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Dear Subscriber First Name
If you’ve ever played Wordle, that viral word game where players guess a five-letter word in six tries, you might already know the quiet thrill of it. A small ritual for many of us (and that includes me), Wordle has become more than a game. Lately, I’ve started to see it as a reflection of something deeper: the way we make choices in life. Each day, Wordle gives us six chances to guess. Just six. You begin with uncertainty, try something bold or something cautious, and see what comes back: gray for no, yellow for maybe, green for yes. The game doesn’t punish your wrong guesses instead it teaches through them. And so does life, if we’re willing to treat our missteps as feedback instead of failure. One thing that strikes me again and again while playing is how dramatically the odds shift between the first and the second guess. In Wordle, your first guess is made totally in the dark. You’re working with pure potential, no feedback, just strategy, intuition, or habit. But once that first response comes in as a sea of grays, a surprising yellow, or a lucky green, everything shifts. The odds change dramatically. You’re no longer guessing blindly: you’re now responding. Similarly in life, because of that uncertainty, the biggest leap is often just starting. That first move from stuckness to action might feel scary and uncertain, but it's essential. Even if it's off-target, it generates the data we need. In Wordle, the second guess is always more informed than the first. The same goes for life: once we act, we gain clarity. Yet, we often wait for clarity before acting, but real clarity comes through action. One small step forward, even a wrong one, can transform confusion into insight. The next move is always clearer than the first. There’s no undo button in Wordle. Once you hit “enter,” that choice becomes part of your path. Life works similarly. Many decisions are permanent or at least they carry consequences we have to live with. Which is why it helps to regularly pause and consider: - What am I really choosing? - What am I learning? And yet, whether you “win” the game or not, there’s always tomorrow. A new puzzle. A fresh start. Wordle reminds us that every day is a chance to begin again, armed with what we learned yesterday. So here are the life lessons I am taking away from playing:
- Make thoughtful guesses,
- Take the first step (the one you don’t want to take)
- Pay attention to what life is showing you,
- Don’t fear being wrong, and
- Begin again every day with curiosity, care, and playfulness. I try to embody these same principles in my coaching practice and you can see them exemplified in two of my coaching offerings, specifically the Designing Your Life and the New Beginnings programs. Feel free to reach out if you would like to explore them.
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