The new year is full of things that have never been.
It's Never Too Late To Start All Over.
At age 5 his Father died.
At age 16 he quit school.
At age 17 he had already lost four jobs.
At age 18 he got married.
Between ages 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor and failed.
He joined the army and washed out there.
He applied for law school he was rejected.
He became an insurance salesman and failed again.
At age 19 he became a father.
At age 20 his wife left him and took their baby daughter.
He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe.
He failed in an attempt to kidnap his own daughter, and eventually, he convinced his wife to return home.
At age 65 he retired.
On the 1st day of retirement, he received a cheque from the Government for $105.
He felt that the Government was saying that he couldn’t provide for himself.
He decided to commit suicide, it wasn’t worth living anymore; he had failed so much.
He sat under a tree writing his will, but instead, he wrote what he would have accomplished with his life. He realised there was much more that he hadn’t done. There was one thing he could do better than anyone he knew. And that was how to cook.
So he borrowed $87 against his cheque and bought and fried up some chicken using his recipe, and went door to door to sell them to his neighbours in Kentucky.
Remember at age 65 he was ready to commit suicide.
But at age 88 Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Empire was a billionaire.
Moral of the story: Attitude. It's never too late to start all over.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE. NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS.
You have what it takes to be successful. Go for it and make a difference. It's Never Too Late To Start All Over. Happy New year. Happy 2022.
Colonel Harland David Sanders.
Colonel Harland David Sanders was an American businessman, best known for founding the fast-food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company to date.
Born: 9 September 1890, Henryville, Indiana, United States.
Died: 16 December 1980, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
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Thank you, Mac for sharing such an inspiring story. Indeed, Colonel Samders story is a proof that it never too late to start over.
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Thank you. Glad that you find it inspiring.
DeleteSo inspiring. Hope it can work like that for everyone.
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