Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Journey Forth! Conquering Fear
The Four Faces of Fear
Journey Forth!
Meditation
Chapter 2: Nothing Stands Before the Will: Harnessing Will Power to Succeed in Business
Two Divine Desires: An Inner Will and an Outer Will
Two Desires in Creating a Business: An Inner Will and an Outer Will
Discovering Your Inner Will
Following Your Authentic Will
Combining Passion and Pleasure to Succeed in Business
Follow Your Authentic Will and Overcome Procrastination
Nothing Stands in the Way of Our “Authentic” Will
Meditation
Chapter 3: The Humble Path: Taking Ego Out of the Entrepreneur
Pharaoh the Gas Ruach
Korah the Ba’al Ga’ava
Moses: The Most Successful Entrepreneur of All Times
Meditation
Chapter 4: Patriarchal Business Models: Creating a Blueprint for Success
Smashing the Competition
Grassroots in the Desert: From the Bottom to the Top
A New Paradigm Appears: From Above to Below
Jacob Gets It Just Right
Knowing the Business Better than Your Competition
Jacob’s True Legacy
Meditation
Chapter 5: Making the Sale: Negotiation Techniques from the Torah
Abraham Negotiates with God
Jacob Negotiates with His Brother
Moses Understands God’s Position
Using Questions and Creating Trust in Negotiations
Verifying the Terms of an Agreement
What the Torah Tells Us about Negotiating
Meditation
Chapter 6: Dealing with Failure: Handling Failure to Ensure Future Success
Avoiding the Path towards Massive Failure
Fixing Our Failures
Daily Failures Lead to Daily Success
Failure is Deeply Personal
The Man Who Refused to See Failure
Seeing Failure as Emancipating: The Second Tablets
Meditation
Chapter 7: Spiritual Entrepreneurship: Finding the Holy in Your Work
Three Models of Entrepreneurship
The Benefits of Spiritual Entrepreneurship
Turning Your Business into Your Own Personal Place of Worship
Meditation
Chapter 8: Attracting More Money: Harvesting the Power of Positivity to Realize Your Goals
The Fallacy that Positive Thought Alone Leads to Positive Results
How Positive Thinking Attracts the Positive
The Positive Power of Intention
The Positive Power of Gratitude
The Negative Power of Doubt
Is Your Inside in Sync with Your Outside?
Meditation
Chapter 9: Emotion, Intellect, and Business: Finding the Right Balance of Character Traits to Succeed in Business
Breed Success by Emulating God
The Middle Path
The Quantum Leap
Meditation
Addendum: A Brief Guide to Jewish Meditation
Index