If Success Is a Game, These Are the
Rules : Ten Rules for a Fulfilling Life
by CHERIE CARTER-SCOTT
Wonderful Book That Will Help You Discover Success
The definition of success (at least in America) is outward accomplishment,
whether its amassing a fortune or leaving a legacy of influence. But a
personal sense of well-being or fulfillment--finding love and time with
family--is often the inward measurement of success. The two need not be
mutually exclusive, says Chérie Carter-Scott, an internationally recognized
motivational speaker and management consultant whos written several
other rule books, such as If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules. She
says that success is achieved only when your own sense of well being
and the extended symbols of accomplishment converge, a feat she says
can be met by following her 10 basic guidelines about self-acceptance
and self-motivation. Fortunately, her rules are easy to follow--no misty
metaphors or perplexing parables. Each chapter is neatly devoted to a
specific rule, such as your actions affect your outcomes, or success is a
process that never ends. Real-life stories illustrate each rule, making the

advice feel personal and applicable. When addressing rule 2, wanting
success is the first step in attaining it, Carter-Scott helps readers handle
sabotaging loved ones who may feel threatened or jealous by your
success, such as the mother who didnt want her son to apply to medical
school because he might not be able to handle the rejection, or the so-
called best friend who always insulted her friends new clothing business.
In the chapter on rule 3, self-trust is essential, we meet Paul, the
miserable banker who yearned to be an art dealer but wore the golden
handcuffs of his big salary. A few years after analyzing his life and deciding
to make a change, Paul has become a successful art dealer, making close
to the same salary he was making before, writes Carter-Scott. Only now it
brings him joy rather than binding him to his life. Although some of the
examples may feel predictable, Carter-Scotts warm, folksy style should
appeal to many readers, helping them to identify goals and follow through
on them. --Gail Hudson
Personal Review: If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules :
Ten Rules for a Fulfilling Life by CHERIE CARTER-SCOTT
Read IF SUCCESS IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
by Cherie Scott-Cater . . . this is a wonderful self-help book,
but don't be put of by that description if you're not typically
a fan of such material.Scott-Carter will make you a convert as she helps
you discover
what determine what success means to you . . . and that is
perhaps the key benefit you'll gain from reading her book;
i.e., it enables you to come up with you own definition and
then achieve it via ten simple rules.I liked her use of examples, as well as
probing
questions . . . methinks you will, too, and you'll be surprised
about how inspired you will be to achieve your various goals.There were
many memorable passages; among them:
I notice that many people put off doing this exercise [writing one's ideal
obituary] because it confronts them with the reality of their mortality. I have
found, conversely, that when you really examine your life head-on, you can
be painfully honest about what you want to accomplish throughout your
life. It is a bit uncomfortable writing down big dreams because they may
sound highly ambitious or self-aggrandized, but unless you allow yourself
to imagine your ideal life, you can never begin to make it happen.
Imagining yourself at the end of your life looking back is a helpful tool to

articulate what it is that you hope to accomplish during your lifetime.The
formula to find your path to fulfillment is astonishingly simple: Follow your
preferences, and they will lead you to your path. Find what brings you joy
and satisfaction, and trust that it will also bring you prosperity. Find what
makes your blood boil, and trust that it will also fuel your existence.
Discover what makes your heart sing, and trust that it will create music in
your life. In other words, find what matters to you, and trust that it is the
signpost you have been looking for.One of the things that my clients and
friends both love and hate me for is the fact that upon hearing them
express a vision, I immediately ask, "When would you like to do that?" I do
this because I am eager to see them have what they want. I know the only
way this happens is through commitment.
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