Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness, presides over the Closing Bell to celebrate his new book, Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
About Start Where You Are:
The Pursuit of Happyness inspired millions of people and brought Chris Gardner sudden fame. Thousands of fans all over the world contacted him, asking "How did you do it?" and "How can I do it too?" And now, as countless people are being forced to start over, Chris is approached and asked the keys to success on a daily basis.
At last Chris Gardner shares his philosophies on, and the crucial steps behind, creating a fulfilling, successful life in Start Where You Are:
Life Lessons in Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He hopes to give back by motivating others to claim ownership of their dreams and achieve their full potential -- beginning right now and capitalizing on the resources already in place while building towards bigger goals and ambitions.
Start Where You Are provides a much-needed blueprint for navigating this tumultuous time with positivity, courage, tenacity, discipline and common sense. Distilling his beliefs into 44 profound yet accessible chapters, Gardner offers practical advice for tackling life's problems and seizing its opportunities, all with his trademark humor and "tell it like it is" attitude. He begins by encouraging readers to "Find Your Button," what they love to do, what excites them, and advises that without this passion they are doomed for unfulfillment. Other core principles include "Baby Steps Count Too, As Long As You Go Forward,"
"No Test, No Testimony," "The Law of Hard Work Is No Secret," "Learn the Ropes First, Then Conquer Rome" and "Don't Postpone Joy."
Whether facing a layoff, struggling with fallout from the past, considering a career change or looking for true fulfillment outside of the office, readers of Start Where You Are will be empowered with the tools they need to transform vague hopes into concrete realities.
About Chris Gardner:
Christopher Gardner is the owner and CEO of brokerage firm Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, Gardner is an avid aspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles, as well as a passionate philanthropist committed to organizations combating homelessness, financial illiteracy and violence against women.
Gardner is the author of the 2006 autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller that has been translated into fourteen languages. Gardner is also the inspiration for the acclaimed movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" in which Will Smith starred as Gardner. Gardner's second book, Start Where You
Are: Life Lessons in Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be will be published on May 12, 2009.
Always hard working and tenacious, a series of adverse circumstances in the early 1980's left Gardner homeless in San Francisco and the sole guardian of his toddler son. Unwilling to give up Chris Jr. or his dreams of success, Gardner climbed the financial industry ladder from the very bottom. He worked at Dean Witter Reynolds and Bear Stearns & Co before founding the brokerage firm Gardner Rich in Chicago in 1987.
Chris Gardner's aim, through his speaking engagements and media projects, is to help others achieve their full potential.
He lives in Chicago and New York.
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