The School of Greatness - 543 Keep Going

Episode Date: September 29, 2017

"Do something that is greater than yourself." - Lewis Howes If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes and more at http://lewishowes.com/543

This is 5-Minute Friday! This is a story about never giving up, about changing your circumstances no matter where you are at in your life. No matter what you're going through, no matter how old you are, no matter how young you are, your education level, no matter how much money you have or how broke and in debt you are. You can always change your current situation by doing things differently. Keep going. Believe in yourself and believe in your dreams. Once there was an older man who was broke living in a tiny house and who had a beat-up car. He was living off just $99 a month of social security checks. That's all he was making, 99 bucks a month.

And at 65 years of age, he decided that things needed to change. At 65, he had the foresight to finally make this shift, 65 years old. So he thought about what he had to offer to the world. What was his value that he could actually create in the world for others to bring joy and happiness into the world? His friends raved about his chicken recipe. It was so unique, so different. No one had ever tasted anything like it before.

So he decided that that was his best shot of making a change. And again, this was at 65 years of age. So he was living in Kentucky and he left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sell his recipe. He told restaurant owners that he had mouthwatering chicken recipe that they would all want. He offered the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage on the items sold. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me, right? Unfortunately, none of the restaurants were interested. None of them thought it was a good deal.

He heard no over 1,000 times. Even after all those rejections, he didn't give up. He kept going. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He got rejected 1,009 times before he heard his first yes. With that one success on the 1,009th time, Harlan Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken. Harlan Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, was born. And this has changed the way that people eat chicken.

Remember, never give up and always believe in yourself. No matter what type of rejection you go through, no matter how old you are, no matter how young, no matter your lack of education, your lack of education, your lack of finances, your lack of resources, find that one thing that adds value to people. Find that one thing that people are looking for. Find that thing that inspires others, that brings them joy, that makes them feel closer together, makes them feel connected, makes them feel special, feel like they're part of a community bigger than themselves. Find something. And if you're 65 and you're making 99 bucks a month, it's not the time to give up and start dying. Now is the time to start doing something with your life. You've had 65 years. Have you lived your life fully or did you just make it through and just kind of coast through life and now you're

just coasting through to the end? Screw that. Do something to make an impact. Do something that inspires the people around you. Support your family. Lift the people up who've been there for you. Be a part of your community. Do something that is greater than yourself. Don't just coast through life. Keep going. If you enjoyed this one, make sure to share it with your friends. lewishouse.com slash 543. Every Friday, we do five minute Fridays. It's all about bringing you some type of story, message, or inspiration to jumpstart your life, to wake you up and inspire you to keep going, to be bigger than your circumstances, to make an impact in the world in some type of way

that only you can do because you have a special gift inside of you and only you can share that with the world. Again, share with your friends on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. I'm at Lewis Howes everywhere online and this is lewishowes.com slash 542 for the direct link. Or you can just send them right to the podcast app over on iTunes or the podcast app on your iPhone or Android.

Take a screenshot. Tag me on your Instagram story that you're listening to this right now, and I'll make sure to reply to you if I see it. I try to reply to everyone. Thank you so much for all that you guys do. You guys are amazing. I love you, and you know what time it is. guys do. You guys are amazing. I love you. And you know what time it is. It's time to go out there and do something great. Bye.