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Jan 2025
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90: “If you think success will make you ...

Kelly Brogan MD
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Kara Nicole Bitar is a former attorney turned Optimization Coach specializing in helping people align with their true nature.



In this episode, you're going to learn why Kara walked away from a prestigious legal career without a plan, how understanding her uniqueness changed her life, what the manifesting blueprint reveals about thriving in life, why vision boards don’t work for everyone, and how seven polarities can help you live in alignment and avoid burnout.


Kara Nicole Bitar holds a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law and practiced high-stakes corporate litigation at one of the largest law firms in the Southeast of the United States. Kara now combines the dedication and commitment that it took to become a successful attorney, real-life training in what it takes to succeed at high-levels, and extensive research, experience and training in how to optimize our lives, to help her clients live the most joyous, energized and successful versions of themselves. She does this through Optimization Programs she developed, Akashic Records readings and teaching Kundalini Yoga. Kara is a KRI Certified Instructor of Kundalini Yoga, Reiki Master, Certified ThetaHealing® Practitioner and Certified SoulRealignment® Practitioner


Timestamps:


[06:26] Why Kara left her successful legal career

[12:14] Introduction to the manifesting blueprint

[13:42] The importance of knowing and expressing your uniqueness

[16:10] Similarity vs contrast explained

[20:05] How similarity can guide personal growth

[21:27] Understanding how contrast thrives in unlikeness

[25:11] Process vs outcome and how it defines success

[29:37] Why vision boards don’t work for process-oriented people

[31:45] Internal vs external: how people know themselves

[35:04] Why internal people need alone time to thrive

[40:01] Consistent vs variable: thriving in repetition or newness

[45:07] Reinventive vs innovative: creating through reinvention or originality

[47:46] Instigative vs reactive: making changes proactively or in response

[50:08] How integrative vs exclusive people process decisions


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