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 * Audio: [https://gyeboost.org/archives/334 LIGHTING A MATCH]	Shmiras Einayim, Chizuk, Motivation, Sechar, Nisyonos	Great chizuk for Shovavim. As one member recently wrote us, "Rabbi Wiesenfeld's positive hislaavus is contagious".		כל הבא דבר ערוה לידו - עושה לו נס! חפץ חיים - אין קץ למתן שכרו, עוד מקורות.  מכות כג, ב - זכות לבניו אחריו עד סוף הדורות Negatives: It penetrates your neshama. Arizal's metaphor, of someone who lights up the forest with a match. Davka in our generation in the darkness, you can do something small it's bigger than the zechus of previous generations. Salt water metaphor.
 ** Notes: The behavior he talks about is Shmiras Einayim in the street. General theme is focusing on the positives of Shmiras Einayim.
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/479 THE MARSHMALLOW TEST]	Motivation, Why is it so hard, Willpower	What is the single most important trait for lifelong success?	Note: 	Good for teens too. It's how using willpower, saying no - builds your muscles
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/304 THAT'S DISGUSTING!]	Motivation, Maintainence	Is it really possible to develop an abhorrence to look at things we shouldn't?	Note: 	Mainly for married ppl I think
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/346 I'M ANYWAY NOT MARRIED]	Motivation, Dealing with Urges	What's the big deal if I don't watch my eyes now, I'll work on it when I get married!	Note: 	Great for 21 year old.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/362 WHAT'S EXPECTED OF US]	Normalization, Motivation	Is Shmiras Einayim and Shmiras Habris something you really CARE about?	Note: 	I think this is more for married guys, try your best, you don't need to be perfect
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/123 Eitzos for Shmiras Einayim]	Dealing with Urges, Motivation	Rabbi Daniel Coren shares two powerful tips on how to keep strong in these areas.	Note: 	Quotes Shomer Emunim, also talks about being busy, delay 1 minute at a time

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/60 Box of Creepy Crawly Things] Rabbi Moshe Weinberger explains why a true leader can't be perfect.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/458 DON'T MAKE A TATTOO] Let's not become victims of our past. By R' YY Jacobson. (Gives many examples, abuse, trauma, etc. etc. - may not apply to regular members. Talks about every Yid being a part of Hashem. Don't sell yourself cheap.)
 == Setbacks ==

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 == Motivation ==
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/88 What's wrong with pornography?]	Motivation	Rabbi Mordechai Becher shares insights into what Tumah really means.	Note: 	A bit theoretical, but interesting
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/407 SATAN BEFORE AND AFTER - PSHAT 2]	Motivation	In boost 301 (gyeboost.org/archives/303) Rabbi Feigenbaum shared with us a beautiful pshat on this teffilah. Here he shares a second INSPIRING pshat.		  [https://gyeboost.org/archives/550 MINING DIAMONDS]	Motivation	We can learn a few important lessons about shmiras einayim from the miners of South Africa.
 ** [https://gyeboost.org/archives/558 PHARAOH'S CITIES] The Yetzer Hara promises us riches, but what does he leave us with in the end?
-* <nowiki>***</nowiki>[https://gyeboost.org/archives/334 LIGHTING A MATCH]	Shmiras Einayim, Chizuk, Motivation, Sechar, Nisyonos	Great chizuk for Shovavim. As one member recently wrote us, "Rabbi Wiesenfeld's positive hislaavus is contagious".		כל הבא דבר ערוה לידו - עושה לו נס! חפץ חיים - אין קץ למתן שכרו, עוד מקורות
 == Maintenance ==

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/85 Rav Amram Chasidah]	Accountability	Rav Yaakov Hillel talks about the power of these nisyonos, and the way to overcome them.	Note: 	Tells story of R' Itche Masmid with a twist
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/592 UNDERSTANDING THE SECRET OF THE YETZER HARA]	Attitudes	How can man--made only of flesh, conquer the Yetzer Hara who is an angel of fire?	Note: 	This is about reaching out for help
 == Spouses ==

