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#TheAskCharlieShow: How to Resist Temptations

Aug 8, 2015 | by Charlie Harary

Why temptations are so hard to overcome and how you can make more rational choices.

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Mr. Charlie Harary, Esq. is a prolific speaker who has traveled all over the country and abroad speaking for organizations, schools, universities and institutions on a variety of topics and to audiences of various sizes and affiliations. He has created dozens of videos that have received worldwide attention reaching hundreds of thousands of people in over 15 countries.

Mr. Harary is the CEO of H3 Capital LLC, a private equity company based in New York.

Prior to H3 Capital, Mr. Harary was the First Vice President of Residential Operations and Legal Counsel of RXR Realty, a multi-billion dollar Real Estate Company based in New York. Prior to RXR, Mr. Harary was an associate in Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Davis Polk & Wardwell. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was awarded the James Kent Scholar and the Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Mr. Harary is an Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Syms School of Business in Yeshiva University. He is also a Senior Lecturer for the Orthodox Union, Aish Hatorah and NCSY.

In addition, he is an active community leader. He is the founder and president of Milvado Inc., an organization that develops innovative methods to teach spirituality in relevant and modern ways. He is a member of the Executive Board of the OU as well as the Founding Chairman of its Young Leadership Cabinet. He is also a member of the Conference of Young Jewish Presidents.

Comments (5)

(4) Anonymous, August 27, 2015 4:08 PM

Helpful

I find your video series very helpful...I'm not Jewish but I believe you know what your talking about.

(3) Anonymous, August 17, 2015 6:47 AM

you can't even the scale when your choice is negative

I am a psychologist and have a male client who watches porn. I understand that this is really bad for his marriage but he can't resist the temptation. How does your point in this video work for someone like him? Please send me an email.

Thanks

Anonymous, August 30, 2015 1:54 AM

Study the bible

I belong to a Vietnam vets group and we all have PTSD. One of our members had a similar experience and his wife, who is Christian, convinced him to start reading the Bible. He loved it and now he is no longer watching porn. Hope that helps.

(2) Anonymous, August 15, 2015 5:26 PM

What if the immediate pleasure is junk food itself and that's not healthy?

I was hoping that you would give an example of what other immediate pleasure I could partake of to avoid eating junk food, since the long term pleasure will be a healthier and better looking body. I use self discipline in other areas of my life, and sometimes use sweets to successfully get me through a difficult day or stressful situation, just as you did. But sweets itself are the problem for me. I already try to substitute fresh fruit or low fat popcorn. I'm not terribly overweight but would like to lose 5 or 10 lb. I also need more motivation to exercise. What other immediate pleasure do you recommend?

(1) Anonymous, August 13, 2015 9:02 PM

Helpful Videos

Just wanted to say "thank you" for this video series. It is practical, to the point, and very helpful. Also worth reviewing more than once.