About the Author


Zelig Pliskin

Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is a noted psychologist and prolific author of 24 books, including Guard Your Tongue, Gateway to Happiness, Gateway to Self Knowledge, Love Your Neighbor, Growth Through Torah, The Power of Words, Consulting the Wise, and the recent Life is Now. Rabbi Pliskin lives in Jerusalem, and is the director of Aish HaTorah's Counseling Center and a senior lecturer at Aish's Essentials program and the Executive Learning Center. He was ordained at the Telshe Yeshiva in Ohio and holds a degree in Counseling Psychology.


Torah Concepts: Appropriate Amounts

Like medicine in the pharmacy.

Every Human Is

What is relevant to me right now.

Kindness Spreading Happiness

Offering sound advice.

Happiness Is A Learnable Skill

The essential factor for happiness.

Finding Merit for Others

How can I get the Almighty to Love Me?

Joy of Taking Action

Wouldn't it be wonderful to accomplish everything you want to accomplish. (3 min. 57 sec)

Strategy for Becoming Your Ideal Self

Becoming the person you wish to be. (4 min. 57 sec)

Step One to Growth

Guess what? You're not perfect. The art of accepting constructive criticism. (3 min. 56 sec)

Overcoming Nature

By changing behavior patterns, you can break the negative cycle. (4 min. 17 sec)

Dealing with Difficult People

Creative solutions that will transform the toughest situations.

Ten Don'ts for Kindness

Ten common things to watch out for when performing acts of kindness.

Being Liked by Others

The energy you project bounces back to you.

Dousing the Fire

How to calm someone who is angry at you.

Mastering Joy

Your thought patterns determine whether you will be joyful or miserable.

20 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Your Children

An inspiring, practical list from a relationships expert.

Thank You! 10 Formulas to Master Gratitude

Attaining happiness, joy, bliss, euphoria, ecstasy.

Finding Serenity

Overcoming the common myths in mastering the state of serenity.

Growth through Psalms

Exploring Psalms for life transforming thoughts.

Questions Each Day

Questions that can have a profound impact on your life.

Daily Mind Building

A list of brief meditations that can have a profound impact on your life.

Thinking Clearly in the Face of Anger, Part Two

Practical solutions for dealing with anger and negativity in marriage.

Thinking Clearly in Marriage, Part One

How to stay cool and collected when you're about to blow your top.

Don't Cause Pain, Give Pleasure, Part 2

Ten surefire ways to give your spouse pleasure.

Don't Cause Pain, Give Pleasure, Part 1

The ultimate five-word formula for a successful marriage.

Purim Metamorphosis: A Fable

One Purim, I woke up as a turtle. Now how would you feel if you found yourself transformed into a turtle?

Anger: The Inner Teacher

Anger can show us who we really are and how we cope with frustration. Here are 14 tools for mastering this powerful and potentially destructive trait.

Self Development Formula for Personal Growth

Upgrade your BRAIN and you upgrade your G.T.S.S.

Positive States

We all have moments of positive inspiration. The trick is to capture them for easy access in the future.

Courage Versus Chutzpah

Boldness and brazenness are two sides of the same coin. What leads to great acts of courage, the other can render great harm. But both can be turned to do good.

On Becoming A Kind Person

Small acts of kindness bring fulfillment and joy to the doer, but most importantly they have life-transforming potential.

It's Your Choice

Elevated or Distress.

To Do With Joy List 2

Atitude towards lists.

To Do With Joy List

Don't Feel Bad.

Enjoying Menial Tasks

Resolve to Have Fun.

Enjoy Your Self Talk

Transcending Boredom.

Making the Commitment

Determination helps get you to where you want to go.

Joyful Motivation

Do it joyfully.

Praying for Motivation

Prayer addsa spiritual dimension.

Serene Energy

Learn to take action - calmly.

Getting Motivated

Storing high energy states in your mind.

Your Mind can Choose to Enjoy What You Do

Choose Enjoyability.

Take Action

To change you need to believe you can.

Think & Act Your Wisest and Best

Get Smart!

Think Before Taking Action

How to prevent avoidable mistakes.

The Magnificent Life Transforming Formula

Take Action Now!

Mastering the Habit of Taking Action

Overcome the habit of procrastination.

All Action is in the Present

You are always in the Here and Now.

Meaningful Goals Create a Meaningful Life

Clarity of Goals

The Awesome Power of Joyful Willpower

Wise Choices

Meaningful Goals Create a Meaningful Life

How to accomplish a lot in life.

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