Book Review: Life is a Game
by Jim Copeland
Publication Date: Apr 14, 2008
List Price: $15.95
Format: Paperback, 64 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780981453279
Imprint: To Be Determined
Publisher: To Be Determined
Parent Company: To Be Determined
Read a Description of Life is a Game
Book Reviewed by Kam Williams
’The choices we make determine our destiny and whether success or disaster is achieved. We either elevate to greatness or descend to obscurity… The game of life can be played in several ways. Some spend their life chasing dreams. Others spend their life making dreams a reality. Which one will you be?
In life, it is important to use our strengths as assets in achieving our goals. If we focus too much on our weaknesses, we can and will end up average. Focusing on your strengths will allow you to an opportunity to achieve your goals at a faster rate.’
’Excerpted from the Forethought (page 9)
If you know anyone in need of a little inspiration to get their
act together, then let me suggest Life Is a Game, an
easy-to-read motivational piece offering some simple,
straightforward and sound suggestions. Although only 64 pages
long, this handy how-to treatise could help a lost soul
kickstart a floundering career or find a more appropriate one.
Its author, Jim Copeland, who works as a Special Ed Coordinator
for the U.S. Department of Justice inside the Federal Prison
System in Texas, has a Bachelor’s in Speech Communications as
well as a Master’s in Education from Texas A&M. Despite the
degrees, Mr. Copeland doles out his worthwhile advice in plain
language.
Each chapter heading essentially functions as a bullet-point
which he then proceeds to break down in further detail, with
ideas ranging from ’Establish a Plan’ to ’Your Success Lies
within You’ to ’What Kind of Legacy Will You Leave?’ For
example, he summarizes a talk on taking risks with ’Sometimes
you have to go where no one has gone or do something no one has
done to become something no one has been.’
As for exactly what line of work one ought to pursue, the book
leaves that up to you to choose. In a section entitled ’Fill a
Need’ he suggests that you ’Do a self-inventory of your gifts
and talents. Find a need in society for them, and now market
them.’
Believe it or not, a lot of folks don't have the basic common
sense they were born with. And it is for such ungrounded,
misdirected members of society that Life Is a Game might serve
as a blessing.