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If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules [Hardcover]

Cherie Carter-Scott
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Book Description

Sep 15 1998
The Ten Rules For Being Human:
1. You will receive a body.
2. You will be presented with lessons.
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.
4. Lessons are repeated until learned.
5. Learning does not end.
6. "There" is no better than "here."
7. Others are only mirrors of you.
8. What you make of your life is up to you.
9. All the answers lie inside of you.
10. You will forget all of this at birth.

If life is a game, what are the rules?

We all know the feeling: In the game of life, why am I the only one who doesn't know how to play? But now, help is at hand, because this wonderful little book will teach you the rules so that you can conquer life's challenges and manage its unpredictable ups and downs.

For one of her workshops several years ago, Chérie Carter-Scott, a corporate trainer and consultant, composed a list of basic truths about life, which she named "The Ten Rules for Being Human." Right away, the Rules resonated with her clients, who photocopied and passed the list to friends and relatives. Within months, Chérie's Rules were in thousands of homes all over the country, and eventually, they were published in Chicken Soup for the Soul and have also appeared in Ann Landers' column. Although there's no formula to help you win the game of life, Chérie's Rules convey a universal wisdom that, once understood and embraced, can contribute to meaningful relationships with ourselves and others, at work and in the home.

In If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules, Chérie shares that there are no mistakes in life, only lessons that are repeated. In thoughtful, inspirational essays illustrated with encouraging personal anecdotes, she includes the lessons that can be learned from each of the Rules and offers insights on self-esteem, respect, acceptance, forgiveness, ethics, compassion, humility, gratitude, and courage. Best of all, Chérie shows that wisdom lies inside each one of us and that by putting the Ten Rules for Being Human into action we can create a more fulfilling life.

Chicken Soup for the Soul, they instantly became a favorite section of that wildly successful book.

Now Carter-Scott, an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, brings the rules to life by applying them to anecdotes drawn from her own encounters, as well as stories from her family, close friends, and workshop participants. Presented in a personal format, these steps to becoming a satisfied and well-adjusted person are sure to garner an even wider following. -->

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If you loved "The Rules for Being Human" attributed to "Anonymous" in the bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul, you're in luck. The author--corporate trainer Chérie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.--has stepped forward and written a follow-up book: If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules. This book, "a basic spiritual primer for what it means to be a human," discusses each of the 10 rules (e.g., "There are no mistakes, only lessons," and "Lessons are repeated until learned,") and discusses them with kindness, eloquence, and wisdom. For example, rule 1 is, "You will receive a body. You may love it or hate it, but it will be yours for the duration of your life on Earth." Carter-Scott discusses the challenge of making peace with the body we've been given, and the lessons of acceptance (appreciating it as it is), self-esteem (viewing yourself as worthy, despite how your body looks or performs), respect (treating it like a "valuable and irreplaceable object"), and pleasure (indulging in the five senses to "unlock the joy stored within you"). Similarly, each of the rules has four "lessons." You'll read this inspirational book more than once, and mark quotes to tell friends. --Joan Price

From Publishers Weekly

Drawing the listener in with her heartfelt, uplifting voice and undeviating purpose ("to facilitate your personal journey of success"), motivational speaker, consultant and author of seven books (including If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules) Carter-Scott systematically outlines her 10 rules for a fulfilling life. Taken at face value, the "rules"--"Wanting success is the first step towards obtaining it," "Self-trust is essential" and "Goals are stepping stones on path"--seem little more than clich‚d self-help mantras that belie the book's real substance and author's down-to-earth tone. The highly organized format contains individualized exercises in each chapter, helping readers pinpoint their personal definition of success; articulate their purpose, path, vision and mission; organize a support team; and assess opportunities and maximize resources. Strategies are offered to avoid common pitfalls and hidden barriers to success such as self-sabotage, as well as a how-to on setting S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, attainable realistic and time-based). Hand-picked proverbs, inspirational quotes, a heavy reliance on personal experience and three decades' worth of her clients' anecdotal evidence perfectly suit the spoken format. Based on the Broadway hardcover (Forecasts, Oct. 9, 2000).

