You see, the same tactic won’t work for you, you cannot go around solving a Rubik’s cube to get attention.Īnother example is when he misses that meeting with a potential client who could bring in loads of money into the firm, he goes around to the client’s house at the right time to get an invite to a football game (again, not suggesting you set up camp outside your boss’ house in search of a raise.) When Chris wanted to get that internship at Dean Witter, he made sure he knew who was going to help him get it, he made a point to make a personal connection with the person, and solve a Rubik’s cube to get some attention. (Just make sure you don’t go overdo it and drive other people crazy 😆)

You want that job? You have to do anything and everything that’s possible to get the job, follow up with people, make new acquaintances, learn something new. Life is going grab you and pull you down, but making every effort to get back up and not quitting is key. To persevere is to make a constant effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Getting discouraged is easy, but believing and fighting back is tough and the one who doesn’t quit is often the one who succeeds. Period.Ĭhris is going through the worst part of his life, with having no money for bills and rent and a dwindling marriage. When people can’t do something themselves, they tell you can’t do something. Don’t ever listen to somebody telling you, you can’t do something, not even me. Now, comes the best and my favourite quote from the movie. Hearing this, his son throws the ball away and begins to pack up. Yet, he believes he can be a good player, to which Chris explains that he wasn’t very good at basketball growing up, and knowing how genes work, his son shouldn’t expect to be any more than an average player at max.

When Chris takes his son to play some basketball on a building rooftop, we see Christopher isn’t very good at it. I’ve gathered 8 lessons that I think everyone should know, that may light your road to finding your ‘happyness’. While this is based on a real life story of Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith), an American Businessman and founder of Gardner Rich & Co, the movie has a load of life lessons that are essential for everyone. The movie, ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ is based on Chris Gardner’s life. You can share your happiness with your loved ones, and in most cases, you make them happier as well. You can’t really measure how happy you are, you can’t put a unit on it, but you can feel it.

The pursuit of happyness real story