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Respark Your Life


Sep 27, 2021

“It’s my object to try to bring some fun and creativity and imagination back in to the world of work.”

 

Everyone has his or her own strategy on how to win at Monopoly. The reality is that many entrepreneurs had their first real estate and finance experience while playing the world's most popular board game, and many formulate lifelong business philosophies as they learn to balance skill, luck, competition, and social interaction. Today Raymond explores the influence of the game with Alan Axelrod, author of, Everything About Business I Learned From Monopoly, where America’s top executives and entrepreneurs reflect on the lessons they learned from rolling the die in the fantasy game of self-made wealth and power.

 

Expert Action Steps:

  • Read Everything About Business I Learned from Monopoly by Alan Axelrod.
  • Start playing Monopoly and other games.
  • Resolve not to take failure as a life sentence.

 

Alex Axelrod is a teacher, consultant, author, publishing executive. He has over 150 books published in the areas of history, business, and management. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Iowa in 1979, specializing in the literature and culture of colonial America and the early republic of the United States. He has taught at Lake Forest College and Furman University and has been a historical consultant to museums, cultural institutions, and on television programs such as Civil War Journal, the WB Network, and the Discovery Channel.

Raymond Aaron has shared his vision and wisdom on radio and television programs for over 40 years. He is the author of over 100 books, including Branding Small Business For Dummies, Double Your Income Doing What You Love, Canadian best-seller Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul, and he co-authored the New York Times best-seller Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul.

www.Aaron.com