Rating: 
Summary: A truly wonderful book
Review: This book is a little gem.... Cherie Carter-Scott writes in a way which is simple, concise, enlightening and inspirational. If you struggle with the pressures of everyday life or you are constantly asking 'why me?' you will find something in this book that will help you realign yourself. If you are open-minded towards the simple truths that the author explains, and you lose any preconceived ideas you might have beforehand, you will definitely gain something from reading 'The Ten Rules for Being Human'. If you are anything like me then once you have read this book, you will find yourself refreshed and wanting to pass it on to others so that they can benefit from its simple wisdom.
Rating:
Summary: The rules come alive in this thought-provoking book
Review: 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.
Rating: 
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.
Rating:
Summary: The rules come alive in this thought-provoking book
Review: 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.
Rating:
Summary: Soul Searcher
Review: For all of you fans of the book, "Chicken Soup for the Soul", there is a new book out there that unveils the ten greatest rules about living life as a human being. In fact, the forward is written by Jack Canfield ( of 'Chicken Soup' fame) and has an interesting story. You see, the first version of Chicken Soup had a list called "The Ten Rules for Being Human" signed by 'anonymous'. Turns out, Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott was the author of those Ten Rules and, with a little encouragement, she's put together this fabulous little book to help us reprogram the gray matter in our skulls. The book is laid out in an extremely easy to read format and divided into Ten Chapters, or Rules, if you will. In these 133 pages, are such eye opening revelations, such as: Chapter # 3 There Are No Mistakes Only Lessons and Chapter # 4 A Lesson is Repeated Until Learned. These two chapters alone are worth the price of admission! Time and again, you may have witnessed a friend, or even yourself repeating a situation in life, over and over. Whether it's always going out with the same type of people, trusting the wrong people, or simply making the most difficult choices, these are symptoms of not understanding that life will always present you with the same type of situations, until you have learned to master them. It's not bad luck, but probably unwise decision making that gives us the same outcome. Until a person makes a 'conscious' decision to adjust their cycle of thinking, and break out of the pattern, life will always seem to dole out the same rewards. Another great chapter is #9: "All Your Answers Lie Inside of You". Sometimes we know what's best for us and we still decide to go against it. What you need, what you seek and who you are is embedded within you. This book is not about games, it's about living life to the fullest and achieving the next level of consciousness. An excellent gift for the soul searcher!
Rating:
Summary: Simply Good
Review: For those who've consciously been searching for themselves for some time now, the message of this book is oft-heard and come across. Oh, don't get me wrong; it's all good advice, but rather more like a set of reminders that we've already heard before. But for those who are only now beginning to go within for answers, I strongly recommend this book. It's very easy to follow--so easy in fact that you're likely to think, "Yeah, I've known that all along, but never tried it. It's about time I did!" This little volume is a gem of a handbook about life.
Rating: 
Summary: Where's the Originality?
Review: It must be said that Ms. Scott's book is not an original concept but rather a supportive commentary of an anonymous quote which has been popular in the new age community. If you do a search on her first rule, "you will receive a body", on Google you will get numerous results on websites that almost word for word list the same rules and supportive material as she lists in her book. She certainly did not break much of sweat researching this or any other spin-off versions of her book. Do you really want to be supporting her efforts (or lack thereof) with your hard earned money? If you are truly looking for enlightenment, which is what she's selling, you can get it for free. If you're looking for freedom, try just talking to God. Jesus came to break the rules... why would we want to make more?
Rating: 
Summary: EXTREMELY ELEMENTARY!
Review: First of all, I loved "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and most of Jack Canfield's books. While I agree in principle with the message the book delivers, I found the presentation style to be extremely elementary and so much "matter of fact common sense" that it became slightly irritating to read after awhile. There was absolutely nothing thought-provoking or enlightening to be found. Based on the rules of acceptance, self-esteem, respect and pleasure, the author attempts to present a primer on what it is like to be human, and hopefully, we all have at least the basics in that department. If not, we need more than this little book! There was absolutely nothing wrong with the content or the concepts; it was solely the writing and presentation style which left much to be desired. If the book is intended to be a "primer," the author has certainly fulfilled the mission!
Rating:
Summary: Short and Enlightening
Review: If you are not sure why life seems to be dealing you a bad hand, this is a book, which might help you a lot. I found this book after I had read my fair share of self-help books, and after years of trying to apply every principle that made me successful at work to my private life... without result. The spiritual truths are presented in a very simple way, which will be acceptable even to those who are not that open to spirituality. The book was an eye opener and taught me to look for the potential lesson in every situation I face. Three years after reading it, I have given it as gift to at least a dozen people, and all claim to have benefited from it. Buy it, read it, apply it, you will enjoy the result.
Rating:
Summary: start by loving yourself
Review: I was in midst of a suicidal depression when I found this book. It really made a huge impact on myself and my views on life. Definitely life changing and gem of a book. The concepts and "rules" introduced throughout the book is simple, clear and down to earth. Upon reading this book, you will find yourself more aware of what life has to offer and how to deal with things in a realistic manner. In fact what this book preaches is already inside us, but it's just that we are plain ignoramuses who never paid any attention to it. It also teaches you how to be more in tune with yourself and eventually with the world outside (aka known as life sometimes). If you have any friends who are depressed or feeling down in life, give them this book and you give them the bible of living life everyday. The whole book can be summarised into a line that someone once said, " Learn from the Past, Live in the Present and Watch the Future."
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