17. One Success is Enough
17. 一次成功就夠了
There was a man who had undergone numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is enough for me!"
有一個人,一生中經(jīng)歷了無數(shù)次失敗。但他卻說:“一次成功就夠了。”
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any property.
5歲時,他的父親突然病逝,沒有留下任何財產(chǎn)。
When he was twelve, his mother married another man His step-father treated him strictly and often beat him when his mother was away.
12歲時,母親改嫁,繼父對他十分嚴(yán)厲,常在母親外出時痛打他。
When he was fourteen, he dropped out from school and began his life of roving.
14歲時,他輟學(xué)離校,開始了流浪生活。
When he was twenty, he changed his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were tough for him.
20歲時,他當(dāng)電工、開渡輪,后來又當(dāng)鐵路工人,沒有一樣工作順利。
When he was thirty, he did a sales work in an insurance company. But before long, he fell out with his boss due to the bonus problems.
When he was thirty-one, he learnt law by himself and began working in law with the encouragement of his friends. But in a trial, he fought with the litigant on court.
When he was thirty-two, he was out of work and led a tough led a tough life.
When he was thirty-five, he suffered such severe injuries in an accident that he could no longer continue his job of promoting tires.
30歲時,他在保險公司從事推銷工作,后因獎金問題與老板鬧翻而辭職。
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by promoting his chicken-frying technics to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt powerless to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he turned down the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
31歲時,他自學(xué)法律,并在朋友的鼓動下干起了律師行當(dāng)。一次審案時,竟在法庭上與當(dāng)事人大打出手。
When he was eighty-three, he opened another fast-food restaurant but fell into a lawsuit due to trademark and patent issues.
32歲時,他失業(yè)了,生活非常艱難。
When he was eighty-eight, he achieve great success and became weU-known to the whole world.
35歲時,他在一次事故中身受重傷,無法再干輪胎推銷員的工作。
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde. Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad weather. Actually the weather is not bad at all. As long as you are optimist and confident all the time, you will have a good weather everyday."
66歲時,為了維持生活,他到各地的小餐館推銷自己掌握的炸雞技術(shù)。
75歲時,他感到力不從心,因此轉(zhuǎn)讓了自己創(chuàng)立的品牌和專利。新主人提議給他1萬股,作為購買價的一部分,他拒絕了。后來公司股票大漲,他因此失去了成為億萬富翁的機會。
83歲時,他又開了一家快餐店,卻因商標(biāo)專利與人打起了官司。