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6 powerful Reasons to Hire a Certified High Performance Coach

March 2, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Just as there is no such thing as overnight success, sustainable success is rarely achieved quickly or without intent. But in a world obsessed with productivity hacks, quick wins, easy personal change, and fast habit formation, it’s easy to overlook this truth. The highest performers in an arena, including executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, creatives, or stay-at-home […]

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How Gurus Fall Off Pedestals and Disciples Recover

February 23, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

It’s easy to put a teacher, coach, healer, or author you respect on a pedestal. You become a “disciple,” looking up to such gurus as role models or influencers in your life. When you see another side to them—one that is in opposition to who they claimed to be and your expectations of or beliefs

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How to Stay Connected to Loved Ones Across the Miles

February 9, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Staying in touch with people who live far away can prove challenging, particularly in our fast-paced lives where it’s easy to let relationships slip through the cracks. The issue isn’t just about distance, though. No matter why you feel challenged to keep in touch with loved ones across the miles, an intentional strategy can help

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How to Find Hidden Meaning in Groundhog Day

February 2, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Groundhog Day represents an amusing tradition. Humans ask a smallish, cute, fuzzy, bucktoothed animal to predict the coming of spring. But beneath the strange ritual lie some important lessons. If you aren’t familiar with the North American tradition of Groundhog Day, let me educate you. This “holiday” is held annually on February 2nd. People wait

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Why You Need to Unleash The Power Of Necessity

January 26, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Necessity fuels success. When you understand its role, increase your sense of “need,” and apply it to accomplishing your goals, you unleash necessity’s power to help you achieve them. The High Performance Institute, founded by Brendon Burchard, conducted a three-year, large-scale study of over two million people across 195 countries to identify the habits of

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How to Embody the Identity You Most Desire

January 19, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

The best way to achieve transformation is to “be” the person you most desire to become. Embody the new identity…fully. That’s when your mindset and habits align with your identity. You change. Also, people sense who you are from your posture, actions, speech, and energy. I have written and spoken about embodying an identity quite

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Don’t Bring Your Old Self Into the New Year

January 5, 2026 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

“Don’t bring your old self into the new year.” You’ve probably heard that advice. However, you may not understand why doing so is imperative for achieving your goals this year. You also might not have any idea how to leave your old self behind—or create a new one. Let’s keep this simple… The person you

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10 Things To Understand If You Want Change In The New Year

December 22, 2025 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

With the new year fast approaching, change is on my mind—and probably on your mind, too. Of course, I desire change for my country and the world. However, I also want personal change. I have goals I want to achieve in the next 12 months, and accomplishing them requires that I change. Yet, it’s difficult

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How to Fully Share Your Life at the Intersection

December 15, 2025 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Our lives exist at the intersection of all our identities, passions, skills, relationships, interests, careers, and hobbies. Trying to present only one aspect of yourself to the world denies others the opportunity to know all facets of who you are. If you are like me, you might be described as a multi-talented, multi-interested, or multi-passionate

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Gratitude’s Powerful Impact on Your Body, Mind and Spirit

December 2, 2025 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Americans celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday this past week. For many people, this day revolves around cooking a huge turkey dinner and eating it with friends and family; it has no deep meaning. For others, the holiday is a time of reflection and a chance to express gratitude to those they love and appreciate—and even to

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How To Stop Damaging Your Brain With Constant Complaining

November 17, 2025 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Every time you complain, you damage your brain. This type of negative talk activates the amygdala, which floods your body with hormones that shrink the hippocampus and strengthen neural pathways for fear and stress. In fact, complaining rewires your brain in the same way as experiencing a traumatic event. Your focus on and talk about

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7 Ways to Heal Yourself After Being Ghosted

November 10, 2025 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Being ghosted can feel like a challenging mix of rejection, abandonment, and grief. You don’t just lose the person—you lose the closure on the relationship. Healing from that requires both understanding and self-compassion. Here are seven effective and practical ways to approach your post-being-ghosted healing journey: 1. Acknowledge What Happened—Without Blame In her book Loving

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