The Power of Adaptation in Achieving Personal Growth

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What if you could unlock the secret to success by mastering one robust quality? Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation? Join us in this fascinating episode as we uncover the incredible power of adaptation, using the inspiring story of Yisro, a convert whose relentless pursuit of truth led him to the Torah. Discover how Yisro's ability to adapt and challenge his beliefs constantly was central to finding the truth and how it serves as a crucial precursor to the giving of the Torah. We'll examine the importance of being a truth seeker and embracing new approaches in every aspect of life, whether in the Torah, financial success, or personal growth. Through Yisro's unwavering determination and willingness to change, we learn that you can find the truth and succeed in any endeavor with patience, persistence, and an open mind. So, uncover how to harness the power of adaptation to transform your life and reach new heights.

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Master this quality and you cannot lose, acquire this attribute in your life and you're on the fast track to success.

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Now, to preface the idea, i'd like to ask a question Now.

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If you're to pick which parasha in the Torah, you would find the giving of the Torah, the Haricinai episode, the Jewish people at the foot of the mountain, the giving of the Torah and narrative.

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Which one would you pick?

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Which parasha?

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I don't imagine you would say Yisro.

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That's about a convert who's coming, and even there's a Machlukas, rashi and Ramban as to when he actually came.

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Some Manteni actually came after the giving of the Torah and still the Torah felt the need to tell us his story before the giving of the Torah.

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But why isn't there a separate parasha?

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Parashas, torah, parashas give it in to paracias.

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Why parashas Yisro?

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Clearly Yisro's story has some real introduction.

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Parashas plays a really vital precursor role to Torah And perhaps the idea is that when Yisro actually found the truth and found the Jewish people, he said and now I know Hashem is true, now I know about the Torah and now I know Rashi cites a measure that says that Yisro actually tried all of the idolatry in the world.

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He was searching for truth And only now did he actually stumble upon the truth?

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He was a truth seeker.

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He had to adapt, he had to call it on the vakras and when he showed up, he actually started to check into the process, the judicial system process, and started to give his son-in-law some advice.

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Yisro had the meeda of adaptation, of being able to adjust on the fly, of being able to, if you're really searching for truth, to tear up how you originally thought and now think anew.

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Yisro was a goin genius at this.

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Yisro eventually, with this meeda, brought him to the truth.

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Because you must understand that if you're really searching for something, be it Torah, be it money, be it anything in life, and you're willing to keep changing your approach until you get there, and this thing is really true and it's good and it's possible that if you keep adjusting and you don't give up, you're gonna get there.

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If it's really possible and you really are determined.

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If you come from the left side, maybe I need to rethink about it.

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Maybe we're investing in the wrong spot.

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Maybe I need to bring in a partner, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe.

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And a little bit of experience with this originally, when I started one of these shiurama, i was giving only a podcast form and no one was listening.

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I tried to do something else and then eventually I got to WhatsApp.

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I got a couple people to listen and now I'm realizing that I need to do something else.

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But I feel like you can really.

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You just keep adapting, you keep staying patient and determined, trying to find the truth.

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Where they have vakras, the ability to adjust, you can't lose.

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You're going to get there.

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In Tyra, it's important I mean even just look at the gemaras.

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How much time is spent on a hava amina, on a suggested approach, only to knock it off and come on to something new.

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Because it's so important that a person is ready to shed his really the way he's thought in previous ways, to accept new approaches, to see the light in a new way, to see a sugi in a new way, to see a life in a new way and to keep getting rid of his exoskeleton and putting on a new shell and becoming a new entity, a new person.

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So search for something, be determined for it, be willing to adjust, be willing to try new approaches and ultimately you're going to find the truth.

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