Ask, Ask, Ask 敢于要求

Markita Andrews, the greatest saleswoman in the world today,

玛奇塔.安德鲁斯。是现今世界上最优秀的女推销员。

has generated more than eighty thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
从她七岁以来，她推销的女童子军饼干已经超过了8万美元。

At age 13, Markita discovered the secret of selling.
在她13岁的时候，玛奇塔发现了推销的秘密。

It starts with desire—burning, white-hot desire.
这个秘密的发现是源于玛奇塔的某种欲望，强烈的、狂热的欲望。

For Markita and her mother, their dream was to travel the globe.
对于玛奇塔和她母亲而言，她们的梦想就是周游世界。

So at age 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout who sold the most cookies would win an all- expenses-paid trip for two around the world,

13岁的时候，玛奇塔在《女童子军》杂志上看到一则消息：推销出最多饼干的女童子军将可以获得双人全额周游世界的奖励。

she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could. 
于是，她决定尽她的所有去推销女童子军饼干。

But desire alone is not enough.
但是只能欲望是不够的，

To make her dream come true, 
为了能够实现梦想，

Markita knew she needed a plan.
玛奇塔知道她还需要一个计划。

"Always wear your professional garb," her aunt advised.
 “穿上你的职业服装，”她的姑姑建议，

"Wear your Girl Scout uniform.
“穿上童子军制服。

Always smile, whether they buy or not, always be nice.
无论他们买或是不买，你都要保持微笑，态度良好。

And don’t ask them to buy your cookies; ask them to invest." 
不要请求他们买你的饼干，要邀请他们投资。”

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