Tribesmen

In this episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, we sit down with Jonathan Cohen, an ex-IDF soldier, attorney, podcaster, and motivational speaker.

Jonathan shares his incredible journey from struggling with focus in school to finding discipline and self-belief through his service in the IDF, which ultimately enabled him to become a successful lawyer.

His story is an inspiring testament to the transformative power of self-awareness, discipline, and the pursuit of personal growth.

In this episode, you will learn:

- Overcoming Early Struggles: Jonathan candidly discusses his early challenges with focus and academics, and how these experiences shaped his determination to succeed.

- Discipline and Self-Belief: Learn how Jonathan's time as a lone soldier in the IDF instilled a sense of discipline and self-sufficiency that paved the way for his future successes.

- Developing Self-Awareness: Discover the importance of understanding one's core values and how self-awareness can guide personal and professional growth.

- Adapting and Evolving: Jonathan emphasizes the need to adapt methodologies to maximize one's potential while staying true to core principles.

- Inspiration and Motivation: Gain insights into Jonathan's motivational journey, including his commitment to running 58 miles for the Friendship Circle, raising awareness and support for children with special needs.

"Self-awareness is the foundation for everything. When you understand who you are and what you stand for, you can take meaningful actions toward your goals." - Jonathan Cohen

Show Notes:

- Jonathan's background: Growing up in Livingston, New Jersey, and his struggles with focus and fitting in during school.

- The transformative experience of serving in the IDF as a lone soldier.

- The pivotal moment that drove Jonathan to pursue law school and how he overcame self-doubt.

- Practical advice on developing self-awareness, setting clear values, and cultivating habits for success.

- The impact of modern teachings and how to stay relevant while honoring traditional values.

For more inspiring content and to connect with Jonathan Cohen, follow him on Instagram @JonathanZCohen and check out his podcast, Inside the Inspired.

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

In this episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, I sit down with Daniel Levin, a spiritual teacher and former director at Hay House.

Daniel shares his incredible journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening, offering deep insights into finding happiness and purpose in life.

In this episode, you will learn:

- Daniel's Spiritual Journey: From leaving rabbinical school just before ordination to becoming a monk for ten years, Daniel's path is filled with profound experiences and lessons.

- Life at Hay House: Daniel's role in business development at Hay House and his efforts to bring more heart into the company, working with influential authors and spiritual leaders.

- Embracing Challenges: How Daniel finds joy and purpose by connecting with his creator and embracing life's ups and downs with gratitude.

- Practical Advice for Daily Living: Daniel's practical tips on self-awareness, adapting to change, and focusing on blessings rather than appearances.

"Blessing comes in a lot of different costumes. When I disregard the costume and focus more on the blessing, I find that it doesn't matter if the costume looks pretty or not. The bliss of surrender is as victorious as the bliss of victory."

Show Notes:

- [00:02:19] – Daniel's religious upbringing and decision to go to Yeshiva.

- [00:12:34] – Experimenting with drugs in college and discovering yoga and meditation.

- [00:14:52] – Meeting a rabbi at the Western Wall and his time at the Yeshiva.

- [00:17:47] – Starting over with nothing and the journey of self-discovery.

- [00:34:33] – Working at Hay House and bringing heart into the company.

- [00:40:58] – Advice on finding joy in everyday challenges.

This episode is perfect for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of themselves and their spiritual journey.

Daniel Levin's story is a testament to the power of resilience, self-awareness, and the pursuit of joy.

Join us for an inspiring conversation that will leave you reflecting on your own path and the ways you can find happiness and purpose in your life.

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

In this powerful episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, Richard Flint dives deep into the issues of stress, doubt, and uncertainty that many men face today.

With over 35 years of experience in human behavior, Richard shares his insights on building a strong foundation of belief, trust, and faith to counter these challenges.

Richard explores practical strategies for managing stress across different areas of life, including business, family, social, and personal domains.

He emphasizes the importance of personal time and introspection in fostering creativity and reducing stress.

Listen to Richard's compelling personal journey of overcoming adversity and self-doubt through unwavering self-belief and faith.

Discover the essential techniques to eliminate negativity, adapt to life's challenges, and align your life with purpose for a more fulfilling existence.

Featured Quote:

"Behavior never lies."

"If you want a better life, you have to build a better foundation."

"You will never balance your life, but you can create harmony."

"A lot of doubt is created by hate."

Show Notes:

- Understanding the impact of doubt and how to build faith to counter it.

