數十年前有一位中學生決心要當一名企業家，於是他決定在聖誕期間學賣聖誕樹。他從父親處借了一百多美元的資本，並到批發商處購來了一批聖誕樹，又邀請家人為他製作宣傳用的標語牌。整個銷售過程都算順利，但就是不明白為甚麼有的想買樹的人只會拿起聖誕樹看一看，然後便放下離開，從不購買。 , P: a. B' f2 K) tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇. x8 y6 }$ u! u7 u& h6 o
他將事情告訴父親，父親回答說那一點也不出奇，因為他們太窮，即使想買也買不起，而父親亦同樣試過走過餅店門口沒有錢買曲奇的滋味。父親提議說: ' E% i+ P) A4 h9 J9 [ + X# `. f5 e/ e9 O. L# ?" ^$ @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"Mark, when you see the next person you believe is truly in the can't-afford-it category, who would love to buy a tree from you but just doesn't have the money, invite them to take a tree home and suggest they pay you when they can. Just write down your name and phone number on a sheet of paper and tell them you know they just forgot their wallet and that they'll be good for it."7 `$ \) F1 |: _4 K5 G- u; }
