The Lemonade Stand:
As we were building our home several years ago I asked my daughter what she thought of the location.
"It'll make a great place to sell lemonade!" she said.
Within a week she had her stand set up in the front yard and... turns out, she was right.
I marveled at her ability to grasp commerce. First there was lemonade... then lemonade plus fresh squeezed oranges. Orange slices were added to the collection as were otter pops, water and other items.
Then they placed signs near the street that fed into the subdivision.
I noticed that she liked to see the different ways that she could make her stand more popular. She also became good at learning the best times of day to open and close shop.
Though she enjoyed having money of her own she seemed less interested in what she would spend it on. I was very happy to see that she enjoyed the experience more than the profits.
I like to think that we all run a lemonade stand of our own. We choose products or services that our customers will find most beneficial. Sure, there's a profit motive- the stand would stay in storage if the service proved unpopular. Above all, I enjoyed my daughter's attitude. She enjoyed herself most when she made her customers happy.
Inc. Magazine has a series they call, "The Best Lemonade Stand in America". If my daughter were younger I'm sure she would want to enter. A local boy from Gilbert is one of the newest winners. Check out his story here:
Gilbert Boy has Best Lemonade Stand of the Week.
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Chuck Willman helps people find and sell properties in Phoenix and metro area cities of Arizona.
480.292.0600 - www.AZvest.com
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