Born to Win: Keeping Your Firstborn Edge without Losing Your Balance

Firstborns are the natural movers, shakers, and leaders of the world. They can accomplish anything they set their minds to. They're the high achievers, the benchmark setters, the business moguls, the concert violinists, the heads of the PTA. But if they're out of balance, they can be overly perfectionistic, driven, and critical. They can become controllers (everything has to go their way) or pleasers (they exhaust themselves in meeting the demands of others).

Now available in trade paper, Born to Win identifies the qualities of firstborns . . . and there's a catch. Just because someone is the firstborn child in the family doesn't mean they'll have a firstborn personality. They can be third in a group of four siblings and still have a firstborn personality! Dr. Kevin Leman reveals why.

He helps firstborns understand their natural advantages--while becoming aware of their weaknesses and learning how to sidestep them--for the highest level of personal success at home, at school, at work, and in relationships. And he helps those who live or work with firstborns to understand them better. This fun, informative, and practical book will keep readers engaged and provide many "aha!" moments.

From the Back Cover

Firstborns Were Born to Win

You're driven. You have big plans and dreams. You demand a lot out of yourself, and it pays off.

As a natural mover and shaker of the world, you're the benchmark setter and the award winner. You've always done what's expected of you--and yes, you're the one who got in trouble for what your younger sibling did.

Being firstborn comes with a high price, and no one is harder on you than you. But here's a news flash: it doesn't have to be that way. You can learn to use your firstborn skills to your best advantage in every area of life. In this fascinating book, bestselling author, humorist, and psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman shows you how it's done.

Whether you're the firstborn in your family or the functional firstborn, Born to Win can help you win every time, all the time, without sacrificing your dreams in the process.

Guaranteed.

Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known psychologist, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author of more than 35 books, including The Birth Order Book, Have a New Kid by Friday, and Have a New Husband by Friday. He is former consulting psychologist for Good Morning America and a frequent guest on Fox & Friends, The View, Today, The Early Show, and Focus on the Family. He and his firstborn wife, Sande, live in Tucson, Arizona. They have five children and four grandchildren.