19.5 Shabbat + Laughter

What’s an incredible way to show thanks and gratitude, on this Thanksgiving Weekend? To recognize the gifts you have been given; everything from your job, your community, your education, to your family, your home, and your upcoming Vegas trip. Lucky for us, the Jewish Calendar has carved out a weekly time to decompress, and focus…

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20.1 Overcoming Frustration

Success is fraught with frustrations, so what does Jewish Wisdom say about overcoming those frustrations and keeping your eye on the prize? This week’s posts will explore a variety of insights based on Jewish teaching and culture, about frustration, hard work, and success as the end-goal. Different perspectives and MO’s still always point to one…

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20.2 Failing Forward

Ever heard the term ‘Failing Forward’? Its a secret of some of Forbes and Fortune 500’s greats, that failure isn’t so bad as long as you a) get back up, and b) use the lessons learned to continue working towards your goal. But long before Steve Jobs and Elon Musk failed until they succeeded, King…

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20.3 Push and Pull

“The door to success is marked push and pull,” says a little known Jewish Proverb. Have any idea what that even means? Luckily, just like your dreams, proverbs like these really find meaning in the mind of the interpreter. What makes proverbs more realiable than your dreams is that they have a crux, a core…

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20.4 Anger and Frustration

Ever heard that “When the wise man gets angry, he stops being wise”? This Jewish Proverb says it all – when you let the emotion of frustration hinder you, you lose sight of what sets you apart; you lose sight of your goal. Frustration, like anger, is an emotion that is temporary. While emotions are…

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