The book provided a much-needed blueprint for navigating tumultuous times with a positive outlook, courage, tenacity and discipline. In his second New York Times bestselling book, Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, published in May 2009, Gardner shared his philosophies on creating a fulfilling, successful life. Gardner was an associate producer on the film. Will Smith starred as Gardner and received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his performance. The book spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than forty languages.Ĭhristopher Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”, released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006. The amazing story of Gardner’s life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller. Overcoming tremendous odds to get his brokerage training, he established himself as a top earner at Bear Stearns & Co from 1983-1987 before founding his own firm Gardner Rich LLC in 1987. Christopher Gardner is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and single parent whose breakthrough work has been recognised all over the world.įew stories are as inspiring or moving as Gardner’s astonishing rise from homelessness to the pinnacle of finance.

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