This document appears to be a scorecard with different responses to choose from for various statements or questions. It touches on topics like music, presidential politics, international business, opinions, motivations and goals. The overall message is that concepts like social mobility are difficult to truly define or measure tangibly, but still influence our desires to improve our circumstances through accumulating money, status or joining different social circles. True wealth or success may be about developing a diverse network, prioritizing health, motivation and using financial gains to progress to new chapters in life.

2. The following is a scorecard with no ‘correct’ answer, rather it’s a tool to discuss
and compare answers with your friends, family, and general acquaintances

3. OMG it’s like so good
Put on some Drake
Tidal sucks
Who is Rihanna?
A
B
C
D

4. Whoa!
What about run-flat tires…
Stop asking me stupid questions
This test is a complete waste of time
A
B
C
D

5. That’s lame
The 2016 presidential race deserves criticism
Beijing now has more billionaires than New York City
You mean people from other countries have emotions?
A
B
C
D

6. An open mind is a terrible thing to waste
Get off my property, liberal
All I do is watch football and yell at my spouse
If I write you a little check, will you shut the hell up?
A
B
C
D

7. Say that one more time, please?
No
I’m my own boss, I work for NO ONE!
I’m calling the cops
A
B
C
D

8. I’m in search of true wealth
I bust my ass at my job for 25 years, and my kids like Chief Keef more than they like me
We used to have all that money, remember how I even helped you?!
A
B
C
D
I make $75,000 a year, but I live like I’m a millionaire

9. Even the scientific method does not have a satisfying response to the intrigue of ‘social mobility’

10. Results
Before After
Fantasies Realities Cash & Assets
 Social Mobility is no more a tangible
concept than The American Dream or
American Exceptionalism, yet it nonetheless
has a powerful pull on our hearts and minds
 Many of us at one time or another are guilty
of espousing strong rhetoric about ‘changing
the world’, ‘helping people’ or ‘making an
impact’, when in actuality our goals can often
be boiled down to either stacking up enough
money to buy a house in a ‘better
neighborhood’ or accumulating enough
social status in order to join ‘the cool kids’
that we long aspired to join
 Example: I love U-M, but I’m going to
a school in Chicago for my MBA
 Perhaps conservative folks despise hip-hop
culture so much because deep down the
motto of ‘get money, f*** b*****s’ holds up a
mirror that reveals the truth about their own
simple yet hidden ambitions
 Kendrick Lamar (who is a media
darling and just won 5 Grammys) is
admired for being a smart rapper with
a new sound, and he opens his latest
album with the thought-provoking line:
“When I get signed, homie,
I’mma act a fool”

11. Get yourself
together and
gather some
assets
Develop strong
relationships
with people
from all walks
of life
Stay healthy, stay
motivated, stay
determined…
forget about silly
parties and cheap
entertainment
Accumulate the ends
of your success and
use that to build the
next phase of your
life, whether that is a
new marriage to a
loving partner or a
new marriage to a
different game