Building Up to the Ultimate Success | Rabbi Nosson Levine

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When it comes to Nisyonos that are relentless, day after day, inevitably there will be failures. There'll be good days, but unfortunately, there'll also be bad days. Success is dependent upon perspective. A number of years ago, in a Yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel, one that catered to American Bochurim, the night of Erev Rosh Hashanah, there was a celebration going on. Yes, Erev Rosh Hashanah, singing and dancing. What was the backstory? There was one Bochur in Yeshiva, someone who was a ירא שמיים, who was trying hard. He had but one fault. He was a כעסן. He constantly lost himself in fits and rages of anger. The year prior to that Erev Rosh Hashanah, he had a conversation with his Rebbe, who encouraged him to be Mekabel on himself the coming year to work on that anger. He offered him a deal. If he’d control that anger for a year, he'd give him $500 cash. And as a vote of confidence, he put the money into an envelope

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1. 0:04When it comes to Nisyonos that are relentless, day after day, inevitably there will be failures.…
2. 0:34There was one Bochur in Yeshiva, someone who was a ירא שמיים, who was trying hard.…
3. 1:04and handed it to him, giving him the money upfront. The following year in Elul, that…
4. 1:34Too many times to count. I don't believe you. You certainly kept track, you were trying…
5. 2:06That's what took place in that Yeshiva on Erev Rosh Hashanah. Success breeds success. By focusing…

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