Most of us work hard all our lives just to keep afloat. Most of us find that success requires effort and investment, both physical and mental. But for some people, the best things in life are free. Many of these "winners" have little or nothing to offer the outside world. Nonetheless, unlike the rest of us, they are blessed with lives of comfort and wealth.
Is it possible that all our assumptions and received wisdom about how to get ahead in life are wrong?
It's a little like finding yourself alone in the dark. You may be one of many people wandering around aimlessly as thought blind, but if you had night-vision and could see what others cannot you would be able to remain on step ahead of the game.
And this is what I offer to those of you who are ordinary, everyday people, fumbling blindly around in the dark. I can help you to see what's really going on.
You see, theres a game being played right before our very eyes " a game most of us will never see " at work, at the club, even in our own family. If you could see it, how would it change your world? I believe I can show you how to beat the mediocre imbecile at their own game without compromising your integrity.
The losers in this game - the everyday people like you and me - are too often the losers because we play by the rules, while the undeserving cheat their way to fame and fortune.
So what is this Hidden Game and how is it played in the arenas of our life? While we, the rank and file, are busy grasping at the brass ring, a small group of insiders, the Players, are coolly and cynically, manipulating the strings.
It is the Players who get the furthest in life, often coming to occupy positions of great power and responsibility. The rest of us are left trailing in their wake, futilely casting around for some crumbs which they have let fall from their elevated tables.
Most life-skills coaches seem to ignore this reality, preferring to preach the gospel of goals, positive attitude and focused application of ones strengths, and there is some merit to such an approach. Its true that without a goal we have no direction, and without skills based on your strong suit, no success is sustainable. So yes, with a life-skills coach you could grab a few more crumbs than your neighbor. However, that approach alone will still keep you in the dark as to whats really going on around you. As you rejoice over your newly acquired crumbs, the Players slip by unnoticed, their hands full of stolen goods.
So, without a roadmap, without something that shows us the lay of the land, warns of quicksand, pot holes and the land mines, reaching our destination is more luck than skill. Without the special goggles life is unpredictable and fate fickle; we remain dinghies tossed about in a sea of fortune that decides whether we make it safely ashore or crash against the rocks of happenstance.
About the Author:
John Berling Hardy reveals the secret of the rich and famous. For more of his writings please visit www.playingtheplayers.com.
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