Aviv’s Blog
To Lead is to Transform
Man On Wire
If you have strong nerves, do not miss the movie Man On Wire, the story of Philippe Petit who walked on a wire between the Twin Towers. It is a story of passion; a story about living on the edge, beyond the rules of what cannot be done. Petit found freedom and safety where no other human walked before and where no human will ever...
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Amazing Grace
We are inspired by the people that rise to serve a cause. They etch their devotion on history and leave an indelible impression of their courage for those that follow. We just watched two movies that captured the essence of The Enlightenment and the wave that transformed the world in the 18th century. It is still very possible that the 21st century will also be...
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The Lives Of Others
The best movies tell stories of transformation. Years ago I was captivated by The Last Emperor. The inner journey of a man who had been born into one reality, that of being brought up in the Forbidden City to be the next Emperor, and his gradual transformation as reality changes and he becomes a prisoner. We see him at the end of the movie as...
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Knights Of The South Bronx
“Knights of the South Bronx” is a transformational story. In every transformational journey there is this first step when someone makes a move. It’s the moment of stepping into the unknown to accept guidance. In the movie Knights of the South Bronx this moment takes place in the park when Jimmie, whose young life is on the precipice, steps up to the chess board to...
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Iris: We Move Towards What Is Good
The movie Iris about the life of Iris Murdoch, played by Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, portrays the extraordinary journey of Iris from a vivacious young woman to a highly admired author and her descent into the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some words spoken by Iris in the movie: “Every human soul has seen, perhaps even before their birth, pure forms such as...
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