Truett Cathy's 11 Do's and Don'ts of Proven Success

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Live, Love and Lead event hosted by Chick-fil-A. It was a tremendous learning experience to listen to the Cathy family talk about their background, beliefs and leadership philosophy.

Truett Cathy’s 11 Do’s & Don’ts of Proven Success

Truett Cathy is the founder and CEo of Chick-fil-A. He has 1,400 restaurants and sales of nearly $3 billion.

1. Don’t be burdened with personal debt.
a. Car payment
b. House payment
c. Establish a nest egg.
d. Live simple.
2. Start early as a teenager. Concentrate on what brings you happiness in your career. Have a tremendous “want to”—determination.
3. Sacrifice material things. Reward yourself later.
4. Shortcut to success: Observe what is working in the lives of others. Teenagers, observe mature individuals.
5. Don’t try to please all people.
6. Set priorities in proper order.
7. Expand cautiously. Grow your business cautiously.
8. Franchising may or may not be good for your particular business. Use it cautiously.
9. Be prepared for disappointments. Many successful individuals experience failure.
10. Be kind to people. Courtesy is very cheap but brings great dividends.
11. Invite God to be involved in every decision. God gives us a brain to use—common sense. You can do it if you want to. God has given each of us a talent. Maybe yours is yet to be discovered. We honor God with our success. He designed us to be winners.