Risk Taking - Can it pay off...I learned about risk taking when I was fifteen years old. We had just moved from Rapid City, South Dakota to Denver, Colorado. After arriving and getting settled - I immediately went looking for a job - so that I could make the payments on my 1969 Chevy Impala. They were a whopping $25 per month. That gives you an idea of the costs of things back then! Hope that didn’t give my age away. I had applied at a fast food restaurant and several other places. After putting in all my applications and waiting a few days - I never received one call - very frustrating. Step out and go for it…
Now I am not advocating telling fibs - but I decided to call the fast food restaurant and tell them I was following up to see if they had attempted to contact me - I had told them I was out of town. As luck would have it - the manager told me to come on in for an interview - the sooner the better. My guess is as I look back on the time - the manager probably just lost another employee - and my timing was perfect. Don’t be afraid to try new things… Well - I got the job - in the kitchen area. Every time I was caught up - I would go to see if I could help out in other areas - such as the front of the house - helping the manager with inventory - closing out the registers. Now - I was not trying to do anything else but learn and keep busy. Risk Taking - Can pay big dividends… After about one year - I was now 16 years old - the main manager was fired - the assistant manager was promoted to manager - and guess what - I was promoted to assistant manager at the age of 16 years old. I stayed successfully in that position until I left for the Marine Corps at 17 years old. Thank you and May God Bless you!
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