…with Gary Moss

Remember that every single thing that you’ve gone through has helped bring you to where you are today. That includes all the good days and the bad days, and the ugly ones too.

Scrabble players know what I mean. There isn’t a game that I play that doesn’t teach me a lesson or two. And every time, after a winning session, when I indulge myself by feeling the joy of a ‘mister smartie pants’, I fall back to earth the next session learning that I still don’t know what I don’t know.

New parents, who watch their children grow and develop can see this process at its most basic level. Try to stand; fall down. Try to stand; fall down. Try to stand; fall down. Try to stand; waddle and fall down. Try to stand; waddle and fall down. Finally stand, holding on to a table for dear life.

I watch newbies develop their scrabble skills at club and listen closely to what they say.
Session 1: “Are those really words?” “There are how many 2 Letter Words?”
Session 2: “Did you know za means pizza?” “I’ll never learn all those words.”
Session 3: (Those players who can’t handle the initial losing were hit by the streetcar on the Freeway.)
Session 3*: “How did you do that?” “That’s a great hook.”
Session 4: “Look, I scored 46 points.”
Session 5: “I played my first bingo.” “I beat Amanda.”
Session 6: “What word lists should I study first?”

And so it goes.

Whether it is a baby’s first step or playing scrabble with the sharks, there is some process that we go through to achieve. It begins with desire, passion, and an action. Even though a rare few find success on their first try, most of us go through some trial and error, advancing incrementally.

If you consider yourself a novice and want to begin now, CLICK HERE.

If you are driven to succeed and an over-achiever, CLICK HERE.

If scrabble is not your passion, thank for looking in and checking this out. Enjoy whatever it is that you choose to do.