If Life Is a Game, These are the Rules

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Summary: LEARN LESSONS, FOLLOW PURPOSE -- WHERE'S GOD?
Review: "If LIFE is a GAME..." is a deeply spiritual book which makes a strong contribution to the idea of finding one's purpose in life, and to learning the lessons along the way. It's the connective tissue to living. Learning lessons is a part of living. What I am curious about is what has Carter-Scott learned about God? For a book with such a spiritual basis, little is said about the Divine, or our relationship to Him. What was His role in creating us? Or in designing our curriculum? And how about other people? How does our giving to others affect our lives? While acknowledging the role of God and others, this book reflects a self-centered appoach to life, talking about my lessons, my judgments, my purpose. Nor does she say anything about visualization. Her comments about judging others were very helpful. Her question, What do our judgments reveals about us, is worth asking. Judgments always boomerang, so why not understand what they say about you. She has dedicated this book to her readers who have followed her rules in their lives. And the cut-out on the back-flap was a nice way of rewarding their efforts. Each chapter has four principles (except for chapter 10, which has three) which includes a discussion and a anecdote from Carter-Scott's past. It's a nice mixture that makes for an enjoyable read. Her tribute to her sister Lynn on p. 127 was very touching, and reminded this reader of how important other people are to enhancing one's life.

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Summary: you are the author of your own life
Review: a dear friend has sent this book out of the blue. i believe this is a `divine intervention' for me to take responsibility of my life and to tighten the loose ends in my life. i am heavily into spritual and self development for several years already. authors such as m scott peck, vincent norman peale, marianne williamson, harold krushner etc have all played an important role in my quest of self development. when your book arrived in my mailbox, i discovered that it is grace telling me that it is time to move on to the next level. after all these things floating in my mind and life, i realised that i have never claimed authorship of it as you have stated in one of the 10 rules. initially it is difficult to claim responsibility and accountability 100%, however, i realised that if i don't do that, time might be running out for me. although i am in my 30's, i realise that there is no guarantee of shelf life for a human being. however, unlike goods, a human being knows nothing about his/her own expiry date. in short, the most important lesson from your book is that: claim ownership to my life and develop the plot, colour it, do my best to give life to it and let be the grand producer to its outcome.

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Summary: True story about the book
Review: A friend in the middle of an excruciating divorce read the book.She was so moved she loaned the book to their marriage counselor, who was so moved that she insisted that the battling husband read the book. He was so moved that he wrote his wife a letter!. And now they are back together again and very happy! IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES saved this marriage. It can save your life.

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Summary: If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
Review: 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 and who you really are. This great work can help anyone who reads the book and applies the rules.

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Summary: If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
Review: 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 and who you really are. This great work can help anyone who reads the book and applies the rules.

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Summary: As aforementioned, Pop Psychology
Review: C'mon everybody, start thinking for yourselves

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Summary: BRAVO!
Review: Carter-Scott knows how to be a true winner in life! Radical Change by Ari gives her our approval...

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Summary: a credo for secular humanism
Review: Certainly the book contains some valid principles, or else it would not be as popular as it is. However, how a book can claim to teach spiritual lessons, but never even acknowledge God? It is humanistic philosophy that espouses that we alone can better ourselves. A close look around us shows that left to ourselves, we have made a mess of things. We MUST rely on Someone higher than ourselves. Also the advice the book offers is quite simplistic, not very deep. Very easy reading.

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Summary: Truely an eye opening book for anyone of any age or sex
Review: Cherie Carter-Scott has written an excellent interpretation of the rollercoaster of life and has truely touched on the lessons that need to be learned in order to stay on track. Although I am a young male reader, this book has truely opened my eyes to my world and how I should attempt to live it. Reading this book I have found a peace that I have never known before, and a peace I am sure anyone who takes the time to learn lifes lessons as presented in this book will find. It truely is a remarkable work touching on the basic truths which govern our lives.

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Summary: An excellent handbook for life
Review: Chérie Carter-Scott's book is truly wonderful. It is set out in the form of chapters and each chapter elaborates on one of the basic ten rules which should govern our lives so we can live it to the fullest and in the best way possible. The writing style is smooth and captivating with real-life anecdotes and stories used to stress a certain point. That in addition to inspirational quotations at the beginning of each chapter or part make the book even more exquisite. I am one of the lucky people that have met the author and her wonderful optimism and joyful and friendly spirit all appear in the pages of her book. Although we all know the virtues in life, it is the lack of practice of these virtues that has vitiated this world. If we could all guide ourselves by Cherie's ten rules like the Ten Commandments, the world would be a much better place.