CONNECTIONS™ is inspired from Dr. William Glasser’s “Choice Theory®,” as described in his book, “Choice Theory®, A New Psychology of Personal Freedom.” This theory teaches that the only person that you can control is yourself and the only thing about yourself that you can control is your thinking and acting behavior. This is the source of personal freedom.

If everyone would concentrate on controlling themselves and not other people then the world would be a better place. Once you realize that you have no control over other people, you can dispense with distractions and guilt resulting from trying to control others. This frees you mentally and lets you focus on your goals in life.

However, people have a need to obtain close relationships. Why? According to Glasser, people are genetically driven by five basic needs: Love and belonging; power; freedom; fun, and survival. Everyone has a mental picture of one or more of these needs, and in order to achieve these needs, people must develop positive relationships.

Without realizing it, most people use what Glasser calls “external control psychology,” or disconnecting habits. Traits of these habits include forcing, punishing, bribery, complaining and more. These are understandably destructive to relationships.

However, according to Glasser, it is the “internal control psychology,” or connecting habits, that will determine a person’s success at developing the necessary relationships to achieve one or more of the five basic needs. Connecting habits include respecting, trusting, listening, accepting, supporting, encouraging and more.

A person’s life is directly linked to successfully connecting to other people. CONNECTIONS™ is a fun and entertaining game that reveals the way players use “Connecting” or “Disconnecting” habits to achieve goals.

CONNECTIONS™ teaches the art of using connecting habits through a point system. To win the game, the player must accumulate 1,000 points. To win in life, one must build positive relationships to achieve one or more of the five basic needs. Play CONNECTIONS™.

Enable your life. Achieve your goals.

 

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Connections™ property of Ronnie L. Mace ©2002, 2003, Patent Pending.
Choice Theory® is a Registered Trademark of Dr. William Glasser.