RWH031: Abundance w/ Michael Berg

<p>In this episode, William Green speaks with Michael Berg, a great scholar &amp; author who draws on the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah to explore how we can build lives that are truly richer, wiser, &amp; happier. Here, Michael discusses how to extract more pleasure from whatever wealth you have; why sharing your money &amp; time builds a greater sense of abundance; how to support your kids without sapping their desire to succeed; why deferred gratification is a superpower in business &amp; life; how to handle challenges &amp; adversity; &amp; why the real key to happiness is appreciation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>17:01 - Why Michael Berg sees no conflict between a spiritual life &amp; material success.</p><p>20:17 - How our own actions open or close the “channels of abundance.”</p><p>22:38 - Why Sir John Templeton called tithing “the single best investment.”</p><p>32:44 - Why Charlie Munger reveres Maimonides, a 12th-century sage &amp; doctor.</p><p>39:39 - How to extract more pleasure from whatever wealth we have.&nbsp;</p><p>48:37 - Why it’s helpful to recognize that we don’t truly own anything.</p><p>55:29 - How appreciation helps Howard Marks to stay humble &amp; be happy.</p><p>59:00 - Why many rich people are surprisingly unhappy.</p><p>1:15:51 - How to build joyful abundance by sharing your time &amp; money.</p><p>1:23:15 - How to help your kids without disempowering them.</p><p>1:26:14 - Why delayed gratification is essential in business, investing, &amp; life.</p><p>1:35:45 - How Michael handles challenges &amp; reframes adversity.</p><p>1:41:38 - Why his father, Rav Berg, taught that “consciousness is everything.”</p><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://store-us.kabbalah.com/products/zohar-set-vol-1-23-rav-and-karen-edition-green-cover-english-aramaic-hardcover" rel="n