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/359 THAT'S NOT YOU]	I had a fall	The most dangerous thing is to feel we're lost.	Note: 	The end is not related
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/466 THE THREE SHMIROS]	Bochurim; Setbacks and Victories; Counterconditioning, Self-Efficacy	We can all reach the highest madregos if we work hard on these 3 things.	Note: 	מצטט לב אליהו על שמירת העינים והמחשבה - כל ההתחלות קשות אבל דעו כי ההרגל על כל דבר שלטון
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/66 Learning How to Take a Punch] Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier talks about how every champion needs to know how to take punches.
+* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/441 THE "VERY" GOOD LETTER] What was Rav Hutner zatzal's response to a bochur who wrote to him about his struggles and failures? Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld.
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/441 THE "VERY" GOOD LETTER] What was Rav Hutner zatzal's response to a bochur who wrote to him about his struggles and failures?
+** [https://gyeboost.org/archives/51 The Ups and Downs of Life] Rabbi Yosef Viener has some good news to share with us about struggles. (We are WINNING the war, ups and downs are normal, there is a nekudas habechira. setbacks pushes the front line back a few yards, as R' Dessler say, get back to where you were and push the enemy in the other direction).
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/205 New Born] Rav Yoel Roth shares a powerful attitude that can help us greatly in the struggle with the Yetzer Hara. (Remember today is a brand new day, forget the past, talk to Hashem,)
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/370 TURN SIN TO YOUR ADVANTAGE] We can be even greater than someone who _never_ sinned, if we use our slips and falls as springboards for growth!
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/335 LESSONS FROM THE OLYMPICS] Success takes years of hard work with many bumps along the way, and it's not "the gold or nothing"!
+* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/335 LESSONS FROM THE OLYMPICS] Success takes years of hard work with many bumps along the way, and it's not "the gold or nothing"! Rabbi Shraga Kallus.
 == Social Support ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/41 Who the Coach Challenges Most]	Why do I struggle	Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld inspires us with this obvious truth.	Note: 	This can go good with the Coach material for teens
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/594 SWEETEST TO THE SOUL]	Why do I struggle	Do you wish you wouldn't struggle anymore?
 == Willpower ==

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/50 Two Parts to a Man's Soul] Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier describes how the two parts inside of us are constantly battling for primacy and suggests how we can strengthen the side of good.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/335 LESSONS FROM THE OLYMPICS] Success takes years of hard work with many bumps along the way, and it's not "the gold or nothing"!
 '''Yiras Shamayim'''
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/17 He's Watching] In today's Chizuk broadcast, Rabbi Twerski discusses how to develop an attitude of kedusha.
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 ** [https://gyeboost.org/archives/367 FAINTED UPON READING THE LETTER] A story from the Rebbe Reb Zushe and an inspiring message for us all. (same message. just say no. think about the incredible maalos that you'll by resisting and more.)
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/191 Do Your Best and Hashem Will Do the Rest] Rabbi Avi Weisenfeld brings a beautiful Medrash to illustrate the idea that as long as we do what we can, Hashem will help - even if it seems impossible!
 == Normalization ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/334 LIGHTING A MATCH]	Shmiras Einayim, Chizuk, Motivation, Sechar, Nisyonos	Great chizuk for Shovavim. As one member recently wrote us, "Rabbi Wiesenfeld's positive hislaavus is contagious".		כל הבא דבר ערוה לידו - עושה לו נס! חפץ חיים - אין קץ למתן שכרו, עוד מקורות
 == Self Value ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/35 Knowing How to Count] Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier explains that success isn't measured in the way most people think.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/22 Tikkunim over time]	Change is a Journey	Many of us made new year resolutions during the Yamim Noraim but we have trouble making them stick. Rav Yisroel Reisman, a Rosh Yeshiva in Torah Vodaas, discusses how to effect real change over time, especially in areas of Kedusha.	Note: 	Also talks about tikun thru learning
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/55 How to Lose Like a Winner]	I had a fall	Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier explains how losing a battle doesn't mean losing the war.	Note: 	Didn't listen to this
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/112 Atonement for the Biggest Sins] Rabbi Daniel Glatstein shares an insight on the power of atonement we can achieve by guarding our eyes. (It can be mechaper even on aveiros chamuros because he becomes a ''suma חשוב כמת)''.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/9 The Good Eye] Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski speaks about what having a "Good Eye" really means. By looking at the right things we avoid chronic dissatisfaction. Ayin Tova guarantees satisfaction with what Hashem gave him.
 == SSA ==

