MASCULINITY as intentional LEADERSHIP tools.

  • The difference between your AUTHENTIC SELF and your ADAPTIVE SELF.

  • How to separate REPUTATION from “what will people THINK” anxiety.

  • The SELF-AWARENESS practices that build emotional maturity and lasting confidence.


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What happens when chasing empowerment leaves you feeling disempowered? In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur, scientist, and former Miss New York US Iman Oubou to talk about the self-imposed limits that keep high-achievers stuck. Iman shares how investor bias pushed her into victim mode, how she rebuilt from the inside out, and why true confidence comes from self-awareness, not outside validation. Get ready to learn how to balance authenticity & adaptability, and reclaim your power.


In This Episode You Will Learn

  • How to RECLAIM your POWER when rooms won’t give it to you.

  • Ways to balance LIKABILITY vs. RESPECT without losing yourself.

  • How to use your FEMININITY and MASCULINITY as intentional LEADERSHIP tools.

  • The difference between your AUTHENTIC SELF and your ADAPTIVE SELF.

  • How to separate REPUTATION from “what will people THINK” anxiety.

  • The SELF-AWARENESS practices that build emotional maturity and lasting confidence.


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2025-10-22 37 min
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