Have you heard about the KFC story?

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This isn’t a direct property subject, but it does relate indirectly.

Our attitude, Mindset and approach to situations and life reflects, in my belief, to who we are and what we have in life.

by Gordon Campbell
18th March 2021

This isn’t a direct property subject, but it does relate indirectly.

 

Our attitude, Mindset and approach to situations and life reflects, in my belief, to who we are and what we have in life.

 

The background to the story.

I was asked to speak on Zoom very recently to a class group of 17 students at a local senior school to me, who are in their last year and studying Higher Grade Business and Leadership.

 

I asked the teacher to get the students before the Zoom call, to share their goals, ambitions and dreams of what they want to achieve in life.

 

The feedback was immense.

There was some very inspiring answers and some that were to be expected.

 

And to no surprise, some wanted the answers to how to achieve success and wealth as quickly as possible!

 

What was discussed?

It was explained that success in life does not come on a plate, it takes time, building a foundation, it takes building habits, reputation, network unrelenting focus and hard work.

 

I started with the KFC story (Colonel Sanders)

 

The KFC Story

  • At 5 his father died.
  • At 16 he quit studying.
  • By 17 he already tried 4 jobs.
  • At 18 he got married.
  • Between 18 and 22 he worked as a driver and gave up. 
  • He joined the army and but didn’t make the grade.
  • He tried to enter judicial school and was rejected. 
  • He failed as an insurance salesman.
  • At 25 his wife left him and took his only daughter.
  • Washed dishes in a small coffee shop.
  • Failed to attempt to get his daughter back.
  • At 65 he finally retired.

On the first day of his retirement the government gave him $105.

He sat under a tree to write his testament but realised there was something he had not done, and that was cooking.

With the money from the government  gave him, he bought himself a fryer, made fried chicken using a recipe his grandmother taught him, and sold it door to door in his village.

At the age of 88 Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC was a billionaire.

 

Moral of the story to the students

Life will test you as many times as necessary, even when you're ready to receive everything it has for you.

With a single or any failure, never quit.

It makes you a better and stronger person and deal with the hard knocks of life.

Do not sweat the small stuff.

Do not complain and move forward.... keep believing.

 

Coming out on next blog.

In Part 2, I will share what was discussed with the students on the importance of adopting habits.

 

i.e., Saying thank you, doing what you say, showing up on time, show appreciation and gratitude.

 

These habits do not cost anything and take no time to do..

 

People want to do business with people with good habits.

 

People with good habits succeed quicker in life.