Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life

Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life

Can video games be used to teach personal and business success lessons?Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life takes a look at how the same habits and principles that lead to success when playing video games can be applied to personal and business success. Principles are ideas that are truly timeless, and remain true independent of context, culture or time period. So what are the principles embedded in the most popular video games? Surprisingly, the list strongly resembles the most in demand traits for the workplace. •Adaptability & Managing Change•Personal Accountability•Innovation•Communication & Listening•Teambuilding & Collaboration•Knowledge Sharing•Persistence & GritMastering The Game provides analogies, examples, and lessons for connecting the dots between how gamers play and how successful professionals work. Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This book is a great guide for those who are master gamers at home and wish to be as influential and competent at work. At the same time, hiring managers and organizational leaders will find keen insight on the workforce of today and tomorrow!-- Marshall Goldsmith author of the New York Times and global bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There --Jon has put into words what gamers have been telling their parents for years: videogames are good for you. -- Chris Hatala , Final Boss, Games Done Legit entertainment "Jon has done what few (if any) before him have done: he has validated gaming by not trying to validate gaming, but by pushing past that and answering the "what now?" question. That is to say: "most everybody games, now what can we learn while gaming?"" - Kenny Newville, Geeks With Wives Jonathan D. Harrison  is a leadership expert, HR professional, and lifelong gamer who believes that the greatest life lessons don't always come from textbooks - sometimes, they come from boss battles, loot drops, and pixelated quests. A TEDx speaker and the author of multiple books, including Mastering the Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success in Life , and in 2025 If Video Games Have Taught Me Anything: What Video Games Taught Some of the World's Most Fascinating People. He also illustrated a coloring book,  If Video Games Have Taught Me Anything: A Video Game Life Lesson Coloring Book.  Jonathan combines 20+ years of professional development experience with a passion for storytelling and play. When he's not writing or speaking, he's leveling up in real life as a husband and father, proving that the skills honed in games - strategy, persistence, curiosity - truly can shape the way we live, lead, and learn.