![]() Here lies the truth of this unusual comparison.Īuthor Allan Rufus said “Life is like a game of chess. We fail to see the relationship between each decision and often it is only a matter of time before we end up losing. Our urge to move with haste is enforced with biases telling we’re right, so we act. Most of our choices and actions appear unimportant to our futures so we act quickly. Life embodies the same single piece moves chess offers. Most of them appear inconsequential.īut combine those moves with a strategy filled with tactical flair and a winner appears. The classic board game requires many single piece moves. To answer this, I want us to look closer at the game of chess. Is the game of life really comparable to chess? Decisions take on a different dimension as the future begins to matter more than today.Ĭhess and life are the same. When we begin to see the comparison, our minds become open to new ways of living. ![]() So, what does chess have to do with life? After all, they don't strike an obvious relationship.Ĭhess offers insights few consider when seeking to understand life. One you can prepare for and be ready to seize when it appears. When you see life as a game, things change. Most people don’t see life as a game, let alone a chess game. Physical health is your BMI, and education success is judged on the grades you receive and so on.Įven with this association, I find people end up in one of three positions. For example, schools are obsessed with league tables, and success is defined more by status than happiness, even though the later is far more important.įinancial health is your credit score. I know-or more likely, as you reflect on your knowledge of chess and try to form a comparison, is life really a game of chess?Ī more significant observation comes when we look for games within our lives.Ĭompetition riddles life. The opportunities we miss because we believe the insecure voice in our head that tells us we are not good enough tell it to shut up. Change your attitude and change the world around you.Right now you're thinking one of two thoughts. The people around us that chatter negativity into our ear we have the power not to listen. We have the power to change the narrative from a negative into a positive one. It’s not what happens to you that determines your mood or reaction, it’s how you respond to it. In order to succeed having luck on our side is apart of the hope in our eyes. The only way to win at the game of life is to control your own perception and be the author of the story you create in your mind. Did you ever stop to ask yourself, why? If you live your life knowing that the deck is stacked against you, why try. We hope for the best but expect the worse. We’re told that we must accept the inevitable truth that what can go wrong, probably will. ![]() We yell into our pillow, we stomp our feet and we shake our fists into the air with vengeance. We know from an early age that this is just how the world flows, and yet it still catches us off-guard time and time again. There are many times throughout the course of a day that you may throw your hands up, roll your eyes and grit your teeth.
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