It's never too late to start! - Ray Kroc success story - Famous Friday

welcome to another famous Friday I

welcome to another famous Friday I believe that whatever goal you have

believe that whatever goal you have

believe that whatever goal you have whatever mission you’re on whatever

whatever mission you’re on whatever

whatever mission you’re on whatever challenges you’re coming up against

challenges you’re coming up against

challenges you’re coming up against somebody has already solved it and

somebody has already solved it and

somebody has already solved it and instead of you trying to reinvent the

instead of you trying to reinvent the

instead of you trying to reinvent the wheel come up with every new idea

wheel come up with every new idea

wheel come up with every new idea yourself model success find someone

yourself model success find someone

yourself model success find someone who’s already accomplished what you want

who’s already accomplished what you want

who’s already accomplished what you want to accomplish see what worked for them

to accomplish see what worked for them

to accomplish see what worked for them and apply it to your business so today I

and apply it to your business so today I

and apply it to your business so today I want to look at the success behind Ray

want to look at the success behind Ray

want to look at the success behind Ray Kroc who’s the man who built up

Kroc who’s the man who built up

Kroc who’s the man who built up McDonald’s and his lesson is it’s never

McDonald’s and his lesson is it’s never

McDonald’s and his lesson is it’s never too late to start

too late to start

too late to start so Ray Kroc was 50 years old he was

so Ray Kroc was 50 years old he was

so Ray Kroc was 50 years old he was selling milkshake makers okay he was

selling milkshake makers okay he was

selling milkshake makers okay he was representing the company’s going out and

representing the company’s going out and

representing the company’s going out and selling the machines to help you create

selling the machines to help you create

selling the machines to help you create milkshakes and he basically was

milkshakes and he basically was

milkshakes and he basically was traveling across the United States to

traveling across the United States to

traveling across the United States to all these different restaurants into all

all these different restaurants into all

all these different restaurants into all these different soda shop fountains

these different soda shop fountains

these different soda shop fountains selling his milkshake maker there was a

selling his milkshake maker there was a

selling his milkshake maker there was a problem though he was having some

problem though he was having some

problem though he was having some initial early success but then he

initial early success but then he

initial early success but then he started losing customers because in the

started losing customers because in the

started losing customers because in the 50s people were leaving cities and

50s people were leaving cities and

50s people were leaving cities and moving to the suburbs and as a result

moving to the suburbs and as a result

moving to the suburbs and as a result all of the restaurants and soda shop

all of the restaurants and soda shop

all of the restaurants and soda shop fountains in the city we’re having a

fountains in the city we’re having a

fountains in the city we’re having a hard time staying afloat a lot of them

hard time staying afloat a lot of them

hard time staying afloat a lot of them are going out of business and so they

are going out of business and so they

are going out of business and so they weren’t ordering new equipment and Kroc

weren’t ordering new equipment and Kroc

weren’t ordering new equipment and Kroc was now suffering and think about it

was now suffering and think about it

was now suffering and think about it this is a really important part in

this is a really important part in

this is a really important part in somebody’s life right when your business

somebody’s life right when your business

somebody’s life right when your business isn’t working and when you’re 50 years

isn’t working and when you’re 50 years

isn’t working and when you’re 50 years old a lot of people at that point would

old a lot of people at that point would

old a lot of people at that point would say I should go back and get a job I

say I should go back and get a job I

say I should go back and get a job I don’t know I gotta find something to do

don’t know I gotta find something to do

don’t know I gotta find something to do I’m worried about my retirement what am

I’m worried about my retirement what am

I’m worried about my retirement what am I gonna do I’m too I’m too old to start

I gonna do I’m too I’m too old to start

I gonna do I’m too I’m too old to start a new business I can’t start this all

a new business I can’t start this all

a new business I can’t start this all over again I need some some security but

over again I need some some security but

over again I need some some security but not Ray Kroc that was in the story he

not Ray Kroc that was in the story he

not Ray Kroc that was in the story he told himself instead he said you know

told himself instead he said you know

told himself instead he said you know what I’m going to make my own destiny

what I’m going to make my own destiny

what I’m going to make my own destiny I’m gonna go find a new opportunity that

I’m gonna go find a new opportunity that

I’m gonna go find a new opportunity that I can hang my hat on and be proud that I

