PokerWoman: How to Win at Love, Life, and Business using the Principles of Poker by Ellen Leikind
Stop playing like a teenage girl and start betting like a real woman. That’s the message author Ellen Leikind wants to transmit though her new book PokerWoman: How to win at Love, Life. The author also gives a different perspective of the game, showing women how to apply winning poker strategies to personal relationships, life and business – even if they’ve never played before.
“Poker isn’t just a card game: It’s a metaphor for life “As I often tell women. You’ve been playing poker your whole life whether you know it or not,” Leikind said.
A successful marketing executive who spent 15 years in the corporate world working for several Fortune 500 companies, Leikind decided to take a hiatus from her career and rediscovered poker, a game she had learned as a teenager. It was at that time she first made the connections explored in her book.
“The more I played poker, the more I saw the similarities between the card game and the larger ‘game’ of business and personal fulfillment.” Leikind said.
That experience inspired Leikind to found Poker Prima Divas, a company that provides corporate programs and entertainment to teach women to use the principles acquired at the poker table to enhance their business skills.
PokerWoman is not the usual “how to play” book, instead, the author uses poker to show women how to achieve their personal goals. Regular poker elements and concepts such as reading other players, knowing when to change gears and be aggressive, and how to assess risk are all illustrated using personal stories from successful women.
PokerWoman her message is really about empowerment, Leikind has attracted support from poker players and advice experts alike.
“Poker strategies can enable you to achieve your goals—in your career or in your personal life. Find your strengths and capitalize on them. Recognize your weaknesses and learn from them. This book will furnish you with the tools to do both.” says Kathy Liebert, a top poker tournament player
For many decades, poker has been traditionally associated with men, however, Leikind encourages women to learn the game and use poker strategies to overcome their fears and doubts, establish plans and claim their rightful seat at the table.
“Forget golf! For women, the new way to the boardroom is Texas Hold ‘Em. The skills you learn at the poker table—strategy, bluffing, risk evaluation and maintaining that good old poker face—make you a better executive” commented Jane Bryant Quinn, author, Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People.
A 224-page hardcover book, PokerWoman: How to Win at Love, Life, and Business using the Principles of Poker is available for $24.00 US on WDIAV Shopping Section. For more information, please click here.
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