Chérie Carter-Scott
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Dr. Chérie Carter Scott (known as "Dr. Chérie") born May 30, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey
, is the author of several bestselling self-help and life-coaching publications.
She attended the University of Dijon in France
. She later attended the University of Denver
where she received her BA degree in theater. As a student, she spent her summers in Summer stock theater and after college was cast by Joseph Papp in Shakespeare’s As You Like It
, in Central Park, New York. She later attended graduate school
at the University of Minnesota
and later transferred to the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California
where she received her master’s and doctorate
degrees. She started life coaching in 1974 .
Her bestselling book, If Life is a Game, These are the Rules is used as a text in 100 university and colleges throughout the United States
and her book, If High School is a Game, Here’s How to Break the Rules has been adopted by 50 high schools. In 1974 she founded the MMS Institute, LLC. (MM standing for Motivation Management) The Institute was built around executive business coaching, business skills training, and life skill coach training offered for personal growth and professional training. The Institute has bean international affiliate, The MMS Worldwide Institute, BV located in The Netherlands
, and operated by Carter-Scott's sister, Lynn U. Stewart.
, The Montel Williams Show
, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show and others. In the book, the author claims that there are no mistakes in life, only lessons that are repeated until learned. Subsequently, several related titles were published, many of these as audiobooks as well. The group includes:
She is also the author of:
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,719.Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township...
, is the author of several bestselling self-help and life-coaching publications.
She attended the University of Dijon in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She later attended the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
where she received her BA degree in theater. As a student, she spent her summers in Summer stock theater and after college was cast by Joseph Papp in Shakespeare’s As You Like It
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
, in Central Park, New York. She later attended graduate school
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and later transferred to the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
where she received her master’s and doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
degrees. She started life coaching in 1974 .
Her bestselling book, If Life is a Game, These are the Rules is used as a text in 100 university and colleges throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and her book, If High School is a Game, Here’s How to Break the Rules has been adopted by 50 high schools. In 1974 she founded the MMS Institute, LLC. (MM standing for Motivation Management) The Institute was built around executive business coaching, business skills training, and life skill coach training offered for personal growth and professional training. The Institute has bean international affiliate, The MMS Worldwide Institute, BV located in The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and operated by Carter-Scott's sister, Lynn U. Stewart.
Publications
Her best known book, If Life is a Game, These are the Rules sold many millions of copies¸ was translated into 40 languages and featured on The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, The Montel Williams Show
The Montel Williams Show
The Montel Williams Show is a syndicated talk show hosted by Montel Williams. On January 30, 2008 it was announced that The Montel Williams Show would stop production on new episodes at the end of the 2007-2008 television season after seventeen years...
, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show and others. In the book, the author claims that there are no mistakes in life, only lessons that are repeated until learned. Subsequently, several related titles were published, many of these as audiobooks as well. The group includes:
- If Life is a Game, These are the Rules, New York : Broadway Books, 1998 ISBN 0-7679-0238-6 -- held by 1,853 libraries worldwide
- Spanish translation: Si la vida es un juego-- éstas son las reglas : 10 reglas para aprender a ser un buen ser humano, 1998.
- German translation: Das Leben ein Spiel, und hier sind die Regeln 1999.
- Hebrew translation: ʻAśeret ha-kelalim shel miśḥaḳ ha-ḥayim : ha-mafteaḥ la-osher ha-penimi, ha-havanah, ha-ahavah ṿeha-hatslaḥah, 1999
- Dutch translation: Als het leven een spel is, dan zijn dit de regels : tien regels om een mens te zijn, zoals geïntroduceerd in Balsem voor de ziel 1999
- Chinese translation: 美麗人生十大守則 : 調整心靈的DNA / Mei li ren sheng shi da shou ze : tiao zheng xin ling di DNA 1999
- Italian translation Se la vita e gioco ecco le regole. 1999
- Polish translation, Jeśli życie jest grą, oto jej reguły 2000
- Portuguese translation, Se a vida é um jogo, estas são as regras : dez regras para sermos humanos como foram apresentadas em Canja de galinha para a alma 2000
- Danish translation, Hvis livet er et spil, er dette reglerne : ti regler for det at være menneske, 2000
- Czech translation, Je-li láska hra, pak má tato pravidla : deset pravidel, jak najít lásku a vytvořit dlouhotrvající spolehlivý vztah 2000
- Greek translation, An hē agapē einai paichnidi : autoi einai hoi kanones tou, 2000
- Swedish translation, Livet är ett spel - här är reglerna : 10 regler för ett lyckligare liv 2000
- If Love is a Game, These are the Rules New York : Broadway Books, 1999. ISBN 0091826586
- If Success is a Game, These are the Rules, New York : Random House, 2000. ISBN 0767904265
- If High School is a Game, Here's How to Break the Rules, 2001 ISBN 038532796X
- If Life is a Game, These are the Stories: true stories by real people around the world about being human Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub. 2004 ISBN 0740746847
She is also the author of:
- The New Species : a vision of the evolution of the human being.Mms Worldwide Inst, Bv, 1980 ISBN 0962968501
- Negaholics: overcome your lack of confidence and live the life you really want to. New York : Villard Books, 1989 ISBN 034543899X
- translated into German as Negaholiker: der Hang zum Negativen : Wege aus der Selbstblockade in 1990
- The corporate negaholic : how to deal successfully with negative colleagues, managers, and corporations. : New York : Villard Books, 1991.ISBN 0449221199
- translated into German as Negaholiker am Werk : mit schwierigen Kollegen, Vorgesetzten und Geschäftspartnern gut fertig werden Frankfurt/Main ; New York : Campus-Verl., 1992.
- translated into French as Le négativisme dans l'entreprise
- Negaholic No More, 2000,
- The Gift of Motherhood, 2002 ISBN 0756767695
- Ordinary Women..Extraordinary Success : everything you need to excel, from America's top women motivators Franklin Lakes, N.J. : Career ; Hadleigh : BRAD, 2003. ISBN 1564147010
- Transformational Life Coaching: creating limitless opportunities for yourself and others, Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, Inc. 2007 ISBN 075730689