"I'm just unlucky." It's one of the most expensive beliefs a person can have. There's a beautiful story about Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra, one of the greatest Jewish scholars of the Middle Ages. Despite his extraordinary brilliance, he spent much of his life in poverty. According to tradition, his wealthy friend, Rabbi Judah Halevi, wanted to help him without embarrassing him. So he secretly placed a gold coin in Ibn Ezra's path. That morning, Ibn Ezra decided to wear a blindfold as an exercise in humility. He walked right over the coin. The point isn't that Ibn Ezra lacked luck. The point is that sometimes we unknowingly create the very conditions that prevent us from seeing the opportunities already in front of us. We all wear blindfolds. Negative beliefs. Fear. Cynicism. The conviction that success belongs to "other people." In Jewish thought, Shefa—divine abundance—is constantly flowing. Wealth, ideas, relationships, and opportunities are often already present. The real question is whether we've developed the awareness to recognize them. Before asking, "Why don't I have more opportunities?" Ask instead: "What blindfold am I still wearing?" 🎥 In this short video, I explore this powerful lesson through the story of Ibn Ezra and Rabbi Judah Halevi, and how it can completely change the way we think about luck, opportunity, and wealth. 📖 If you'd like to dive deeper, my book Think and Grow Rich Like a Jew explores the timeless Jewish principles behind building wealth with purpose.

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