Rule #1: Play Your Own Game

Mar 26, 2012, 02:41 PM

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This an excerpt from Adaptability by Max Mckeown. It is available in paperback and kindle versions. In the excerpt, Max explores how the best thing to do when you're losing is change the rules of the game: "If you're small, be big. If you're big, be small."

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