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。 8 |9 \, C) X- W$ j7 [. S9 ?2 z, A1 i公仔箱論壇os.tvboxnow.com* X, U3 Y3 ^7 E8 u, i; w2 f9 `$ ~
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: , P$ y& ^* |: R. `公仔箱論壇 : Y* W+ |4 k3 f9 `2 O"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."公仔箱論壇1 O# x4 k$ |. |3 P& u
' A0 R0 B2 F9 l$ O! }# ^6 nos.tvboxnow.com最後,小孩子跟著父親說的那樣去主動借貸。他送出了十顆聖誕樹,有六位"顧客"最後都有償還欠他的金錢,最遲的那位也在三月十七日付回欠款。後來,小孩子的父親過身,一位曾買霸王聖誕樹的顧客便聘請這位小孩子在自己的鞋店賣鞋,以感謝他在自己潦倒時的槺概。公仔箱論壇0 _- K$ E t b& `3 H