Business, Work & Money
When you equate your self-worth with your bank account, the result is anxiety. But when you equate money with divine gifts, the result is an invaluable blessing.
Have you transformed your job into meaningful work? The majority of our energy is spent on something that most of us abhor – work! There is nothing as depressing as a rainy Monday morning, when you know you are going to spend the next ten hours in a cubicle. So why do we do it? Why do we work? To make money, of course. But what is it about money that makes our hearts go ka-ching? Is it really worth distilling all that blood, sweat and tears into a few crisp dollar bills? The answer is an emphatic yes! You can transcend the monotony and enjoy meaningful work!
Why Giving Away Money Is Difficult
Money is called “soul-energy” and you can learn to harness that energy in your life.
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What Leadership Is (And Is Not)
By discovering what a leader is not, we can come to understand what a leader is. What leadership is…
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Should You Retire?
With a touch of humor, this short talk by best-selling author and counselor-to-thousands Rabbi Simon Jacobson, cuts to the core of why retirement might look attractive, but isn’t always the healthiest choice. You never retire from life. Your whole life is valuable — from birth to old age.
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What to Do When You Make a Mistake
Theme: Use Your Weaknesses for Growth
These two methods, developed by the Kabbalists, will revolutionize the way that you handle making mistakes.
Trust and Self-Interest
Perhaps our current economic meltdown is an unprecedented opportunity to give us all pause to think about the meaning of trust. And to learn the most vital lesson of all: The foundation of all trust is trust in G-d.
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Mindful Multitasking
Theme: Essential Life Skills
Effective multitasking is not doing two things at once. It is focusing on several singular tasks in quick succession from each other.
How to be More Productive: Step 1: Atzilus; Vision
Please join Rabbi Jacobson in a unique 4-part series, in which he deciphers these four steps and applies them to help you reach your goals. This week’s program begins with Step 1: Atzilus. It addresses the first necessary step: Having a vision. Before building anything you need a clear and crystallized vision of what you want to achieve.
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3 Inspirational Thoughts to Start Your Day Right
Any job you do, even if it is an motivation-deadening cubicle hell, can and should be a vehicle for who you are.
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Money Talks. Who Translates?
Can you be happy without money? Does money guarantee happiness? The power money wields over us is undeniable. What does this power teach us about ourselves? We all need money to live, but is our dependency on money simply about necessity, or is it deeper than that?
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Does My Job Define Me?
Your work is only what you do, not who you are. It is time to learn how to discover your true identity and discover the difference between form and function, means and ends, and how to strengthen your character and assert who you are — your true inner self.
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