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/108 Cover your Neshama in Oil]	Shmiras Einayim, Motivation	Rabbi Lazer Brody speaks about how to protect ourselves from the tremendous power of what we see.	Note: 	U rember images forever - explains why.The more you keep shmiras einayim, the less koach the yetzer has over you.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/338 CFC: Connoisseur Focus Counterfeit]	Motivation, Dealing with Urges	How do we figure out what's counterfeit pleasure and what's _real_ pleasure? Learn to become a connoisseur of pleasure.	Note: 	Very nice!, Think of Pros and Cons
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/20 Making It Real]	Motivation	Rabbi Efraim Stauber speaks about how a real relationship with Hashem will help us stay strong when faced with challenges in Shmiras Einayim and other areas.  [https://gyeboost.org/archives/407 SATAN BEFORE AND AFTER - PSHAT 2]	Motivation	In boost 301 (gyeboost.org/archives/303) Rabbi Feigenbaum shared with us a beautiful pshat on this teffilah. Here he shares a second INSPIRING pshat.		  [https://gyeboost.org/archives/550 MINING DIAMONDS]	Motivation	We can learn a few important lessons about shmiras einayim from the miners of South Africa.
+* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/20 Making It Real]	Motivation	Rabbi Efraim Stauber speaks about how a real relationship with Hashem will help us stay strong when faced with challenges in Shmiras Einayim and other areas.
 * <nowiki>***</nowiki>[https://gyeboost.org/archives/334 LIGHTING A MATCH]	Shmiras Einayim, Chizuk, Motivation, Sechar, Nisyonos	Great chizuk for Shovavim. As one member recently wrote us, "Rabbi Wiesenfeld's positive hislaavus is contagious".		כל הבא דבר ערוה לידו - עושה לו נס! חפץ חיים - אין קץ למתן שכרו, עוד מקורות
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/244 The Yetzer Hara is not Unconquerable]	Self-Efficacy, Elul, Seasonal	Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld shows us how the Torah knows what we can and cannot do.	Note: 	The Torah talks about דברה תורה כנגד יצר הרע only once - everywhere else we CAN beat the yetzer
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/538 EVERYTHING IS CHANGING - YOU CAN TOO!]	Self-Efficacy	The break of habits that the Coronavirus has brought is a G-d given opportunity to change the habits we've been trying to change for years!
 == Stimulus Control ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/483 WE'RE NOT ANGELS]	Normalization, Shmiras Einayim, Stimulus Control	What is the key to being an erliche Jew?	Note: 	Vort about dancing with pigs, eating girls - story about chofetz chaim. Very strong. Story about Amoraim.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/603 MITZVA HABA BE'AVEIRA] What should we do if we need to go to a wedding and we know we'll stumble in _shmiras einayim_?
-* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/582 BITTER OR SWEET?] The aftertaste of a bad choice can help us choose right next time! (recall negative consquences).
+* [https://gyeboost.org/archives/582 BITTER OR SWEET?] The aftertaste of a bad choice can help us choose right next time! (recall negative consequences).
 '''Strategies'''
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/333 WHAT TO DO WHEN SEEING BY ACCIDENT] (1) Turn away (2) Praise Hashem for creating beauty (3) Daven for anything you want! Rabbi Avraham Sohayegh
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 *[https://gyeboost.org/archives/343 TRY YOUR BEST AND HASHEM WILL DO THE REST] Why did Hashem show Moshe how to make the Menorah and then end up making it for him?
 *[https://gyeboost.org/archives/394 AS GOES IN, SO IT GOES OUT] We need to purify ourselves in the same way we kosher vessels for Pesach.

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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/23 The Two Forces Inside of Us] Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier discusses the great battle that takes place in every human being, due to the way Hashem created us.
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/50 Two Parts to a Man's Soul] Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier describes how the two parts inside of us are constantly battling for primacy and suggests how we can strengthen the side of good.
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/199 For This You Were Created]	Dealing with Urges, I had a fall, Yiush, Why I struggle	Rav Ephraim Wachsman encourages us to be happy, even if we struggle with these things our whole life!	Note: 	Talks about amazing zechus - also quotes Tanya
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/458 DON'T MAKE A TATTOO] Let's not become victims of our past. By R' YY Jacobson. (Gives many examples, abuse, trauma, etc. etc. - may not apply to regular members)
 == Dealing with Urges ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/582 BITTER OR SWEET?] The aftertaste of a bad choice can help us choose right next time! (Recall negative consequences, or CBA)
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/367 FAINTED UPON READING THE LETTER] A story from the Rebbe Reb Zushe and an inspiring message for us all. Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld. (just say no. think about the incredible maalos that you'll by resisting and more - for the actual advantages, see below Shmiras Einayim > General positive Chizuk.)
 == Dealing with Thoughts ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/205 New Born] Rav Yoel Roth shares a powerful attitude that can help us greatly in the struggle with the Yetzer Hara. (Remember today is a brand new day, forget the past, talk to Hashem,)
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/370 TURN SIN TO YOUR ADVANTAGE] We can be even greater than someone who _never_ sinned, if we use our slips and falls as springboards for growth!
 == Social Support ==
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/603 MITZVA HABA BE'AVEIRA] What should we do if we need to go to a wedding and we know we'll stumble in _shmiras einayim_?
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/582 BITTER OR SWEET?] The aftertaste of a bad choice can help us choose right next time! (recall negative consquences).
 '''General Positive Chizuk'''
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/80 The Key to Fear of Heaven] Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld. (shmiras einayim helps yiras shamayim)
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 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/389 THE VERY FIRST MITZVAH] What's the significance of the Mitzva of Kiddush Ha'chodesh that it was the very first Mitzva given to Klal Yisrael in Mitzrayim?
 * [https://gyeboost.org/archives/398 THE BREAD IN THE PESACH WATER] An inspiring story from the Magid of Chernoble that can give us deep insight into our struggle with the Yetzer Hara.