Story Of Col Sanders never give up
The inspirational story of Colonel Sanders of KFC
Sanders was born in Henryville in Indiana in 1890. Sanders' father died at six years of age leaving Sanders to take care of his siblings and cook for them. He dropped out from school to become a farmhand in seventh grade. Already a hardy cookie.
To enlist as a soldier in the United States military, he faked age at 16. After being discharged with an honorable discharge a year later he was hired by the railway in the position of laborer. However, he was fired from the railway for fighting with a colleague. While he worked at the railway, Sanders studied law. But he lost his legal career after getting into another fight. Sanders was forced back to his mom's house and found a job selling lifestyle insurance. Guess what? He was fired due to insubordination. But this man refused to give in.
He started a ferryboat company in 1920. Later, he tried to cash-in his ferry boat business to set up a lamp manufacturing corporation but found that another company had already sold a better version. Poor man couldn’t catch the break.
He started selling chicken dishes in a restaurant at the age of 40. An argument with a competitor caused him to start advertising his food. It ended in a bloody shootout. Four years later, his restaurant was destroyed by a fire at a motel. The determined man continued operating the motel until World War II when it was destroyed by fire.
After the war, he attempted to franchise his business. His original recipe was rejected 1,009 different times before it was accepted. Sander's "secret dish" was quickly embraced and named "Kentucky Fried Chicken". But, the restaurant collapsed after an interstate was opened near it. Sanders sold it to continue his dream of opening KFC restaurants and hiring KFC workers around the country.
After many years and many misfortunes, Sanders finally struck it rich. KFC expanded internationally. He sold the company for 2 million dollars ($15.3M today). KFC's logo features Sanders' face today. A symbol of country fried Chicken around the globe, Sanders' goatee, white suit, and western string tie continues to be his trademark.
Sanders, 90, died from pneumonia. Around 6,000 KFCs existed in 48 countries at the time. An estimated 18,000 KFCs were present in 118 countries as of 2013. WOW.
Don't let rejection discourage you. While he was fired from multiple jobs, his legal career was ruined by fires and World War II. But he still established one of most important fast food chains around the globe. Sanders would not be defeated by anyone. We should all try to be more like Sanders (other than the fighting and getting shot part).