- Practical methods for managing stress in business, family, social, and personal areas.

- The importance of removing negative influences from your life.

- The role of introspection and personal time in reducing stress and fostering creativity.

- Richard's journey of turning self-doubt into self-belief and faith.

- The significance of adapting, adjusting, and aligning your life with purpose.

For more inspiring content and to connect with Richard Flint, visit [Richard Flint's website] https://www.richardflint.com/ and follow him on social media.

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

In this episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, we have business coach and former psychotherapist David Hochberg to discuss the profound concept of Bittachon—trust and security in God—and its transformative impact on business and personal life.

David shares his journey from counseling to business coaching, highlighting the importance of understanding people and creativity in achieving business success.

Discover how Bittachon, often misunderstood as mere security, can bring unparalleled peace of mind and unlock one's potential.

David dove into the paradox of control, explaining how letting go can lead to greater success and fulfillment. He shares compelling anecdotes, such as the story of two brothers who creatively turned an old silversmith factory into a profitable venture, illustrating the power of innovative thinking in business.

He also addresses the challenges of overcoming trauma and maintaining faith, providing actionable insights on finding hope and moving forward despite life's hardships.

He emphasizes the importance of perspective, letting go of the illusion of control, and doing the internal work necessary to remain calm and open to new opportunities.

This episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs and anyone seeking to balance faith and business. Tune in to learn how embracing Bittachon can lead to a more fulfilling, successful, and peaceful life.

Explicit Content Warning: This episode contains discussions on sensitive topics.***

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Featured Quote:

"The more you let go, and the less in control you believe you are, the more you can accomplish and the more opportunities you see." - David Hochberg

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Show Notes:

- Understanding Bittachon and its application in business and life

- The journey from psychotherapy to business coaching

- The power of creativity and innovative thinking in business success

- Overcoming trauma and maintaining faith

- Actionable steps for finding hope and moving forward

- Balancing control and trust in God for a more fulfilling life

For more inspiring content and to connect with David Hockberg, visit https://www.dhochberg.com/ and follow him on LinkedIn.

Don't forget to join the Tribesmen community on Facebook: Tribesmen Jewish Men Leading.

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

**Explicit Content Warning:** This episode contains strong language and mature themes. Listener discretion is advised.

In this eye-opening episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, we have Keith Yackey, a former pastor and real estate investor turned transformational coach, who has dedicated his life to helping men revive their marriages. Keith shares his compelling journey from experiencing personal and professional highs and lows to discovering the secrets of a connected, passionate marriage.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- The transformative power of understanding the emotional needs of your partner.

- Why connection outside the bedroom leads to better intimacy inside the bedroom.

- The five critical dials of a powerhouse marriage: Parenting, Partnering, Producing, Playing, and Power.

- Practical steps to become more attractive and connected to your spouse.

- How to perform an energy audit to identify and eliminate behaviors that drain your relationship.

- Keith's personal stories and lessons from his own marriage challenges and successes.

He also emphasizes that men have the power to create the marriage they desire by being intentional, present, and playful. He challenges the notion that some marriages are beyond repair and provides actionable advice to rekindle the spark and build a soul-level connection with your partner.

Powerful Quotes from the Episode:

- "Connection outside the bedroom leads to connection inside the bedroom."

- "When the trust goes up, the lust goes up."

Join me and Keith as we explore the keys to a thriving marriage and share insights that can transform your relationship.

Whether you're struggling with a disconnected marriage or looking to elevate an already good relationship to great, this episode is packed with valuable wisdom and practical advice.

About Keith Yackey:

From being a pastor to dating porn stars, Keith has seen many walks of life and can relate to what really works in todays world to getting your wife attracted to you again.

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With a deep passion for this one singular purpose of reigniting marriages again. Keith has created a life changing and groundbreaking process that has already saved hundreds of marriages.

Connect with Keith Yackey:

- [KeithYackey.com](https://keithyackey.com)

Tune in to gain insights that can help you transform your marriage and become the partner your spouse desires.

In this episode of the Tribesmen Podcast, Yigal sits down with Yedidya Brauner, a former high-tech executive turned transformational coach, to explore the journey from the corporate world to personal empowerment.

Discover how Yedidya's experiences led him to help entrepreneurs and CEOs achieve harmony in their lives by integrating work and personal passions seamlessly.

Yedidya shares his insights on:

- The Transition from High-Tech to Coaching: Learn how a career setback led Yedidya to a path of helping others transform their mindsets and lives.

