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About Dr. Mykim Tran

Dr. Mykim Tran is a humanistic psychologist, keynote speaker, educator, life coach, and author. She started her career as a speaker in 2010 by motivating and inspiring individuals to feel good about themselves by educating them about body image, health and wellness, and self-confidence. However, she discovered that her strengths align more with mental health during her master's program in Health Psychology, which she attained at Walden University in 2013. She believes that when individuals have mental health, they will have the self-esteem to overcome and achieve anything. In 2014, she published her first book, Self-Esteem Building: How to Live Your Life as You. As she continued her education journey into her PhD program in Humanistic Psychology, she realized her passion for personal development and human potential. She achieved her PhD at Saybrook University in 2022. Dr. Tran uncovered that as individuals learn and develop, they will have a better understanding of themselves to create an authentic lifestyle that they can be proud of.

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Latest News

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The Most Inspiring Personalities to Follow In 2024

On August 2024, Dr. Tran was featured as the most inspiring personalities for 2024 and the cover story for the Inspire Zones magazine.

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Interview with KSM Podcast Growing Business

On August 2024, Dr. Tran shared her back-ended struggles and transformation, leading her to start her career as a speaker, and then later, found the Wake-Up Foundation.

Latest Article

Check out Dr. Tran's latest article for Brainz magazine on June 2024. In this article, she shared ways to stay motivated in life.

Work Philosophy

Dr. Tran is an expert in humanistic psychology. Using humanistic principles, Dr. Tran teaches and guides individuals to develop authentic lives filled with meaning, purpose, joy, and happiness. Dr. Tran uses three models to guide her work. 1) The Hierarchy of Needs (Self-Actualization), 2) The Life Purpose Pyramid, and 3) The Life Success Formula.

Research Goal

Dr. Tran's research goal is to discover a pathway to help every student realize and use their passion to do great work so they can make a social impact.

Active Research

Discovering the missing life skills in graduated high school students between 2014 – 2024.

Areas of Service

“What a man can be, he must be, this needs we call

self-actualization.”

Abraham Maslow

  • Authenticity (Self-actualization)

  • Passion and Purpose

  • Motivation

  • Mindset

  • Self-mastery

  • Psychological well-being

  • Productivity

"One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities."

Abraham Maslow

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