Winning At Life Novels & Stories

"You can't blame me, Eli. Ever since I met that girl, she's always winning the battle against me. Now that my life is more stable than hers, she's still doing something to make me realize that no matter how much I try to change my life, I'm still a loser." "Don't think that way." As I felt his arm curl around my body, I somehow felt better. "You don't have to prove your worth to others over and over again. Don't do something just because it's your way to excel from them. Do the things you love because that makes you happy." "Release yourself from the mindset that you were born to compete with others. Life is not all about competition, because the essence of life is to find your million reaso

“So this is the kind of woman she is? If I were a man, I wouldn’t want her either.” The room erupted into laughter again. Then, Finn set his glass down on the table and asked casually, “Want to make a bet?” “Another one? Fine. If we win, you break up with Sophie.” Finn’s voice turned cold instantly. “Who said you could use Soph as a bet?” On the other end of the phone, I listened as he effortlessly reshaped the wager. The bet became whether I would run off with him at my wedding. Sophie could not be used as a bargaining chip, but I could. He had used me as a setup, gambled on a hundred times already.

Very well, I have nothing to lose. "What do you want? Do you plan to quote Sun Tzu all night?" "No, I'm just checking your level of intelligence." "What is it to you?" "I told you; I hear that you're smart. I'd hate to see someone with your mind go to waste." "You've been lied to." "The greatest victory is that which requires no battle." "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." "Is that your way of telling me you've already won? That you've planned out your victory?" I didn't bother to answer that very leading question.

The Morrison Estate stretches behind us—the trees growing, the memorial standing, the company thriving. But none of it matters as much as this. The quiet. The peace. The ordinary. The greatest victory isn't the war we won. It's the life we get to live. Together. Forever.

Instantly, Deshawn starts celebrating his victory. "Yesss! Baby, I'm the winner! Deshawn, fucking never loses," he cheers while looking at me arrogantly. I glared at him. "I win so I get to make the decision here," "I did not agree to thi-" I start talking before he shushes me. "Shhh, I'm talking, sweetheart," He smirks. "When are you not talki-" I begin to say but he interrupts me again and I just roll my eyes.

Alex leaned into Brian as they walked, breathing in the calm, feeling the city’s rhythm move steadily around them. And for the first time, he understood it fully: This was the real victory. Not a battle won. Not a system imposed. But a life sustained—quietly, invisibly, endlessly—by people who chose to care even when no one was watching.

They seemed to be waiting patiently but nothing usual as expected from me happened as the time i made way into their boredom voyage. I had lived so that i could tell you this that everyone has a time: A time which we'd pledged and advocated for events to kick play, that is to say that there is no betting in life game but natures code thereof which some may call it luck. If i was lucky enough i would not have been with serial number counts of this opposite gender called man. A man comes with different values in your life, one can be supporting and to another you had become his opponent just like the games of football until he had lift the trophy and becomes the champ then you are welcomed, w

Compared to her 40 dollars a night, he figured he didn't need to work. As time passed, he began spending late nights out with friends. Him and his friends would gamble on things like cards, or how good the harvest for both humans and food would be, or even on how many servants would be bought in an hour. Life was bad as is, so people did what they could to make the best of it. They would bet on their best friend's death if it meant a little fun, and some cash.

With her new life seemingly playing out similarly to the last, she was certain it would go her way. In my previous life, I had conceived two black-finned mer-children just three days after consummating my marriage with Sheldon. Caroline had not conceived until six months later, and even then, it was only a red-finned offspring. However, despite her status as a Pregnancy Maiden, she was never strong enough to produce black-fins. I smiled calmly. "Then, I wish you many children and a long life, dear sister." I was not upset. Not in the least.

Why don't you just get a trained expert to take care of the problem for you? Mr. Maxwell flashed a grin before shaking his head. ‘‘Celestine… as you well know, life is the same as doing business. Gambling is the only way for us to determine the outcome. How much more awful can she make herself? How far is she capable of going?’’ he asked. And the same thing occurred to me after I heard him say it.