TRUST
Do you think that people who gravitate toward playing scrabble and other individual activities (as opposed to team activities) have trust issues? That fits for me.
Remember in school when the teacher would assign students to small groups of 4 or 5 and give each group as assignment to be worked on together. Sometimes it was to create a report on the state of Kentucky, or the migration of Canadian Geese. The group had to choose a leader and delegate assignments. If everyone did their part, the end product would show it when the presentation was made to the entire class.
I was a serious worker bee. But I always seemed to be assigned to groups which included lazy grasshoppers. I usually ended up embarrassed on presentation day, through no fault of my own.
Have you every been on a committee? While on the committee did you every have a great idea that was poo-pooed by others and died in committee? I’ve experienced that way too many times.
Have you ever played Bridge with a partner who was less skilled than you at bidding? Frustrating, wasn’t it.
So, I ran track; I played racquetball; I played Blackjack; and I play scrabble.
There will always be those things in life that can only be done with and by a team. The LA Lakers are the best current example that comes to mind. Every member of the team had a designated role and the team leader, Kobi, lead by example while the coach orchestrated the ballet. It was truly poetry in motion. It was a prime lesson in ‘TEAM TRUST’.
Then there’s our government, a very huge team. How sweet life would be if all the legislators ever developed trust and synchronicity. Can you imagine a Congress that performed like the Lakers? They would erase poverty and illnesses and reestablish ‘joy in Muddville’.
Since scrabble players are loners, they must manage the growth of their word knowledge on their own; they must develop strategies by watching and reading; the buck starts and stops here.
Trust yourself to do the right things . . . . Then do it.