It's the Effort that Counts
Success is not only measured by how much we achieve but by how hard we try.
Mar 19, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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Change a Tire, Change the World
We never know the influence that a simple act of kindness will have on someone else's world. One good deed really can change the world.
Mar 19, 2021•5 min
Don't Mention It
The common response when someone thanks you for doing them a favour is "don't mention it." Why don't we want them to mention it? Is there a deeper way of connecting with someone that is above 'mentioning it?"
Mar 19, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Bring the Zoo Home
The zoo is an exciting place filled with exotic animals, live shows, and new experiences. Why is it more exciting to see a grizzly bear at the zoo than seeing a grey squirrel on your front lawn? What we experience infrequently is often exciting and what we engage in regularly we view as mundane. How do we infuse excitement into our everyday life?
Mar 19, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Charge Your Battery
Cellphones can now do so much more than just make phone calls; and yet they still need to be charged in order to be used. We are no different. In order for us to maximize our potential and actualize our abilities we need to recharge. So how do we do this?
Mar 19, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Behind Every Good Man
Why was the Torah first given to the women and then to the men? Women are the support system of the family and it is only with their guidance and motivation that men succeed. Women aren't afraid to do what needs to be done.
Mar 19, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Changing Inside Out
While changing our clothes might assist in our transformation, in order to have a long last change it must come from within.
Mar 19, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Show Your Love
Explores the importance of expressing your feelings of love to those that are close to you and how G-d wants and needs our love.
Mar 19, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
The Right Man for the Job
Explores stepping into ourselves and becoming the person we need to be to face the challenges before us.
Jan 15, 2021•4 min
Insulating the World
Explores doing our best to maintain our own values while actively doing our best to positively influence others.
Jan 15, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Being the Best You
Explores being the best that you can be and to work towards fulfilling the unique mission in life that only you can accomplish.
Jan 15, 2021•1 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Baking a Cake
Explores the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash (Temple), going through struggles, and how G-d gives us the obstacles is just the right proportions.
Jan 15, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Total Commitment
Explores the last day of Chanukah and having total commitment to actualize our potential.
Dec 18, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Happy Birthday Ettie
Explores what it means to be truly beautiful.
Dec 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Wrestling the World
Explores the confrontation between Yaakov and Eisav, the wrestling match between Yaakov and an angel, and our own wrestling match with life's challenges.
Dec 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Climbing a Ladder
Explores the usefulness of ladders in our daily lives and the role of a spiritual ladder to reach greater spiritual heights.
Dec 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Brotherly Love
Explores the relationship between ourselves and others and the influence we can have on someone.
Dec 18, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Living the Good Life
Explores how we choose to face life's challenges and how that impacts our view on life.
Dec 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Turning Back time
Explores daylight savings time, our attempt to manipulate time, and the ability to go back in time and correct our mistakes.
Dec 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Explores how you can bring your home with you where ever you go.
Dec 18, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Building a Puzzle
Explores how each person can accomplish great feats by starting with first working on himself. By working on ourselves one can change the world.
Dec 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Staying Balanced
Explores what we can learn from brining our car to the mechanic and the importance of staying balanced and maximizing our potential.
Dec 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Sheva Brochos with G-d
Explores our intimate relationship with G-d and why it is so special.
Dec 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 24
A Global Symphony
Explores how each person on their contributes to the greater good. A symphony can only be complete if each person plays their part.
Dec 18, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 23
I Think I Can
Explores how children are not afraid to try new things and how we should embrace our lives by not being afraid to be ourselves.
Sep 25, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Simply Amazing
Explores Michigan's Lake Superior University's "List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse, and General Uselessness,” the word 'amazing,' and recognizing how 'amazing' life really is as we enter the new year.
Sep 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Crowning G-d King
Explores finding meaning in a car accident, realizing who is in control, accepting what happens in life and how we can learn to react positively to challenges, and what it means to crown G-d King.
Sep 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Explores staying focused while pushing ourselves to reach our potential, the importance of having a cheering squad to support you, having concrete goals and a plan to achieve them.
Sep 18, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Swim Big or Go Home
Explores pacing ourselves while making an effort to achieve our goals, and preparing ourselves for Rosh Hashanah.
Sep 18, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Behind Bars
Explores feeling imprisoned, judging others and ourselves, how to give advice to others, how to attain freedom.
Aug 21, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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