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1、Ask,Ask,AskByJackCanfieldandMarkV.HansenThegreatestsaleswomanintheworldtodaydoesn'tmindifyoucallheragirl.That'sbecauseMarkitaAndrewshasgeneratedmorethaneightythousanddollarssellingGirlScoutcookiessinceshewassevenyearsold.Goingdoor-to-doorafterschool,thepainfullyshyMarkitatransformedhe
2、rselfintoacookie-sellingdynamowhenshediscovered,atage13,thesecretofselling.Itstartswithdesire.Burning,white-hotdesire.ForMarkitaandhermother,whoworkedasawaitressinNewYorkafterherhusbandleftthemwhenMarkitawaseightyearsold,theirdreamwastotraveltheglobe."I'llworkhardtomakeenoughmoneytose
3、ndyoutocollege,"hermothersaidoneday."You'llgotocollegeandwhenyougraduate,you'llmakeenoughmoneytotakeyouandmearoundtheworld.Okay?"Soatage13whenMarkitareadinherGirlScoutmagazinethattheScoutwhosoldthemostcookieswouldwinanall-expenses-paidtripfortwoaroundtheworld,shedecidedtosellalltheGir
4、lScoutcookiesshecould-moreGirlScoutcookiesthananyoneintheworld,ever.Butdesirealoneisnotenough.Tomakeherdreamcometrue,Markitaknewsheneededaplan."Alwayswearyourrightoutfit,yourprofessionalgarb,"herauntadvised."Whenyouaredoingbusiness,dresslikeyouaredoingbusiness.WearyourGirlScoutuniform
5、.Whenyougouptopeopleintheirtenementbuildingsat4:30or6:30andespeciallyonFridaynight,askforabigorder.Alwayssmile,whethertheybuyornot,alwaysbenice.Anddon'taskthemtobuyyourcookies;askthemtoinvest."LotsofotherScoutsmayhavewantedthattriparoundtheworld.LotsofotherScoutsmayhavehadaplan.Butonl
6、yMarkitawentoffinheruniformeachdayafterschool,readytoask-andkeepasking-folkstoinvestinherdream."Hi,Ihaveadream.I'mearningatriparoundtheworldformeandmymombymerchandisingGirlScoutcookies,"she'dsayatthedoor."Wouldyouliketoinvestinonedozenortwodozenboxesofcookies?"Markitasold3,526boxesofG
7、irlScoutcookiesthatyearandwonhertriparoundtheworld.Sincethen,shehassoldmorethan42,000boxesofGirlScoutcookies,spokenatsalesconventionsacrossthecountry,starredinaDisneymovieaboutheradventureandhasco-authoredthebestseller,HowtoSellMoreCookies,Condos,Cadillacs,Computers...AndEverythingEls
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