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In the bestseller CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, there was a
passage entitled "The Rules for Being Human" . . . it was originally
attributed to "Anonymous," but the author (Cherie Carter-Scott)
eventually came forward and wrote a follow-up book: IF LIFE IS
A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES.

In this latter effort, Carter-Scott makes the rules come alive by
relating them to stories drawn from her own encounters, along
with examples from her family, close friends and workshop
participants . . . you almost feel as if she is talking with you
personally.

I found this short book to be most thought-provoking and
one that I will want to revisit--often.

There were several memorable passages . . . however, methinks
that you'll most enjoy just thinking about the various rules
that follow:

Rule One:
You will receive a body.
You may love it or hate it, but it will be yours for the duration
of your life on Earth.

Rule Two:
You will be presented with lessons.
You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called "life."
Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to
learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but
you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

Rule Three:
There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Growth is a process of experimentation, a series of trials, errors,
and occasional victories. The failed experiments are as much a
part of the process as the experiments that work.

Rule Four:
A lesson is repeated until learned.
Lessons will repeated to you in various forms until you have
learned them. When you have learned them, you can then go on
to the next lesson.

Rule Five:
Learning does not end.
There is no part of life that does not contain lessons. If you are
alive, there are lessons to be learned.

Rule Six:
"There" is no better than "here."
When your "there" has become a "here," you will simply obtain
a "there" that will look better to you than your present "here."

Rule Seven:
Others are only mirrors of you.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless
it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.

Rule Eight:
What you make of your life is up to you.
You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with
them is up to you.

Rule Nine:
Your answers lie inside of you.
All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

Rule Ten:
You will forget all of this at birth.
You can remember it if you want by unraveling the double helix
of inner knowing.

In addition, I liked the inspirational quotes that were utilized
to help drive home some of the author's many points . . . among them:

No one can make you feel inferior without your
consent.--Eleanor Roosevelt

Life doesn't require that we be the best-only that we try
our best.--H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to
succeed is always to try just one more time.--Thomas Edison

I had previously read Carter-Scott's excellent IF SUCCESS IS A GAME,
THESE ARE THE RULES . . . you can now count me as a fan
of her work, so that means I'll be looking forward to her next
effort--and will now go back and find some of her previous works.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I was expecting July 29 2010
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely loved the book. I would have liked the card to indicate its connection to the rule from which it's derived. However, the cards are appealing to the eye. I don't know that I'd give them to someone who hasn't read the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Little Book Packs a Wallop Sep 5 2009
Format:Hardcover
Never judge a book by its cover, or in this case, by its size. This title, a mere 137 pages in my hardcover format that is only 3/4 the size of most hardcovers, packs a wallop. The author is a true life coach in every sense of the word. Chérie uses her life experiences, as well as those of friends, colleagues and clients, to illustrate each of her 10 rules. The rules are simple, so simple that most of us have forgotten them. This is a book to be read, and re-read and re-read. Buy copies for your friends and family. From this tiny tome, you may unlock problems or concerns which you've suffered with and just couldn't put your finger on. I'm not saying it will make your life perfect but it may certainly smooth out some of the bumps. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 5*****
Have you ever found a book that can serve and satisfy all criterias?

Strentghs: simple, easy to read, great examples. Read more

Published on May 3 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
An excellent concept that is simple to understand and apply to your life. The conversational and easy to read presentation of the rules invites to seriously think about your life... Read more
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While a small number of good points are made, the author fails to expand upon them. There is nothing terribly profound or "enlightening" in this book, but mostly an... Read more
Published on Mar 9 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book that will help you discover success
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Published on July 27 2002 by Blaine Greenfield
4.0 out of 5 stars Getting started in the right direction
This book supplies a lot of great information, but at a level of generalization that will only get you started in the direction of where you really need to go . . . Read more
Published on Feb 19 2002 by Mona M.
3.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY ELEMENTARY!
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Fastfood for the mind. Yuk. <g> If THIS helps your life ... you haven't had real chicken soup ever! <lol>
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