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how you interpret things determines how you experience them.

Transform Your Life with Powerful Reinterpretations of Your Experiences

September 23, 2024 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Humans are interpreting machines. You give meaning to everything. In other words, you decide what things mean—even if that interpretation is incorrect. Then, your interpretations impact your experiences. Typically, the meaning you assign to things and experiences is incorrect. But you choose to believe the assigned meaning and live your life based on your interpretations. […]

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Stop Being a Victim of Your Circumstances

August 26, 2024 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

How often have you said, “I can’t do that because…” Fill in the blank with any reason you prefer, like “I don’t have enough time,” “I don’t have enough money,” “I am over-committed,” “I have to do X, Y, or Z,” “My mother, father, kids, partner, boss, or friend won’t like it,” “I’m too tired,”

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The Mindset that Makes You a Victim of Your Circumstances

May 13, 2024 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

It’s disempowering to believe things happen “to you.” That mindset makes you a victim of your circumstances. What happens if you believe life happens “for you” instead? You empower yourself to make decisions that change your situation and take advantage of the lessons and opportunities presented by each personal experience. Stop Giving Away Your Power

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You think your hands are tied but they are not

How to Untie Your Hands and Reach for Your Dreams

October 16, 2023 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Have you ever felt like your hands are tied, and you can’t reach for your dreams…or anything else? If you have, you may realize that the restrictive feeling you experienced comes from lack and fear, both of which stem from your thought processes. Let’s say you believe you lack money. This belief brings up fearful

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How to Improve the Quality of Your Self-Talk

May 17, 2021 / By Nina Amir / 3 Comments

You talk to yourself all the time, but most of what you say is unsupportive. Even people who work hard to develop a positive self-talk habit find their negative voice speaks more often than they’d like. You likely tell yourself things like: You are so stupid. You can’t do that. You are unlovable. You aren’t

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Do You Really and Truly Love Yourself Enough?

May 3, 2021 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Love yourself. You’ve heard that advice—maybe even thought of it as a platitude. The truth is that most people do not love themselves…or don’t love themselves enough. The negative results of not loving yourself are too many to count. They include depression, ill health, excess weight, unhappiness, feeling disempowered, and self-criticism. As you can imagine,

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stand up for yourself and fight for yourself

5 Ways to Stand Up and Fight For Yourself

March 15, 2021 / By Nina Amir / 4 Comments

You may not consider yourself a “fighter.” But I bet you fight for the things that are important to you…or not. Answer this question: How often do you fight for other things or people? And how often do you fight for yourself? Most of us don’t fight for ourselves—and for what’s important to us—nearly as

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10 Ways to Regain Your Sense of Personal Power

February 22, 2021 / By Nina Amir / 6 Comments

Do you feel as if you’ve given away your personal power? I do, too. So, how do we get it back? That’s a question I’ve been grappling with recently. I’ve always seen myself as a woman who stood in her personal power. I asked for what I wanted and went after my dreams. I spoke

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YOu have personal power and can create change

How to Use Your Personal Power to Affect Change Every Day

March 26, 2018 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Look around. You’ll find lots of things or situations that need to change. But most of the time, if you are like most people, you feel powerless to do anything about any of it. Stop feeling like you are powerless! You have the power to make a difference. In fact, you have a ton of

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Seeing Myself Through Someone Else's Eyes

December 22, 2009 / By Nina Amir / 2 Comments

The other day I met with a friend. He told me that 90 percent of the time when he met with me he had a great time; the other 10 percent of the time it broke his heart. He hated seeing his friend not doing the things she loved and not being the person she

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