Four Ways To Play The Game

In 2010, in Los Angeles, my good friend Dave Buck (the CEO of CoachVille) taught a session to my students at the Ultimate Internet Bootcamp. While on stage, he talked about how life is a game, and in all coaching, the best way to coach someone is to identify what game they’re playing and how they’re playing it. The most noble, easy, and consistent way to develop permanent change in your life is by changing the game you’re playing, and the way you’re playing it. With all that said, here’s my question to you: what game are you playing right now? Answering this question lets you take the step from unconscious incompetence to conscious incompetence. That eventually evolves to conscious competence, and finally flow state or unconscious competence. What Dave taught me is that there are four ways to play any game in your personal or professional life, and if you’re playing a winnable game, there are only two results you’ll get. The four ways to play the game are these: Refuse to play. Pretend to play. Play not to lose. Play to win. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that playing to win is the best option. But that alone isn’t enough; you also have to choose a winnable game. If you’re playing a winnable game, there are only two results. First, you might win. Can you guess what the second result is? If you guessed “lose,” that’s not it. In fact, you either win or you learn. (If you guessed wrong in this little game right now, remember that you didn’t lose; you learned!) Tune into today’s powerful episode to learn much more about the games involved in the selling process, how selling through storytelling fits into this framework, the value of identifying the game you’re playing, Albert Einstein’s three rules of work, and much more. In This Episode: [02:43] - Alex introduces today’s three key insights, which he’ll explore throughout the rest of the episode. [04:47] - We learn that Alex (along with some of the best coaches in the world) teaches his clients how to play the game of their personal or professional life. [06:58] - What are the four ways to play any game in your personal or professional life? [08:48] - Alex explains why playing to win isn’t enough. [11:35] - We learn what the only two results are in a winnable game. [14:24] - Here’s the Alexism for this episode: the most important rule of any game is to play by its rules. [15:35] - Alex quotes Albert Einstein about the three rules of work. #1. Out of clutter, find simplicity. #2. From discord, find harmony. #3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. [16:32] - We hear about something that T. Harv Eker taught Alex. [19:16] - Alex quickly recaps the specific insights that he has been discussing throughout this episode. [21:23] - If you enjoyed this episode and learned something valuable, please take a moment of your time to go to this link. Once you’re there, write down the most valuable thing you learned from this episode as a review. [22:22] - In honor of this 19th episode of this podcast, you’re welcome to have a completely free copy of Alex’s book Alexisms! To learn how to get yours, listen in to the episode.   Links and Resources: Alex Mandossian MarketingOnline.com Skipio - where mass business texting gets personal! Alexisms by Alex Mandossian All Selling Aside on iTunes Dave Buck CoachVille Harv Eker Thomas Leonard Steph Curry LeBron James Michael Jordan Albert Einstein Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker Massage Envy