Smash the Obstacle to Your Self-Improvement [VIDEO PODCAST]

We’re all attracted to self-improvement in some way, right? We want to improve our bank accounts; we want to improve our health by losing weight; we want to improve our conversational ability, our memories, our knowledge, our appearance, and much more. We love self-improvement. But we don’t always know that inner improvement is the gateway to all other improvements. It is a bit like wanting to bring in a gardener, a landscaper, and a tree specialist to improve our yard but keeping the gate locked so none of the workers can enter. Opening the portal to self-improvement is what Mussar is all about and my guest on this show, Ruchi Koval is a specialist in the ancient Jewish practice of Mussar. This is her book Soul Construction: https://bit.ly/Soul-Construction-Ruchi-Koval. Happy Warriors will like her take on Barbie, the movie. Can you improve the world by improving yourself? Must you forgive yourself before forgiving others? Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life. Mentioned in the podcast: Soul Construction: https://bit.ly/Soul-Construction-Ruchi-Koval Read a free chapter of Buried Treasure: Secrets for Living from the Lord's Language: https://bit.ly/BuriedTreasure-FreeChapter 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Ruchi Koval 03:49 Self-improvement on an internal level 06:09 Finite self-help vs infinite self-help. 16:31 How to be anchored to reality by something old. 20:20 The problem with dating apps. 27:30 Putting your soul on the table. 33:12 The moral quality of your soul. 36:56 Three categories of relationships. 39:24 Why we blame ourselves for our problems. 45:39 Ancient wisdom and planned obsolescence. 50:01 How do I distinguish myself from the rest? 53:17 Ruchi's take on Barbie the movie. 57:40 The problem with victimization of women. 1:03:35 How social media has changed the way we communicate.