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Age Is No Barrier To
Success
He was 65 years old when he received his first
social security check of $99. He was broke, and owned a small house
and a beat up car. He
made a decision that he has got to change. The only idea he had was a
chicken recipe, which his friends liked. With that idea in mind, he
took massive action. He left his home in Kentucky and traveled to many
states in the US to sell his idea. He told the restaurant owners that
he had a chicken recipe that people liked and he was giving it to them
for free. What he wanted in return was for the restaurant owners to
pay him a small percentage on the pieces of chicken sold. He got
rejections after rejections, but did not give up. In fact, he got over
1000 rejections. He got 1009 no's before he got his first yes. With
that one success Colonel Harland Sanders changed the eating habits of
the whole world with Kentucky Fried Chicken.
SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
Age is no barrier to success, and so is capital. What is needed is an
idea put into action, followed with proper planning and persistency.
How many of us will keep knocking on doors when we have received 1000
rejections? I presume not many! This is why there are not many
successes like Colonel Sanders.
by Richard Quek, author of "101 Motivational Stories of Success"
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