Last week, I had the privilege to briefly meet Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, following a talk he gave at a conference in the Atlanta area. I thanked him for his courtesy in taking a couple of moments with me and he responded in classic Chick-fil-A fashion, "my pleasure". You would be hard pressed to know that the gracious man is worth a reported $1.2 billion dollars.
At almost 88 years of age (he turns 88 on Saturday), Mr. Cathy has been teaching Sunday School to 13 year old boys for almost 55 years and continues even today. He teaches 13 year olds because "that is the last year when you can really impact young men....before peer pressure really takes hold".
Here are some notes and quotes from his talk:
"Why not be our very best at all times? Why not?"
"Everyone who is breathing needs encouragement".
"I've never seen any conflict between biblical principles and business practices".
"How good a father you were is determined by the conduct of your grandchildren".
The three main decisions in life: master, mission, mate
Three areas in life to monitor:
Instruction- what you say
Importance- what you do
Image- what you are
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POWERFUL!! I like Truett Cathy with or with out the Chicken!
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