The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris GardnerIf there is a perfect live example of someone who lived every principle stated in Rhonda Byrne's book 'The Secret' without ever having read it, it is Christopher Gardner. The other perfect example is Shahrukh Khan, of course.
Accepted, I was motivated to read this book after having seen the movie by the same name. Like many other good movies made out of great books, reading this book created a movie in my mind that could not be compared to the original motion picture. This was surprising considering that Gardner is not a writer himself.
Now, how many people do you know who would give up a career they have invested in for more than a decade to take up something completely new? Takes guts to make this very unusual turn to pursue what seems like a wild dream. Gardner wasn't doing great in his earlier profession. He set his eyes on learning stock broking, and he started at zero salary just because he was getting to try his hand on it. Bit by bit, he mastered the subject over years, and did so well that he started his own firm Gardner Rich. His unflinching eye on the experience of affluence he wanted to have in the future - especially at a time when he was homeless and sleeping in lavatories at nights - is just so inspiring! When he was penniless, he could see the millions coming.
Poignant. Heart-rending!
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