- Achieving harmony: Understand the concept of living with little distinction between work and play, and how this can lead to a more fulfilling life.

- The Power of Being: Delve into the importance of becoming the person you need to be to achieve your goals, rather than just focusing on tasks. - Energy Audits: Discover a practical tool to identify and eliminate what drains your energy while focusing on what energizes you.

- Harnessing the Power of the Void: Learn the three-step process to create desired results by introducing effort, creating space, and reintroducing effort.

"Truth can be found everywhere and anywhere at some level. Combining insights from various sources creates a powerful, holistic coaching strategy."

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. To him, he's always doing both."

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a leader, or someone seeking greater harmony, this episode offers valuable wisdom and actionable steps to transform your life.

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About Yedidya Brauner:

I help peak performers craft and create their impossible dreams. My methodology is bespoke, non-time-based deep, transformative coaching. Several of my clients have PhDs. One is a CEO after an exit of hundreds of millions of dollars and coaches CEOs himself. One is a partner in a billion-dollar VC. My clients have built and sold multi-million dollar businesses. Many are ultra-high net worth individuals.

Yedidya Brauner is a transformational coach specializing in helping entrepreneurs and CEOs, with a background in high-tech and a passion for mindset coaching, Yedidya combines secular and Jewish wisdom to offer unique and powerful coaching strategies.

Connect with Yedidya:

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yedidyabrauner/

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yedidya.brauner.1/

Strength and courage come from within. When we align our actions with our true selves, we create a life of harmony and fulfillment.

Tune in to gain insights and practical tools for living a life filled with purpose, and harmony.

Chazak ve'Ematz!

Tribesmen, in this deeply moving Episode 40, we're stepping into a world that's hard to imagine, yet incredibly real and close to our hearts.

Joining us are Dvir and Maya, a couple whose lives were turned upside down by the October 7th massacre.

Their story is not just about survival; it's a profound lesson in courage, love, and resilience.

As we navigate this conversation, Dvir and Maya take us through their journey on that fateful day in Kfar Aza.

It's a tale that's hard to hear but necessary to understand – the story of a family clinging to each other amidst chaos and fear.

This episode is about the raw and real human experience, the kind that shakes you to the core and shows you what we're truly made of.

I'm here not just to ask questions, but to listen, learn, and reflect on the incredible strength that Dvir and Maya displayed. Their experience reminds us of the unpredictable nature of life and the unyielding human spirit that emerges in the face of adversity.

It's about finding hope when it seems all is lost and discovering inner strength in the most challenging moments.

In this episode you will learn:

1. The Realities of Surviving a Crisis: An in-depth understanding of what it's like to endure a life-threatening situation, as they recount their experience during the October 7th massacre. From the initial moments of chaos to the emotional aftermath, their story offers a raw and unfiltered look at the complexities of surviving in the midst of extreme danger.

2. The Power of Family and Community in Adversity: Discover the crucial role of family bonds and community support in overcoming traumatic events. Their story is a profound example of how relationships and communal solidarity can provide strength and resilience, even in the most challenging circumstances.

3. Coping with Loss and Grief: Learn about the emotional journey of coping with loss and grief in the aftermath of a tragedy. This episode dives into how Devir and Maya, along with their community, navigated mourning, emotional healing, and the process of moving forward after experiencing this tragedy.

In this episode, we're not just sharing a story of survival; we're honoring the strength, faith and resilience of two people who faced terror and came out stronger.

This episode is a tribute to all the Jews all around the world.

So, join us for a conversation that's as inspiring as heart-wrenching. Dvir and Maya's journey is a powerful reminder of the strength we all possess and the trust and faith we can display in the face of the unthinkable.

Another episode of the Tribesmen podcast is now live with one and only, Aleeza Ben Shalom!

Aleeza is an American-Israeli matchmaker, relationship coach, author, and reality television personality. She is prominently featured in the Netflix series Jewish Matchmaking,which follows her attempts at helping Jewish singles in the United States and Israel find love and get married.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Purpose of Matchmaking: Discover the ultimate goal of matchmaking

• Navigating Triggers in Relationships: Gain insights into why it's crucial not to be with someone who triggers you to a degree that you can't handle for a lifetime.

• Continuous Self-Improvement in Relationships: Understand the importance of consistent personal growth and development within a relationship

• The Influence of Social Media: Explore how the overload of content and information on social media can skew our perceptions of relationships and affect our desires and expectations.

• Evolving Together in Marriage: Hear about the evolving nature of couples over time, where both partners may change and require ongoing communication and adaptation to maintain a strong and lasting marriage.

