What Game Are You Playing?: A Framework for Redefining Success and Achieving What Matters Most
Author: Robin Moriarty, PhD
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Publication Date: September 10, 2019
Length: 171 Pages
About The Author
Robin Moriarty, PhD, is a global business executive, professor, and writer who has lived on four continents and traveled to more than 60 countries.
It's All A Game
Life is full of choices. This book challenges the reader to redefine success in your own terms.
Dr. Moriarty believes that life is a game and it's important to play your own game...not the game that other people are playing or the game that they want you to play, but the game you want to play.
It is both exhausting and frustrating to compare yourself to other people and live by others' rules.
"Why would I want it all? Why wouldn't I just want what I want and not what everyone else says I should want?"This book explains how to discover your own definition of success and then make the necessary changes in your life to achieve your new goals, ambitions, and dreams.
My Thoughts
I think we are influenced a great deal by the expectations of our childhood family and peers. I came from a family of school teachers and I was gently (or maybe not so gently) nudged in that direction when it was time to choose a career. (Actually, being a school librarian was a good fit for me.)
Dr. Moriarty believes it is never too late to design your own game plan in both your professional and personal life. She has developed the following four-part framework as the organizing principle for your game;
- Your game's objective - What are you pursuing? What do you want?
- How you play the game - How do you spend your time, talents and resources?
- What obstacles must be overcome - What are your challenges?
- How do you keep score so you know you are winning?
The author provides many examples of how to use this framework to bring change to your life. She suggests that you start with little things that feel good to you and that help others see that there's been a shift in your behavior.
Change is not easy. This author has devoted her entire book to help you discover your own game and then play with passion and courage. It is not too late to change your thinking and take bold steps toward new and different adventures, careers, relationships or goals.
MY RATING: 5 STARS OUT OF 5
FYI - I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.
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