A Zero Sum Game is when there must be a loser for there to be a winner. It's when one person's loss allows for another person's gain. Chess, Tennis and Poker are all Zero Sum Games.

Zero Sum Games are a hell of a lot of fun to play. They're competitive. They're challenging. They're thrilling. They're worth participating in when the rules are clear and the games have specifically been designed to end in victory or defeat.

However, Folks get themselves in trouble when they treat the entire goddamn world like a Zero Sum Game; when they believe that in order to win in life, work and love, somebody else has to lose.

This kind of thinking will almost certainly result in a lifetime of stress, pain and heartache... regardless of your own success.

Here's the honest to goodness truth:

Both you and your colleague can enjoy your jobs. Both you and your best friend can have a body you're happy with. Both you and your neighbor can live in a home that feels like home. Both you and your ex can forgive, learn, grow and go on to find love.

Isn't this a lovely way to live? To live with the belief that everybody can win.