Listen as we uncover the keys to lasting love and discover what it truly means to be a Jewish man in today's world.

"You don't wanna be with somebody that triggers us to a degree that we can't handle for a lifetime."

"I think there's still something that happens in a relationship where like, I have to continue consistently work on myself."

"Today you don't match that. Let's get you to a place where you match what you are looking for."

"People with a generous nature, a loving nature, a giving nature, a caring nature... You know that on your own. What you don't know is when crisis, when challenge, when difficult things come to you..."

Get ready for a powerful conversation filled with insights and wisdom that will surely transform your approach to love and life.

Let me know in the comments below what resonates with you!

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

Another episode of the Tribesmen podcast is now LIVE with the one and only Yael Trusch!

Yael Trusch is an MBA, Wealth Coach, Keynote, Host of the award-winning podcast, Jewish Latin Princess. She's the creator of the financial transformation program, G-d Wants You to Be Rich, in Spanish and English, teaching women to build wealth, and become great custodians of that wealth. Dubbed by her podcast guests and listeners "the Jewish Oprah", Yael is an insightful, honest, and sensitive communicator, who helps her audience live a 'joyful, richer Jewish life.' Her Jewish financial advice has been featured in main stream and Jewish media. A wife, mother of 4, and native of Puerto Rico, Yael has globe trotted from New York to Argentina, to Chile, to China, to Israel, and back.

How do you discuss finances with your spouse? – do you even discuss it in a loving and respective manner?

In this episode, Yael shared her experience and expertise on the importance of having regular money dates with your spouse.

She discussed how to have a successful money date, including setting an agenda, finding a comfortable environment that's not too stressful or crazy, and being clear about what you want to talk about.

She also mentioned how couples can make use of electronic calendars for reference during their conversations, and most importantly using timeouts if things become heated and encouraged men to reach out for help if they feel like they don't know enough or need more guidance in talking about money.

In this episode, you will learn:

- How to plan a successful money date

- Tips for making the conversation easier and smoother, such as setting an agenda and having a comfortable environment

- What to do when things get heated during your conversations

"What do we want in life? Who are we? What are the values of this family? So that then we can look at our lives and then we can say, okay, so what does that mean? Does that mean that we want to save for weddings? Is that important for us? Does that mean we want to save for a second home, a home in Israel, a second home somewhere else, right? All these things now you can see what values does that vision advance. And now we can pull back and look at the decisions that we're making today on a day-to-day basis. Are they advancing our values? Are they advancing that vision?"

"I grew up in a world where, we didn't talk about money. I never saw my parents talk about money. In fact, I'll admit that when I got engaged to my husband, one of the things that went through my head was like, great, I don't have to take care of the money anymore."

"Because G-d wants us to use that money to do amazing things in the world."

This is an episode you don't want to miss! Tune in now!

What resonates with you in this episode?

Let me know in the comments below!

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Chazak ve'Ematz!

Episode 37 of the Tribesmen Podcast with my amazing friend Ian Altman!

Ian started, sold, and grew his prior companies from zero to over one billion dollars in value. He has since spent years researching how clients make decisions. His modern approach has been instrumental in helping many businesses turn marginal growth into explosive growth and to help them thrive when their competitors struggle to merely survive. He's a co-author of the bestseller, Same Side Selling, now in its second edition. Ian is the founder of the Same Side Selling Academy rated one of the top 5 Sales Development Programs globally. Through his energetic, humorous, and interactive talks, Ian engages executives, subject matter experts, marketing and sales professionals alike. He shares proven methods to help modernize sales and marketing to align with today's customers.

As a business growth expert and bestselling author, Ian is recognized as one of the world's Top 30 Global Gurus on Sales, and his Same Side Selling Academy is ranked in the top 5 globally for Sales Development Programs.

In this episode, we talked about his business, how he started it, and the reason behind it.

He also shared how effective sales is not about persuasion or coercion; effective sales is about getting to the truth as quickly as possible.

".. if your actions and your words are aligned, that's integrity, if you're if you're telling people what they want to hear, so that you get the sale, but you don't care about their outcome, then all of a sudden, you're not focused on the right things..."

"..one person's junk is someone else's treasure. So the idea is that it's more if I know that, that the customer needs these three capabilities..."

"..if you focus on what is it the client really needs, and you know that you're serving their needs, then you're never really selling anything, you're just solving someone's needs.."

Whether you work for sales or not, this episode is a must-listen!