Win Win Game - Relationship Game

Why Play the Win – Win Game™?

Our attitude colors our perception of every variable confronting us, so it is our attitude - positive or negative - that determines how we react to everything – internal and external.  How we perceive and then react to every particular thing or event, word or deed and person we come into contact with, is controlled by our attitude. 

Humans are:

1. Prone to selfishness and self-centeredness
2. Forgetful - particularly of the little nice things done to or for them
3. Not prone to return the little kindnesses shown to them.
4. Prone to take those little nice things for granted and to not “miss their ‘water’ until the well runs dry”.
5. Needy of positive affirmation
6. Competitive

Materials:

1. 2 players
2. 40 (+1) point Cards
3. 20 (-2) point Cards
4. 20 (-1) point Cards
5. 10 blank reward sheets
6. 10 blank big reward sheets
7. Willingness to change your behavior

Fortunately, our attitude is malleable.  If we choose to make the investment of time and energy required, our attitude can be modified by conscious sustained effort.  Conventional wisdom says it takes 21 days to change a habit.  The “Win - Win” Game™ is simple.  It’s designed to address traits # 1 - 4 by exercising traits # 5 & 6.  The “Win - Win” Game™ uses a point system to encourage the “players” to consistently focus on the positive and minimize the negative.  Playing the game honestly as designed, over time will change - reprogram - the “players’” attitude(s).  Their perception of and reaction to the many variables influenced - actually controlled - by their attitude(s) will also change as a natural consequence.

Who Should Play the “Win-Win” Game™?

• Married or courting Couples! The 2010 divorce rate in America for first marriage was 41%; the divorce rate in America for a second marriage was 60%; the divorce rate in America for a third marriage was 73% and those numbers get worse not better every year.
   
• Siblings, parent / child or any two people wanting to improve their relationship can match up and play the “Win-Win” Game™.

Chose your partner carefully and play the “Win-Win" Game™ as long as you like.  We suggest a minimum of 30 days because as previously pointed out, conventional wisdom says it takes 21 days to break an old or program a new habit.

Let the Game Begin!

Background:

Life is full of paradoxes.  Life is a game and at the same time, not a game.  Life is full of choices with the choices we make determining the course and quality of our life and the lives of those we impact.  

Our attitude colors our perception of every variable confronting us, so it is our attitude - positive or negative - that determines how we react to everything – internal and external.  

How we perceive and then react to every particular thing or event, word or deed and person we come into contact with, is controlled by our attitude.  Loud or soft . . . sweet or sour . . . half full or half empty . . . or completely full (half full of water and half full of air) and running over . . . up or down . . . right or left . . . stop or go . . . fast or slow . . . now or later or not at all . . . just about everything is relative and hostage to our attitude.  

Humans are:

1. Prone to selfishness and self-centeredness
2. Forgetful - particularly of the little nice things done to or for them
3. Not prone to return the little kindness shown to them
4. Prone to take those little nice things for granted and to not “miss their ‘water’ until the well runs dry”.
5. Needy of positive affirmation
6. Competitive