Find success in finance, friendships, , and spirituality with
the advice of a well-known expert
It’s safe to say that nearly everyone is seeking a happier, more
successful life. So then why do so few attain it? Business
Secrets from the Bible proposes a new way to view and approach
success–one based upon key concepts from the Bible that are
actually surprisingly simple. Written especially for those seeking
success in the realms of money, relationships, and spirituality,
this book encourages readers to realize their common mistakes, come
to terms with them, and turn those mistakes into future triumphs.
Filled with concrete advice for improved finances, spirituality,
and connection, this resource takes a practical approach and aims
to change not just the minds, but the actions of readers with a
self-evident and persuasive pathway.
Drawing on his wisdom and knowledge of the Bible, the author
reveals the clear link between making money and spirituality, and
urges readers to focus on self-discipline, integrity, and character
strength in order to achieve personal prosperity. Special emphasis
is given to establishing positive attitudes toward making money and
adopting effective Biblically-based strategies.
* Demonstrates how earnings and profits are God’s reward for
forming relationships with others and serving them
* Stresses the importance of service, sharing, change,
leadership, and creating boundaries and structures
* Encourages readers to focus on other people’s desires and
teaches why and how to make connections with many people
* Suggests ways for readers to transform themselves and continue
toward success even in the face of fear and uncertainty
Attaining wealth and well-being is no longer a mystery. Let this
book identify and correct the errors that are keeping you from
fulfillment and happiness.
قائمة المحتويات
Introduction xi
Secret #1: God Wants Each of Us to Be Obsessively Preoccupied with the Needs and Desires of His Other Children 1
Secret #2: An Infinite God created us in His image with infinite imagination, potential, creative power, and desires 5
Secret #3: Humans Alone Possess the Ability to Transform Themselves 9
Secret #4: The Universe Was Created for Connection 17
Secret #5: Making Money Is a Spiritual Activity 28
Secret #6: Everything Important and Joyful You Have Achieved Has Been in Partnership with at Least One Other Person 35
Secret #7: Focus on Other People’s Needs and Desires, and You Will Never, Ever Be Short of What You Yourself Desire and Need 44
Secret #8: Become a People Person 53
Secret #9: We Love the People Whom We Help More Than We Love Those Who Help Us 64
Secret #10: Life Isn’t About What You Know–It’s About Who You Are 71
Secret #11: In Order to Achieve Success, We Must and Can Build Up Our Self-Discipline, Integrity, and Character Strength 80
Secret #12: Your Authentic Identity Requires Other People 92
Secret #13: Know How Business Works; Understand Specialization and Cooperation 96
Secret #14: Each and Every One of Us Is in Business and Should Act Like a Business Professional 107
Secret #15: Develop All Four Dimensions of Your Life Simultaneously 111
Secret #16: Earnings and Profits Are God’s Way of Rewarding Us for Forming Relationships with Others and Serving Them Faithfully and Effectively 121
Secret #17: Raise the Limits on Yourself and Others by Imposing Boundaries and Structures 128
Secret #18: The Importance of Service Is That You Cannot Lead If You Cannot Follow 136
Secret #19: Vision Is Necessary; Sharing That Vision Is Not Always Necessary 140
Secret #20: The Most Important Organ of Leadership Is Your Mouth 146
Secret #21: Change Is Scary 151
Secret #22: As Painful as Change Can Be, It Often Contains the Seeds of Growth 158
Secret #23: Because Change Is a Constant Reality, Life Is More Accurately Depicted by a Video Than a Photograph 162
Secret #24: The More that Things Change, the More We Must Depend Upon Those Things That Never Change 168
Secret #25: Press Forward Even When the Road Ahead Is Not Clear 177
Secret #26: Do Not Let Your Fear Conquer You–Press On 185
Secret #27: Become Strongly, Even Radically, Open to New Directions, Soft Sounds, and Faint Footsteps 190
Secret #28: Use the Power of Words, Sentences, and Sound 198
Secret #29: Feeling Right About Money Makes You Act Right 205
Secret #30: You Can Best Attract That Which You Best Understand 214
Secret #31: You Must Know Your Money, Which You Must Be Able to Measure and Count 219
Secret #32: Money Is Spiritual 223
Secret #33: Don’t Live Beyond Your Means–Give Beyond Your Means 233
Secret #34: Giving Money Away Makes You Feel Wealthy 238
Secret #35: How You Feel About Yourself Is How Others Will See You 243
Secret #36: Giving Money Away Automatically Connects Us with Other People 246
Secret #37: If There Is No Hebrew Word for Something, Then That Thing Does Not Exist 254
Secret #38: Retirement Is Unhealthy 261
Secret #39: You Can Ruin Today by Planning Bad Things for Tomorrow 265
Secret #40: Retirement Tends to Isolate You 271
Final Thoughts 283
About the Author 285
Index 287
عن المؤلف
RABBI DANIEL LAPIN is a respected Torah scholar, Jewish leader, radio and television personality, presidential advisor, and author. With radio host Michael Medved, he co-founded the Pacific Jewish Center in Los Angeles. Newsweek named him as one of the top 50 rabbis in America. Rabbi Lapin is the president of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians and has been the headline speaker for hundreds of companies, organizations, churches and synagogues and was the keynote speaker at the Congressional bi-partisan opening of the 106th Congress in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money, Buried Treasure, Thought Tools, and America’s Real War.
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