Colonel Sanders built the empire that made him a millionaire and changed the eating habits of a nation? When he started, he was nothing but a retiree with a fried-chicken recipe that’s all. No organization. No nothing. He had owed a little restaurant that was going to broke because the main high way had been routed elsewhere. When he got his first Social Security checked, he decided to see if he could make some money by selling his chicken recipe. His first idea was to sell the recipe to restaurant owners and have them give him a percentage of the proceeds.
Now that’s not necessarily the most realistic idea for beginning a business. As things turned out, it didn’t exactly rocket him to stardom. He drove around the country, sleeping in his car, trying to find someone who would back him. He kept changing his idea and knocking on doors. He was rejected 1009 times, and then something miraculous happened. Someone said “Yes”. The colonel was in business.
How many of you have a recipe? How many of you have the physical power and charisma of a chunky old man in a white suit? Colonel Sanders made a fortune because he had the ability to take massive, determined action. He had the personal power necessary to produce the results he desired most. He had the ability hear the word “no” a thousand times and still communicate to himself in a way that got him to knock on the next door, totally convinced that I could be the one where someone said yes.
Now that’s not necessarily the most realistic idea for beginning a business. As things turned out, it didn’t exactly rocket him to stardom. He drove around the country, sleeping in his car, trying to find someone who would back him. He kept changing his idea and knocking on doors. He was rejected 1009 times, and then something miraculous happened. Someone said “Yes”. The colonel was in business.
How many of you have a recipe? How many of you have the physical power and charisma of a chunky old man in a white suit? Colonel Sanders made a fortune because he had the ability to take massive, determined action. He had the personal power necessary to produce the results he desired most. He had the ability hear the word “no” a thousand times and still communicate to himself in a way that got him to knock on the next door, totally convinced that I could be the one where someone said yes.
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