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Know Yourself

Know Yourself . What is your Starting point?. unique. Rabbi Soloveitchik My generations Rav Dessler. Nature vs. Nurture. That’s just who I am That’s how I was raised Choice My voice Avraham Rosh Chodesh

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Know Yourself

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  1. Know Yourself What is your Starting point?

  2. unique • Rabbi Soloveitchik • My generations • Rav Dessler

  3. Nature vs. Nurture • That’s just who I am • That’s how I was raised • Choice • My voice • Avraham • Rosh Chodesh • Nikudathabichira/point of choice

  4. Nature • Genes • Temperament • Learning ability • Health • Creativity What would you add to this list?

  5. Nurture • Birth time/year • Birth place/country • Family of origin • Socio-economic status • Coping mechanisms What would you add to this list?

  6. Challenges • Internal • Brain chemistry • Attitude • Health • External • Single parenthood • Angry or oppositional relatives • Financial woes What would you add to this list?

  7. middot • HacaratHaTov (recognition) • Thankfulness (appreciation) • Chesed • Zareizut/Alacrity • Seder/organization • Anger (ease of getting, depth, length, appeasement) • Sadness • SimchatHaChaim • Samayachb’chelko • Hatmada/stick-to-itiveness/zitzfleish

  8. Choices • School/education • Health (nutrition/drugs/exercise/sleep) • Financial (earn, spend, save, give) • Body use (shmira, nezek) • Relationships (give, take, kind, harsh) • Marriage (faithful, growing, supportive) What would you add to this list?

  9. Assets • Enjoyable temperament • Happy • Easy-going • Seeks and remembers good • Loving and supportive family • Financially comfortable • Pleasant community • what would you add to this list?

  10. Desires • Thin • Beautiful • Rich • Healthy • Organized • Focused • Learned • Strong Marriage • Peaceful home • Increased emunah

  11. Dreams • Thin/Beautiful => look like ______ • Healthy => lean, strong, drug free, alert (well slept) • Organized => surfaces clear, calendar kept, no overdrafts • Focused => clear goals, clear steps to achieve them, daily inspiration • Learned => know Shas, poskim, Rambam, Zohar • Strong Marriage => loving feelings, support each other • Increased emunah => Feel Hashem’s presence in my life • Dream Big!!! • Goals are dreams with a deadline --- Diana Scharf Hunt

  12. Goals and Dreams • Goals are something you act upon. Dreams are something you just think about. • Goals have deadlines. Dreams are just dreamy. • Dreams are free. Goals have a cost. • Goals produce results. Dreams don’t. • Dreams are imaginary. Goals are based in reality. • Goals have a finish line. Dreams never have to end. • Dreams can inspire you. Goals can change your life. • Goals must have focus. Dreams don’t. • Goals require hard work. Dreams just require your imagination. • Dreams stretch your imagination. Goals stretch you.

  13. Statement of uniqueness I am a ____ year old man/woman created in the image of Hashem. I have a unique nature, nurture, history, and set of dreams and goals. B’ezrat Hashem, I can use (am using/will use/plan to use) my special self to create a singular relationship with Hashem. Through that, I can shine (am shining/will shine) my light, and the light of Hashem, into my life, my family, my community and the whole world.

  14. Life Balance • Looking at the various areas of our life • Make Our Dreams into Goals • Make sure our goals are reasonable • Make sure we are not overreaching • Make sure we are not under reaching

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