Nikki Van Ekeren
Book Launch Day!
My latest book Poems on Style: The Art of Sharing Who You Are is now available. As you know, my work is generated by the journey toward...
NIKKI VAN EKEREN
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Discovering Who You Are
“always walk where you like your steps” is a lyric from a DMB song that has always stuck with me. It’s so simple, yet so profound. As a...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Embody Your Inner Wealth
“embody your inner wealth” let’s become acquainted with our inner resources…. what if we talked about what we had instead of what we...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Live More. Judge Less.
“live more and judge less” perhaps, we start judging when we stop participating… let go, have fun, laugh, participate, get up and do...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
To the Writer in You...
Do not aim for perfection, just write. There’s no right way to write, it’s all about finding your voice. Whether you are writing a blog...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
To See With New Eyes
“with new eyes” when you revisit old activities with new eyes, you get to experience life with an elevated sense of self. there are new...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Writing is the Result of Living
"writing is the result of living" living bold, loving big, getting hurt and getting right back up again. no one knows anything other than...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
This Moment is Yours
“rest into this moment” each moment is complete unto itself. so, why waste this moment worrying or plotting or planning your next moment?...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Leadership Begins on the Inside
As a writer, I work for myself and report to myself. Basically my work team consists of one person, me. I am learning to honor this role....
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
We Are the Stories That We Tell Ourselves
We are the stories that we tell ourselves. We are the trust that we have in ourselves. We are the value that we have assigned to our...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
How To Not Get Noticed by Literary Agents and Publishers
I self published my first book in the 4th grade. (My elementary school offered a publishing center run by parents and school staff. I...
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Nikki Van Ekeren
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
Working To Work
It’s about that shift from seeking a hack to get quicker results to seeking the joy of the work and letting that be the reward. “You have...
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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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