Coaching The Bible

Hi all! This is Episode 83 (S2:E29) A special edition of Coaching With The Bible for the holiday of Passover (Pesach). Our topic this week: Storytelling Quick question: How well do you know your parents' story? How well do you know your family history? How tied in are you to how your family got to where it is? Well, in this week's episode we connect our personal story to our communal story, and ou...

Hi all! This is Episode 82 (S2:E28) Our topic this week: Personal Redemption Happy Learning and Enjoy!

Hi all! Episode 81 is here! Our topic this week: On Shame & Guilt Can you explain the following 4 words: Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, Humiliation? Each has its own definition and impact on us and in this week's episode, we'll talk about all 4 in the context of the biblical leper and, what else, Will Smith and Chris Rock (The Slap Heard Round The World). Happy Learning!

Hi all! This is Episode 80 (S2:E26) Our topic this week: On Getting The Timing 'Right' Last week we discussed the first of the 4 Rights of Asking, being the 'right person'. This week we are skipping #2 (the 'right' ask) and instead we'll be talking about 'right #3': Timing As the saying goes: 'Timing is Everything' Happy Learning!

Hi All! Happy Purim for those celebrating tonight/tomorrow! This is Episode 79 (S2:E25) Our focus this week will be the holiday and not Tzav (this week's Torah portion) Topic: On Being The 'Right' Person Have you ever been in a situation where you needed something from someone else, asked them, got rejected, and could not for the life of you figure out why that happened? Well, then this week's epi...

Hi All! This is Episode 78! (Season 2:24) We begin the 3rd book of the 5 Books of Moses, known as Leviticus (Vayikra). Much of the book revolves around issues of the pure and impure, the holy and unholy. Our topic this week: On Behavior Change What do a Stanford professor, an ultra-athlete and a 13th-century Rabbinic scholar have in common? Take a listen as we begin to think and speak about how we...

Hi all! This is Episode #77 (Season 2:23) This week we once again complete the Book of Exodus with the building and establishment of the Tabernacle (Mishkan) in the desert. A story that has occupied much of the bible text for the last 5 weeks. Our topic this week: On Measuring Success The question: How do we measure our successes in life? Is it purely a calculation of numbers, overall impact? Is i...

Hi All! Welcome back to Coaching With The Bible! This is Season 2, Episode 22, and overall #76! Our topic this week: Talent We talk about talented people all the time. Some we see as 'prodigies' and others as 'naturals.' They have 'God-given ability' the likes of which we could never approach. Is that actually true? Is there truly a thing as 'innate ability?' When you think about it, ask this: Wha...

Hi all! Welcome back to another week of Coaching With The Bible! This week: Ki Tisa, Episode 75! Our Topic: Anxiety We will look at one approach to understanding what the people of Israel were thinking when they determined it was time to make the Golden Calf. We will not excuse the act, but rather explain what is going on in that moment and perhaps appreciate how that could be us, though not in bu...

Hi all! I hope you are having a great day! This is Season 2 Episode 20, #74 Our topic this week:  Tetzaveh: On Showing Up We take a look at George Washington at his first inauguration and the High Priest as he enters the Tabernacle. Yes! A comparison between the two exists! But that's not our focus... Our focus is on the idea of how each 'showed up' when they needed to.  What is it that...

Hi all! Season 2 Episode 19 is here! Our topic this week: On Volunteering The bible spends a lot of time over the next few weeks discussing the many intricate details of the Tabernacle (Mishkan) and the clothing of the Priests, but we should not lose sight of the many contributions that the people made to the success of that massive project. We go deep (and long! sorry) on what it means to volunte...

Hi all! Welcome back to Coaching With The Bible! Season 2: Episode 18 (#72) This week's topic: Responsibility So my question for this week is: Is there ever a point where our responsibility for actions ends? Is there a line we can draw after which we are no longer responsible for what happens? Does it differ between a legal and perhaps our own moral/ethical standard? Ok, that was more than one que...

Hi all! Episode 71 has arrived! This week we are discussing ' Boundaries' Some will call them borders, others will call them fences, and still others, walls. They are the things that separate us and divide us, or so we might think!  What if boundaries are actually good for us, help us, allow us to grow? Then maybe they're not so bad and maybe we should consider the boundaries we have and perh...

