I like to credit much of my
early education
to Milton-Bradley.
While other families were
building their real estate empires
via Monopoly,
my family favored
The Game of Life
and, a Milton-Bradley sleeper, Careers.
It’s no accident,
I suppose,
that I learned early on via
The Game of Life
that college was a
whimsical optional detour.
What really mattered
was getting that blue peg
in the driver’s seat
and then getting busy
filling the car with kids
until they were literally
piled in the aisle.
Life has a way of taking
twists and turns and
I often ended up in
Careers.
A b-player in the board game category that,
way ahead of its time,
had players weigh & articulate values of
fame, fortune and love.
I tried many strategies during
those gameathons:
All love!
All money!
All fame!
Equal balance of each!
Recently, in creating a
business plan for my
coaching practice
I drew three interlocking circles:
Work I love.
Work that pays well.
High-profile work.
Notice anything?
Love. Fortune. Fame.
That sweet spot –
getting paid to do work I love
and being acknowledged for it –
is what makes me happy.
And happy wins the game
of Life every time.
