When Harland Sanders was 65, most people thought he should be slowing down. Instead, he got his first Social Security check for $105… and realized he couldn’t live on it. So, with nothing but a fried chicken recipe, a battered pressure cooker, and a white suit, he started knocking on doors to sell his idea.
He was rejected 1,009 times before someone said “yes.” By his 70s, Colonel Sanders had turned that yes into a worldwide brand, KFC.