Have you ever wonder What-if? Check this out: It’s said that Dan Rhodes met Dave Thomas long before Thomas opened his first Wendy’s. Rhodes admitted that he always knew young Thomas would “some day be something big.” But still, when given an opportunity to invest in Wendy’s, he didn’t. Later he met Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and had a chance to buy his stock before it went public. But he turned it down because he didn’t agree with some of the Colonel’s ideas. When he was in the restaurant business, Rhodes often had a salesman named Ray Kroc in his office trying to sell him equipment. Rhodes admits that Kroc was a nice guy; however, he chose not to invest in his little hamburger joint – McDonalds! A few years later on an Alaskan cruise he met an attorney from Seattle who suggested that Rhodes invest in his son’s new computer company. It had a funny name – Microsoft! Again Rhodes declined. Now,I know what you're thinking don't nobody get that many opportunities in life.... Well it's reported that he overcame his fear of failing, kept pursuing his dream and eventually saw his name on Forbes Magazine’s list of the 400 most successful business owners in America. If having to do everything right the first time is our prerequisite to trying –We’ll never succeed in life.We’ll end up wondering what we could have done had we been willing to learn from our experiences...It's not easy stepping out in faith and discovering what God can do through us.
ANN BROCK.
Followers
Friday, November 27, 2009
What If?
Have you ever wonder What-if? Check this out: It’s said that Dan Rhodes met Dave Thomas long before Thomas opened his first Wendy’s. Rhodes admitted that he always knew young Thomas would “some day be something big.” But still, when given an opportunity to invest in Wendy’s, he didn’t. Later he met Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and had a chance to buy his stock before it went public. But he turned it down because he didn’t agree with some of the Colonel’s ideas. When he was in the restaurant business, Rhodes often had a salesman named Ray Kroc in his office trying to sell him equipment. Rhodes admits that Kroc was a nice guy; however, he chose not to invest in his little hamburger joint – McDonalds! A few years later on an Alaskan cruise he met an attorney from Seattle who suggested that Rhodes invest in his son’s new computer company. It had a funny name – Microsoft! Again Rhodes declined. Now,I know what you're thinking don't nobody get that many opportunities in life.... Well it's reported that he overcame his fear of failing, kept pursuing his dream and eventually saw his name on Forbes Magazine’s list of the 400 most successful business owners in America. If having to do everything right the first time is our prerequisite to trying –We’ll never succeed in life.We’ll end up wondering what we could have done had we been willing to learn from our experiences...It's not easy stepping out in faith and discovering what God can do through us.
