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People with Purpose | Chaim Marcus
by Chaim MarcusDid you know that Michael Jordan, in the height of his career, called a kid to apologize for brushing him off? Wanna meet a couple that after not being able to have kids, helped 4,000 couples have a baby? Would you like to meet the 96 y/o man who invented a way to cut your sugar in half and still keep the same taste? Do you drink tap water? Do you have any idea what's in it? Meet the water warrior, Seth Siegel. Hi there and welcome, I'm Chaim Marcus and if you enjoy hearing from people with an unwavering commitment to making a difference, check us out. Other topics covered are Israel, sports and entertainment, like the Jewish Jordan - Tamir Goodman, award-winning screenwriter, Greg Allen Howard and Matti Friedman's Spies of No Country.
Copyright: Chaim Marcus 2019
Episodes
Happiness Guru Tal Ben-Shahar
52m · Published“My purpose in life is to bring happiness to people.” What a phenomenal life mission that is and what a joy it was to talk with the Guru of Happiness, former Harvard professor, Tal Ben Shahar.
Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. Today, Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. The topics he lectures on include leadership, happiness, education, innovation, ethics, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and have appeared on best-sellers lists around the world.
Tal is a serial entrepreneur, and is the co-founder and chief learning officer of Happiness Studies Academy, Potentialife, Maytiv, and Happier.TV.
An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. Today, for exercise, he swims, dances, and practices Yoga. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard.
From High School Phenom to Professional Hoopster
48m · PublishedYou don't have to like basketball to learn from Tamir Goodman.
Sports Illustrated dubbed him the Jewish Jordan. If by Jordan they also mean resilient, leader, beacon of light, then that moniker is spot on.
This is Tamir's story, from High School phenom to professional hoopster and all the challenges in between.
In this conversation, Tamir talks about his road to professional sports, being born with a gift, gratitude towards his HS coach, dyslexia, multiple injuries, how the internet has changed the way players study the game, being able to see plays unfold before they do, Alfie from Sylvan Learning Center and how he deals with life's inevitable challenges.
Know someone who has dyslexia? listen to how Tamir has dealt with his.
If you are looking for a motivational speaker for your company, I highly recommend booking Tamir. His message is universal and uplifting.
https://www.tamirgoodman.com
Award-winning Screenwriter and Producer Gregory Allen Howard
41m · PublishedThe Time Michael Jordan Called
40m · PublishedPeople with Purpose host Chaim Marcus talks with Rabbi Shais Taub about the time he received a phone call from Michael Jordan.
What prompted the call? What did he say? What impact did the call have?
In this episode we explore celebrity, role models, parenting and what lessons can be learnt from a brief phone call.
Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. The New York Times calls him "a phenomenon."
He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on the classic work of Hasidic philosophy, the Tanya. For more about Rabbi Taub visit www.soulwords.org
One Couple's Struggle With Infertility That Changed the World
34m · PublishedAfter twenty years of working three jobs and traveling the world to find a solution to their infertility, Rabbi Schlomo & Chani Bochner founded Bonei Olam, a non-profit that provides large scale funding for fertility treatments and genetic research.
In this episode, Rabbi Bochner shares his personal journey of struggle and heartbreak and how he channeled that pain into a miraculous org that has already been instrumental in the birth of 8,421 healthy children. The total number grows by an average of two new healthy babies every day.
Note: Rabbi Bochners interview is peppered with Yiddish and Hebrew words. Most of them are words of reverence or thanks to "Hashem" another word for G-d.
Troubled Water: Interview with NYT Bestselling Author Seth M. Siegel
54m · PublishedBestselling author Seth Siegel is on a mission to get Americans to start demanding of our government healthy drinking water. In his new book Troubled Water: What's Wrong With What We Drink, Seth gets your blood boiling as you learn about the awful state of water in America. In this interview, Seth explains the very real crisis, where water comes from and where our waste water goes. We also, discuss, bottled water, boiling water, water solutions and some great investment advice.
How a 96 year old just improved the way we will soon consume most foods.
26m · PublishedSugar. We love the taste we just don't love the consequences. Enter Doux Matok, the company that just figured out how to efficiently deliver sugar to your taste receptors allowing for almost 50% reduction in your sugar intake. The genius behind the company? Professor Avrahahm Baniel who figured this all out at the age of 96.
In this episode, Chaim Marcus interviews Professor Baniel’s son, CEO of Doux Matok, Eran Baniel, about his dad, the product, the business and the story behind how this new company was born.
Matti Friedman's Spies of No Country
25m · PublishedIn his first episode, Chaim Marcus reviews Matti Friedman's new book, Spies of No Country. Also, a shout out to one of the greatest speeches given in modern Israeli history.
People with Purpose | Chaim Marcus has 8 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 5:24:41. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 14th, 2023 22:07.