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3 Easy Ways Your Daughter Can Sell More Girl Scout Cookies
It’s the season for Girl Scout Cookies! My daughter is an active Girl Scout. And this year, I am a co-leader. I’m seriously involved now!!! LOL
Luckily, I have a context to Girl Scouts. I was a Scout when I was younger. My Mom believed in girl power and registered me as a Brownie – which was the youngest age you could start at that time.
My mom was active during Girl Scout cookie season. She made me responsible for talking to customers and watched over me to ensure I was safe. For example, when I reached a certain age, she would follow me around the neighborhood with my cookie card and nudge me to knock on doors. She wouldn’t say anything and let me do all of the talking. I had to ring the bell, intro myself, handle objections, collect the money and followup for delivery. Her role was to create a safe space that gave me valuable leadership tools and fostered a sense of independence.
Girl Scout Cookie Selling today
Our world has changed a lot since I was a Girl Scout. It’s not safe to sell door to door. So, the Girl Scouts have provided tools for the various ways you can sell including booth sales and online links. However, I think it is hard as a mom – and now troop leader – to fully give our girls the room “to make mistakes” and learn how to sell on their own.
So as a fellow mom, I wanted to share a few tools to make it easier. Mind you, this isn’t a perfect science. But if you want to stop taking that Girl Scout cookie card to work and have her learn these valuable selling skills, you have to start somewhere!!
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