"Colonel Sanders is the founder of KFC"
Today's story is a success story that will completely change our perspective. It will shake the foundations of our conventional meditation on success. When do you call a man successful? Which period of life do you consider to be the best time to achieve success?
The story is about Colonel Sanders, who is the founder of KFC, one of the largest international companies in the world.
He was expelled from school at the age of 16.
Let's take a look at the brief life history of Colonel Saunders.
> His father died when he was 5 years old.
> He was expelled from school at the age of 16.
And at the age of 17, he lost four jobs in succession.
> He got married at the age of 18, while he was working as a railroad contactor. When he was 19, he became the father of a baby girl.
> At the age of 20, his wife left him, taking their only daughter with her.
> At the age of 22, he joined the army. At the same time, he applied to law school and was repeatedly rejected from there. He has already lost his job.
Borrowed $87 to buy a skillet and the ingredients for his chicken recipe.
> Then he started working as a salesman in an insurance company. Another failure added to his chaotic career life. Then he decided to work as a cook in a small cafe.
He retired from there at the age of 65.
Officially receive a $105 check on your first day of retirement. It is like a slap in the face in old age. He became extremely helpless.
How can he survive the whole month with only 105 dollars a month? He can't find corners. He is the fate of a final failed human being.
He decided to commit suicide.
He was writing his suicidal note while sitting under a tree.
As he writes, he suddenly thinks, what could he have done, which he did not do?
Was there a chance to arrange his life differently?
He could at least realize that he had a lot to do. He was sure of one thing that he could do something that no one else could ever do. In other words, he could do that job better than anyone else.
That was cooking!
KFC currently has more than 20,000 locations in 123 countries.
He knows such a chicken recipe that no one has tasted yet. He borrowed $87 to buy a skillet and the ingredients for his chicken recipe.
At one stage he created his unique chicken fried recipe. He tried to sell his prepared food by going door to door. At the same time, he tried to run the recipe in different restaurants.
This time too he is spinning in the circle of failure, 1009 times he tried to run his recipe in different restaurants. Finally the 1010th restaurant answered his call.
KFC was born.
If you don't believe in yourself, no one will believe in you.
At the age of 88, Colonel Sanders became the owner of several billion dollars. And his organization KFC became the world's second largest food empire.
KFC currently has more than 20,000 locations in 123 countries.
Last word...
You have all the tools to succeed.
Never give up. Your time to dream is not over yet. Keep chasing wild dreams, now. Yes, right now.
Always believe in yourself. If you don't believe in yourself, no one will believe in you. No matter how many times you lose.
Do something different and show others.