"Pursuit of Happiness" a film starring Will Smith is about how a father battled with homelessness with a young son to rise up to be a millionaire. Its a real life story taken from the book of the same name written by the Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner was the homeless father turned millionaire. This story is how he conquered adversity and homelessness.
I saw the trailers of the movie but didnt see the whole movie. Cause from the trailers, it showed a father and son sleeping on the streets and alleyway. Since being a dad, I avoid this type of scenes as it makes me sad. How I would handle if I was in his situation. I cannot stand it if I had to see my children sleeping on the streets.
Here is 10 points from Chris Gardner on how he achieved success during these hard times.
Below is an excerpt from the article, if you would like to know more. Just click on the link below.
10 Success lessons from Chris Gardner – “From Homeless To Millionaire” for entrepreneurs
6. Be the best you can be
Gardner attributes his rise to the top to his mother and her “spiritual genetics”, which encouraged Gardner to dream big dreams for himself and strive to become the best. Gardner’s mother was a natural born teacher. She loved doing it and she did it well. But, after being abandoned by her husband, she found herself in the position of having to care for 12 children all on her own. She sacrificed her dream of teaching to take numerous part-time jobs that could better support the family.
10 Success lessons from Chris Gardner – “From Homeless To Millionaire” for entrepreneurs
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