"The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life" Genre: Self-Help Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Published June 2003 ISBN: 073870346X

 

About the Author... Scott MacMillan

Scott MacMillan's education includes a Master of Business Administration degree, a Bachelor of Physical Education degree, and a Certificate in Adult Education. He has twenty years of work experience with the YMCA throughout Canada and the Middle East, in management and consulting postions. He has been a competitive athlete in a variety of sports for thirty years, and has taken part in over a hundred running races and triathlons. He is a Martial Arts instructor and holds Black Belts in both Judo and Karate. He is currently a lecturer in the Management Department of Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

A description of The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life

What we prepare for is what we shall get.
       -William Graham Sumner

The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life is a book for anyone who has ever felt unprepared for life. It's a guide to developing the components that together create a foundation for effective living. It is based on teh author's twenty years of experience teaching helth principles, athletics, the martial arts, and his MBA thesis Critical Thinking in Business Education.

The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life foundation is made up of ten components that can be developed by everyone through training.

1. You know your values
2. You know your direction
3. You're an independent and critical thinker
4. You're disciplined
5. You can let go of past problems
6. You're okay being alone
7. You never let fear of failure stop you
8. You make your choices and are accountable for them
9. You live in the moment
10. You're healthy and fit.

The book consists of twelve chapters: an opening chapter that explains the problem and why the The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life foundation is the answer; a chapter for each components; and a final chapter that ties the components together. Each chapter includes a definition of the component, a discussion of its importance, how to develop it, a self-analysis checklist, an action plan and a list of further reading resources.

The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life promotes proactive personal development and self-reliance, and gives readers the motivation to live life on their terms. It is a book for anyone, of any age, who sometimes feels unprepared for life.

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