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You've been told your whole life that being nice is a good thing. But what if niceness isn't what you think it is? What if it's a survival strategy — learned early, rooted in fear — and the people who run it the hardest are actually the most unreliable people in your life?

In this episode, Jamal shares a personal story about a friendship where his own niceness was enabling someone he cared about — and what happened when he chose kindness over comfort.

He also breaks down three ancient words that share the same Latin root, and when you see what that root means, it changes how you understand authenticity forever. This episode draws a line between performing a version of yourself that keeps the peace and authoring a life that's actually yours.

If you've ever been called "the nice one" and felt something off about it — or if you've ever wondered why the nicest people in your life are sometimes the least trustworthy — this episode names what's underneath that feeling.

Jamal Jivanjee is a life coach, speaker, and author of the Amazon bestselling book Living for a Living. He works with individuals ready to do the deeper work of transformation through his signature program, The Energy Acquisition System — a 90-day, one-on-one coaching experience.

Learn more or book a free consultation conversation: https://www.jamaljivanjee.com/life-coaching

You can listen to the full episode on the following platforms:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-cast-with-jamal/id1126696772?i=1000793836597

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vf2wAjksJvQQQAaCnXH68?si=1015049ab7ff4aa0