I can hang my hat on and be proud that I

I can hang my hat on and be proud that I built and so he found that through one

built and so he found that through one

built and so he found that through one of his customers and there was this one

of his customers and there was this one

of his customers and there was this one store in California that bought eight

store in California that bought eight

store in California that bought eight new milkshake mixers from him and this

new milkshake mixers from him and this

new milkshake mixers from him and this is a time one you know most companies

is a time one you know most companies

is a time one you know most companies are buying one or two milkshake mixers

are buying one or two milkshake mixers

are buying one or two milkshake mixers and at this point most people weren’t

and at this point most people weren’t

and at this point most people weren’t buying anything from you anymore they

buying anything from you anymore they

buying anything from you anymore they were going out of business and here’s a

were going out of business and here’s a

were going out of business and here’s a company in California they wanted to buy

company in California they wanted to buy

company in California they wanted to buy eight that means it can make 40 mmm

eight that means it can make 40 mmm

eight that means it can make 40 mmm shakez at a time he had to go see the

shakez at a time he had to go see the

shakez at a time he had to go see the company figure what was going on why

company figure what was going on why

company figure what was going on why they were so successful he visited them

they were so successful he visited them

they were so successful he visited them it was run by dick and Mac McDonald and

it was run by dick and Mac McDonald and

it was run by dick and Mac McDonald and the company was called McDonald’s it was

the company was called McDonald’s it was

the company was called McDonald’s it was a very simple store they had no indoor

a very simple store they had no indoor

a very simple store they had no indoor seating they had a very limited menu of

seating they had a very limited menu of

seating they had a very limited menu of just cheeseburgers hamburgers french

just cheeseburgers hamburgers french

just cheeseburgers hamburgers french fries soft drinks and milkshakes that’s

fries soft drinks and milkshakes that’s

fries soft drinks and milkshakes that’s it that’s all you could buy there he saw

it that’s all you could buy there he saw

it that’s all you could buy there he saw the success they were having and said

the success they were having and said

the success they were having and said you guys could go international you guys

you guys could go international you guys

you guys could go international you guys could have thousands of locations around

could have thousands of locations around

could have thousands of locations around the world you guys could make a ton of

the world you guys could make a ton of

the world you guys could make a ton of money beyond just having this one

money beyond just having this one

money beyond just having this one location and they didn’t want to do that

location and they didn’t want to do that

location and they didn’t want to do that they wanted to just run their location

they wanted to just run their location

they wanted to just run their location and so they agreed to give Kroc the

and so they agreed to give Kroc the

and so they agreed to give Kroc the marketing rights to go and promote

marketing rights to go and promote

marketing rights to go and promote McDonald’s across the country and later

McDonald’s across the country and later

McDonald’s across the country and later around the world

around the world

around the world and here’s Ray Kroc right 50 years old

and here’s Ray Kroc right 50 years old

and here’s Ray Kroc right 50 years old not having a stable source of income

not having a stable source of income

not having a stable source of income where most people are worried about

where most people are worried about

where most people are worried about retirement where most people are

retirement where most people are

retirement where most people are thinking they’re too old to start

thinking they’re too old to start

thinking they’re too old to start something new and and go travel across

something new and and go travel across

something new and and go travel across the country pulling a brand new business

the country pulling a brand new business

the country pulling a brand new business and put it all on the line too trusting

and put it all on the line too trusting

and put it all on the line too trusting yourself you can make something new

yourself you can make something new

yourself you can make something new happen when your last business started

happen when your last business started

happen when your last business started failing that’s where most people are in

failing that’s where most people are in

failing that’s where most people are in Kroc said no I’m going to make my dream

Kroc said no I’m going to make my dream

Kroc said no I’m going to make my dream happen and he bet on himself and he

happen and he bet on himself and he

happen and he bet on himself and he started growing locations across the

started growing locations across the

started growing locations across the country and he eventually bought out the

country and he eventually bought out the

country and he eventually bought out the brothers for 2.7 million dollars and

brothers for 2.7 million dollars and

brothers for 2.7 million dollars and became the only owner of McDonald’s and

became the only owner of McDonald’s and

became the only owner of McDonald’s and grew it to I don’t know how big

grew it to I don’t know how big

grew it to I don’t know how big McDonald’s is now Multi multi

McDonald’s is now Multi multi

McDonald’s is now Multi multi multi-billion dollar company and he had

multi-billion dollar company and he had

multi-billion dollar company and he had massive success and he started it when

massive success and he started it when

massive success and he started it when he was 50 years old this is an important

he was 50 years old this is an important

he was 50 years old this is an important lesson guys because if you’re at that

lesson guys because if you’re at that

lesson guys because if you’re at that point where you’re not happy with your

point where you’re not happy with your

point where you’re not happy with your life where you’re in your 50s or

life where you’re in your 50s or

life where you’re in your 50s or approaching and you’re you know you

approaching and you’re you know you

approaching and you’re you know you don’t know what to do you don’t like

don’t know what to do you don’t like

don’t know what to do you don’t like your job or your business isn’t doing

your job or your business isn’t doing

your job or your business isn’t doing well and you may not have the courage to

well and you may not have the courage to

well and you may not have the courage to start up and do something on your own

start up and do something on your own

start up and do something on your own and you tell yourself I’m too old to

and you tell yourself I’m too old to

and you tell yourself I’m too old to start you got to understand that that is

start you got to understand that that is

start you got to understand that that is just a story you’re telling yourself and

just a story you’re telling yourself and

just a story you’re telling yourself and as long as you believe that story then

as long as you believe that story then

as long as you believe that story then it’s going to become your reality

it’s going to become your reality

it’s going to become your reality be like Ray Kroc and bet on yourself I

be like Ray Kroc and bet on yourself I

be like Ray Kroc and bet on yourself I know that you’re never too old to start

know that you’re never too old to start

know that you’re never too old to start believe for those you’re watching like

It’s never too late to start! – Ray Kroc success story – Famous Friday

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