NIKKI VAN EKEREN

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    intuition
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • May 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    intuition

    how can we learn to rely on intuition as a constant source of guidance? how can we fine tune this muscle and lean into our access to the ...
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    when you finally see yourself
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    when you finally see yourself

    when you finally see yourself, you can reset your mindset to that of thriving versus surviving. you trust life and are not afraid of making
    17 views0 comments
    Why Not Be The Person That You Know You Are?
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why Not Be The Person That You Know You Are?

    “why not” why not reach down deep and gather the courage to speak for yourself for the first time? why not share those words from the hear
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    How To Start Seeing This Moment As Yours
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    How To Start Seeing This Moment As Yours

    the moment that i’m in now is life, is my best life. i have nothing to fear.
    15 views0 comments
    
How You Start and End Your Day - Self Accountability and Creating New Habits
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    How You Start and End Your Day - Self Accountability and Creating New Habits

    We all have challenging pasts. Life is about what we do with this past. Will we continue learning and growing from it? I say, YES!
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    Creating That Glow and Sharing It
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Creating That Glow and Sharing It

    To create that inner glow, one needs to genuinely feel good about themselves. I think part of feeling good within is feeling good for others
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    When I Can Sense Another’s Pain…
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    When I Can Sense Another’s Pain…

    I can continue to live my life knowing that pain is our ultimate sculptor and we are its masterpiece.
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    How to Put Relationships First
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Put Relationships First

    People matter most. Just recently I asked myself what makes me the happiest in life? My immediate answer was my relationships with others.
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    Unpacking Old Beliefs as They Arise
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Unpacking Old Beliefs as They Arise

    the next time that you feel woeful that you are feeling jealous or angry or resentful, do not run from these emotions. Sit with them.
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    How To Endure (and then Thrive) When Your Mind Spins
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    How To Endure (and then Thrive) When Your Mind Spins

    If you have a low level, yet daily, helping of anxiety, you probably endure in spite of it. So many of us do. We pursue through the pain.
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    Choosing Yourself and the Imposter Syndrome
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Choosing Yourself and the Imposter Syndrome

    when i choose myself, i embody gratitude. i can unlock my purpose which then sets my mind free. marketing my message is not as challenging
    6 views0 comments
    Creating the Woman That I Want To Be
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    Creating the Woman That I Want To Be

    Tips on the process of Self Growth and Creation: 1. Continue to observe yourself. You will find that many of your responses and actions are
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    The Art of Repetition
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Art of Repetition

    Branding requires repetition. Getting your message out requires an immense amount of repetition.
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    Rumi's Words Still Ring True Today
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Rumi's Words Still Ring True Today

    The great 13th century poet Rumi wrote about the art of not identifying with passing thoughts and to allow them all in with no judgement....
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    It is Time to Stop Holding Back
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    It is Time to Stop Holding Back

    Do you hold yourself back? Do you hide yourself to stay safe? These old ways of living will never help you step into your best self.
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    When the Truth Comes Out
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    When the Truth Comes Out

    the truth has no desire to make anyone happy or enable one’s uneducated decisions. it exists to inform. it penetrates when one is ready to
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    Choosing Joy Even When It's Tricky
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Choosing Joy Even When It's Tricky

    “I choose joy” as life presents new challenges to me, my physical body wants to run away from this discomfort. my ego works extensively t...
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    Speak From Your Heart and Share Your Gifts
    Nikki Van Ekeren
    • Sep 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Speak From Your Heart and Share Your Gifts

    If you are familiar with my work, you know that I am deeply engaged with the topic of doing the work to create inner happiness. If I had ...
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