8It's All a Game

From the moment we are born, others' expectations shape our behaviors, choices, and definitions of success. We build our personal and professional lives around those expectations and at some point, many of us wonder if we are on the right path. We may want to make changes, but it's difficult and we don't know how to start.

In What Game Are You Playing?, author Robin Moriarty, PhD shares her view on what being "successful" should look like, and those views will be a surprise to many. According to Moriarty, life is a game, and it is up to each individual to determine just what kind of game they want to play. The author guides readers through a process that shows them how to assess their current state and outlines the steps they need to take in order to achieve their new game and own version of success.The book enables readers to--

- Gain awareness of the way they want to live their lives
- Reframe success on their own terms
- Map out what they will need to do to get there

Through a series of examples and exercises designed as a game, Moriarty helps readers recognize--and then step away from--the expectations of others so they can define and pursue their own version of success in work and in life. Through this process of finding and designing their own games, readers will no longer be a pawn in someone else's.