- Being an entrepreneur means facing challenges. Despair not, keep trying, your lucky break may be close.
- Have high aspirations. Chris dreamt of being a stockbroker even when he was struggling as an intern.
- Never show your weaknesses. Chris was a homeless father but he behaved and presented himself in a way no one would think him so.
- Don’t let others opinions hinder your journey. Chris’s partner thought his idea of becoming a stockbroker was an absurd.
- Work towards achieving what you want. While working as a salesman, Chris encounters a successful stockbroker driving a nice car, decides he wants a similar life and starts working relentlessly towards it.
- The current economic status won’t determine your future. Be adaptable and don’t allow it to effect long term planning.
Entrepreneurship lessons to learn from ‘Pursuit of Happyness’ - Start-Up Hyderabad
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Based on Chris Gardner’s true-life story, the ‘Pursuit of Happyness” is the story of a single father and his journey from homeless unpaid intern to owning a brokerage firm.
The film shows how the single struggling salesman manages to sustain the expenses of himself and his son in the increasingly unstable economic climate.
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In the movie, Chris Gardner is a single father, struggling in poverty. Unable to sell the products he invested his life savings into, he finds himself struggling to pay rent. Within one year, he manages to become a stockbroker at a top firm and goes on to run his own multimillion dollar firm.
People gravitated to this story because it's the ultimate success story: the story of the underdog. It's about perseverance, determination and hard work.
- Assess yourself. We all have unique abilities and talents and however small we can do great things with them.
- Look to someone you admire.
- Believe in yourself and keep in mind the things that allowed you to attain earlier goals.
- Be passionate about what you do. Be willing to constantly learn and adapt.
- Love what you do. Money is often not enough motivation.
- Be the best you can be.
- Remember your roots. After becoming rich Gardner still contributes to his communities and likes to remember where he came from.
- Protect your dream. If you want something, do what it takes to get it.
- Be agile so you can tackle more challenges in a shorter time and open up new opportunities.
- Have a plan that’s clear, concise, compelling and consistent and commit to that.