Get Inspired By Colonel Sanders, Founder/CEO of KFC

Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company.

Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker,insurance salesman and filling station operator. He began selling fried chickenfrom his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchisingconcept, and the first KFC franchise opened in Utah in 1952. The company's rapid expansion across the United States and overseas was overwhelming for Sanders and in 1964 he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown, Jr. and Jack C. Massey for $2 million ($15.3 million today).

You are wondering how this great man story inspire you? Read below;

INSPIRATION

At age five, his Father died
At age 16, he quit school
At age 17 he had already lost four jobs
Between 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor and failed.

He joined the army and washed out there.
He applied for law school but was rejected.
He became an insurance sales man and failed again.

At age 19 he became a father
At age 20, his wife left him taking their children with her, because he couldn’t hold a job.

He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe. He eventually 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' 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 realized 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 neighbors in Kentucky.

Remember at age 65, he was ready to commit suicide but at age 88 Colonel Sanders founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken Empire was a billionaire. Colonel Sanders (1890-1980) created the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food chain at the age of 66. Pride in his product, high standards, and brilliant marketing help to establish him as an innovator in the fast food industry.

It is Never too Late to start all over. Never give up no matter how hard it gets.
You have what it takes to be successful.
Go for it and make a difference.

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