I want to twist your brain a bit today and plus, this will be fun! I have written a series of questions below. Think about the following and then leave your answers at the bottom of this blog. In a few days, I will explain what you answered and why it is important.
You do not need to explain your thoughts unless you want too and there is no wrong answers, so do not be shy!
1. You are thirsty and you have three options for water. You can either:
A.) Purchase water that has additives and not all that great tasting for a monthly fee plus a percentage based on consumption and have it delivered to you through your faucet.
B.) Go to a natural spring, flowing with delicious and refreshingly pure water five miles from your home and fill up jugs and bottles for free.
2. The United States of America has implemented a new economic plan for the country that has also been adapted by other Countries. The plan pertains to your residential dwelling and in this example, you have a home that you have built from ground up and have paid for completely over the years. Now, here is the situation: The US Government has created a group called The Habitat Building Association (HBA) and they send you an agreement that you have the option to sign. If you sign, the HBA will own your home and you will be required to pay them a fee for an extended period of time to retain partial ownership over something you once owned 100% of. In return, they will place their HBA sticker of approval in your window. They will do nothing further for you. Do you:
A.) Sign the HBA Agreement
B.) Refuse to sign the Agreement?
3. You love chocolate, a lot! Hershey introduced a new chocolate bar that just came out into the market, so you immediately go out and buy a few. After the first bite you discover that this chocolate might just be the greatest candy on the market; and you decide you MUST share this chocolate with a friend. Do you:
A.) break a piece off and give it to them to try.
B.) describe to them how amazing it is and then advise them to go buy a bar because you aren’t sharing!
4. You buy a revolutionary new type of Frozen TV Dinner. It heats in the oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes and becomes a mouth-watering meal. The label states is “Do Not Heat In Microwave and/or any other heating device under ANY circumstances.” Do you:
A.) Follow the instructions.
B.) Be a rebel and put it in the microwave just to see what happens?
5. You have a successful lemonade stand. You sell the drink for $2.00 a cup. One day you find a better cup than your wax coated paper cup. This new one is made of a harder substance. Though its not a reusable cup, it doesn’t get soggy and comes with a complimentary straw! What makes this even better, the new cup costs WAY less than the old cardboard one. You decide to increase the charge to $4.50 a glass. Is this:
A.) Fair and Free Enterprise at its best.
B.) A rip-off since the lemonade hasn’t changed.
6. Americo Vespucci stumbled across land that was populated with Indians. He then placed his Countries flag in the ground and said he discovered this great land that later became known as America. Is it right to claim Ownership over something when it already has been in existence and controlled by others for years?
A.) Fair
B.) Not Fair
7. Back to your lemonade stand. You are racking in cash like crazy since you added your new cup line. Your Lemonade maker comes to you and says he would like a higher percentage of the profits since there is much more than before. You say:
A.) Sure, fair is fair and even with giving him a higher percentage you still will be making more than you did pre-hard cup days.
B.) No Way! Your idea, Your cup, Your money!
8. You cut firewood for the National Lumber Association. Your current contract with them says that you must travel where they tell you, cut down X amount of trees, cut them into log pieces and stack in area specified. As a reward, if you choose, you can cut extra to take home to your family. After a few years of this, the Lumber Association has fallen on hard times (according to them) and they tell you that you can continue to do what you are doing, BUT a percentage of the personal lumber you are cutting must go on their trucks for other areas they service. Do you find this:
A.) Fair since they do employ you – one hand washes the other.
B.) Complete Bullsh*t, it’s your wood and basically you would be working for free.
Have Fun!
True Stories of Corie Anziano 