The Invisible Game by Zoltan Andrejkovics

Throughout my reading of his book, I found myself making connections with what he was speaking about in terms of eSports with aspects from my own personal life (health & fitness, career, relationships, etc.) He outlines many ideas and key concepts for gamers, from which a reader can draw motivational and inspirational quotes that can apply to every day life. Over the course of the 10 chapters in his book, Andrejkovics touches on topics such as goal setting with intention, preparing mentally for achieving goals or facing obstacles, honing in on tactics and strategies that best help meet our goals, finding and maintaining internal motivators to persevere in the face of hardships, and keeping an open mindset to allow ourselves to be aware and objective in our emotions, actions, and interactions.

While the premise of the book obviously centers around the eSports community, much of what Andrejkovics outlines as successful skills for gaming apply to many other areas of life. I feel that the term eSports (rather than 'online gaming', 'professional gaming', 'competitive gaming', or 'pro gaming') carries with it a higher level of respect and reverence for the amount of skill, focus, and determination it takes to become professionally successful within the eSports community - as detailed by Andrejkovics in his book. However, after having read his eBook, it is clear that this name fits much better than other, conventional, titles.

Prior to having found his account on Instagram I had never even heard of the term 'eSports'. Though I have never taken an individual interest in video games, I always find it fascinating to read and learn about topics outside of my realm of experience and knowledge, which was what piqued my interest most about this title.

I, personally, am not a player of video games, yet (like most of us I'm sure) I know plenty of individuals who are highly dedicated to the gaming community at so many different, individual levels. In this book, he details - from first person experiences - the different skills, abilities, and states of mind that one must hold in order to achieve success in the eSport (more conventionally known as 'online gaming') community. Nonfiction author Zoltan Andrejkovics was kind enough to send me an e-copy of his premier title The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team in exchange for an honest review of his work.

The Invisible Game by Zoltan Andrejkovics