On January 6, 1975, daytime television viewers were introduced to a brand new game show called The Wheel of Fortune, created by the late media mogul Merv Griffin. Although the show has experienced cancellation and network change during the decades, it remains as an iconic feature of the t.v. landscape to this day.
While the ultimate goal for contestants is to solve word puzzles, Wheel is so named because of the giant carnival wheel which is spun to win cash and prizes. The wheel is essentially an oversized version of the roulette wheel.
Imagine that your life is a game show. You are the contestant. Things are not going as you had hoped because this game show is called "The Wheel of MISfortune." Rather than solving a word puzzle, you are tasked with trying to solve much more complex and frustrating problems.
The wheel represents the failure cycle of doing the same things in the same way - also known as old ideas. This wheel won't stop unless you make a conscious effort to stop it. The spinning of this wheel won't win you delightful prizes; only more misery, frustration and negative results. You "wheely" need to harness the power of NOODOO! "Wheel" you interrupt the spinning and do something new? (Okay, corny puns over now.)
© Matt Decker
» This post is excerpted from my eBook The Magic of NOODOO
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