I was watching the premiere of Survivor and it seemed like the same things started happening that happen on every other season of that show. Some people butt heads right away. Some people are quiet and go unnoticed. Some people immediately form alliances. Some people who you think will be horrible competitors do well, and others who look strong or competent for the challenges are really losers. Every time I watch this show I can't help but think about my strategy.
If ever on the show Survivor I think I would approach it as follows. I would encourage the team to have open sharing time around the fire each day to discuss what's been going on and how the team is doing. I would encourage people to share with the group who they would like to vote off and why so that the team could discuss it and have a decision before we show up to tribal council so there are no surprises and we have some team unity with everyone on the same page. I realize this could potentially create conflicts but I figure it is better if we work those conflicts out publicly rather than with secret meetings down by the lake. If these conflicts errupt beyond control I am confident that I could keep myself in a position to serve as a sort of moderator of the discussion or a mediator to help resolve the conflicts. My challenge would be to keep myself from getting wrapped up in the arguments. Through this strategy any secret alliances that were going on would likely come out, the team would know how we all stand with each other, and we could more easily move on and focus on the next competition after some one gets eliminated. I would also bank heavily on my ability to dominate in the challenges. From the challenges I've seen on the show I don't think I would every be in the position of the person who doesn't contribute or holds the team back.
That's just my idea for strategy. I like the challenges in Survivor but the whole sleeping in the wilderness thing wouldn't be my favorite experience so its not necessarily at the top of my list of reality shows I'd like to compete on.
What's your strategy? And what do you think my chances would be if I used mine?
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