I had a laugh when I picked out this quote for today’s post. I often pick more serious quotes. But one, who doesn’t love Scooby Doo? And two, well, there is actually some wisdom in this quote.
In Scooby Doo, Scooby and Shaggy are often persuaded into doing things with the rest of the gang by receiving Scooby snacks. There is usually some danger ahead and they are scared to go, but they can easily be convinced with food.
When my brother and I were kids, we would play this silly game. We’d ask each other if we would do X for a million dollars or some crazy sum of money. We’d go back and forth for what seemed like an hour. As we came up with outrageous and sometimes pretty disgusting things, we’d be laughing nonstop. Even as adults, at the most inappropriate time, we will sometimes ask the other, “hey, would you do it for a million dollars?” and we get a good laugh.
We all have a price. Or at least a scenario or situation that we would consider doing something we normally wouldn’t do for. And as silly as it is, I think understanding what circumstances we would consider doing something in, is important.
For example, my husband and I have recently started talking about moving out of state. The real estate market is crazy right now, but we are sick of being where we are and are ready for a change. So, for us, we’ve already started sketching out a move to a few locations that we are willing to take a chance on. But we’re also defining what we would need to feel okay about taking the risk in an unstable real estate market. That might look like having X amount of money in the bank, having all our expenses for a year paid already or making sure we don’t have any lingering debt, etc. In our minds, we will move to another state, if we can make sure our financial concerns are mitigated according to what makes us safe in taking the risk.
I tend to approach my business dealings in a similar way. After listening to someone’s concerns and why they want to say no, I will ask them to think about what would make them want to say yes and I tell them everything is on the table. I ask them what they would need to know that this is a beneficial deal for them, too. Then it is just a matter of negotiating so both parties are happy and excited about the deal.
Do you know what situations you would be willing to get out of your comfort zone for? What would you do for a Scooby snack?