Hi all! We have reached another milestone! Episode #70!!! Feeling quite grateful and thankful!!! This week's discussion, for Season 2 Episode 16, is Beshalach: On Obstacles The people of Israel hit the ground running this week and run into obstacle after obstacle, adversity after adversity, problem after problem and the question is 'why?' Why does God have to constantly make it so difficult for th...

Hi all! Season 2 Episode 15 is here! Our topic this week: Patience When you hear the word 'patience' what comes to mind? Passive? Laziness? I think a lot of people do 'hear' those words. To me, patience is one of those 'soft skills' that are so hard to develop. We take a moment this week to consider the long history of the Exile in Egypt and the patience of the generations before the Redemption ta...

Hi all! Season 2, Episode 14 (#68) is here. Our topic this week: On Feeling Overwhelmed Who doesn't feel a bit overwhelmed by what is happening around us right now? I know I do. It's hard and it's complex and it's a feeling that few if any of us at all want to feel: Overwhelmed. So, let's talk about it because the people of Israel seemed to feel the same way in this week's reading. Take a listen!...

Hi all! Welcome back to another edition of Coaching With The Bible. This week we begin the 2nd book of the Bible, Exodus, for the 2nd time together! I am excited!!! Our topic this week: The Leadership Process We will spend our time learning and appreciating the 'overnight success' that Moses becomes as the leader of the people of Israel. That is to say, we will delve into how did he become the lea...

Hi all! Another week, another episode and this week the end of the Book of Genesis (again!) Season 2, Episode 12(#66) is here and our topic for this week is: 'On Being Selfless' We will spend our time focusing on a possible reason as to why Joseph never reaches out to his family while in Egypt or at least from the moment he begins to lead there.  If you are asking yourself how does that fit i...

Hi all! Season 2 Episode 11 (#65!) is here. Our topic this week: On Choosing The Leader How does Jacob make the decision to choose Judah to lead the family down to Egypt? Seems obvious? Not so fast! How does that decision help us learn and understand how to select great leaders for ourselves? Happy Learning! Our quote of the week: 'A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to ma...

Hi all! Happy Chanukah to those celebrating this week! Honored to bring you Season 2 Episode #10 (#64) of Coaching With The Bible. Our topic this week: Team Building Part II Last year around this time we focused on dysfunction in our teams, this year we'll learn about how to hire using a strategy known as 'Humble, Hungry, Smart' based on the story of Pharoah and Joseph at the beginning of this wee...

Hi all! Welcome back to Coaching with the Bible!! Missed a week there, but never ever 2 in a row!  I do plan to make up that episode. This week's episode (#63) overall is entitled: Vayeishev: On Jealousy We will begin to dissect the issue of the Brother's jealousy of Joseph, the roots of their jealousy, and one really key insight as to how to work on any jealousy-related issues that we may ha...

Hi all! This week's episode of Coaching With The Bible, Season 2 Episode 7, is #61 overall! Thanks again for being with me each week. This week's topic: Vayeitzei: On Planning Our quote of the week comes from author, Alan Lakein, who wrote and spoke a lot about time management, famously said: 'Failing To Plan Is Planning To Fail' We go deep this week on Jacob's time at the Academy of Shem and Ever...

Hi all! Season 2 Episode 6 is here! This week's topic: Commitment Overall we have reached our 60th episode, which is really crazy! Thanks for being on this journey with me each and every week. Much appreciated. Our quote of the week: 'Commitment is the foundation of great accomplishment.' We discuss the role of Rebecca in our story this week and her level of commitment to her sons, her family, and...

Hi all! Season 2 Episode 5 (#59 Overall) is here! Chayei Sara: On Goals This week we go deep on the concepts of both goal setting and achievement through the lens of Abraham and the purchase of the burial plot for Sara. ' Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life '- Les Brown  As always Enjoy and Happy Learning!

Hi all! Click below for Coaching with the Bible Series 2 Episode 4. This week's topic: Alignment Let's change it up a bit and use a quote to start us off: ‘How we think of ourselves (our self-image) and how we behave in accordance with that image in the real world is the stuff of congruence. It’s one of the most profoundly powerful drives we have as humans – to live in consistent alignment with wh...