DRIVEN OVER GIVEN

**DRIVEN OVER GIVEN: The Game Within the Game of Life** is an inspiring story of faith, discipline, resilience, leadership, and purpose. In this powerful personal reflection, Dr. Shawn Harris, Ph.D., shares the lessons that shaped his journey from Berlin, Maryland, to the basketball court, the United States Marine Corps, corporate leadership, higher education, entrepreneurship, and community service.

More than a book about basketball, success, or achievement, *Driven Over Given* is a testimony about growth, character, accountability, and the people who help shape us along the way. Through stories of adversity, mentorship, family, faith, competition, and leadership, Dr. Harris reminds readers that success is never solo and that true impact is measured not only by what we accomplish, but by what we help others become.

At its core, this book challenges readers to rise above circumstance, reject excuses, embrace discipline, and recognize that opportunity can change the direction of a life. It speaks to dreamers, leaders, parents, coaches, entrepreneurs, students, and anyone determined to become a better version of themselves.

With honesty, wisdom, and conviction, Dr. Harris reveals that life is filled with a game within the game—the unseen process of becoming stronger, wiser, more faithful, more disciplined, and more committed to purpose. *Driven Over Given* is a call to lead with character, serve with humility, invest in people, and build a legacy that outlives personal success.

A meaningful life is not defined by what we are given. It is defined by what we do with what we have been given.