NOURA KNOWS BEST of Bethesda, MD on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We’re looking forward to introducing you to NOURA KNOWS BEST. Check out our conversation below.

Hi NOURA, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What is a normal day like for you right now?
No day is normal. But every day is “Nouramal” 🙂 Each day: 8 hours of sleep, workout, walk 10K steps per day, AM routine, PM routine, a self-care appintment, refreshments throughout the day and one solid meal per day- end of day, stay on top of emails, texts, and DMs, and my work is spread between my CPA practice, LeanOutNow™ health, wellness & weight loss program, and brand @NouraKnowsBest.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Noura and people call me @NouraKnowsBest because I know, educate, and share a lot about the two areas of life that we care most about: money and health. I’m a CPA of 20 years with my own practice and created the LeanOutNow™ health, wellness & weightloss program. My goal is to help people live optiminally and reveal their best selves in all areas of life.

I’m also known for being a finalist and big personality on the longest running reality show SURVIVOR and almost won my Season 39 which aired in the Fall of 2019 right before Covid.

Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
EGO. Stepping away from EGO and instead reconnecting with the heart and LOVE.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
WHAT REALLY MATTERS: health, financial stability, self-care and self=love, safety, true friends, family, safety, nature, and our passions that make us light up.

Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What do you believe is true but cannot prove?
Truth isn’t based on facts and figures. Truth is actually what people have decided to agree upon. Once I finally grasped that, I realized I don’t need to impose, force, and struggle to convince what I know is true onto others. All I can do is live in it and be a walking example of it. This was immediate relief and freedom for me and ironically the perfect way of being and showing up that created the REAL IMPACT and INFLUENCE I was looking to achieve!

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
BOTH. I’m doing MY TALENT (being a CPA) which was created, nurtured, and grown because of what I was told to do. And, now, because of that craft, I have the financial and time freedom to do what I was BORN to do (being a health and wellness advocate).

It’s unfortunate but the most creative jobs and careers REQUIRE steady and reliable income that isn’t easily generated from that world. This is why we see actors working at Starbucks and waiting on tables, models and artists working in bars and nightclubs. We need both the time and money to create and the hardest thing to do is be a creative without these two resources.

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