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Don’t quit! – Chris Gardner success story – From Homeless to Millionaire – Famous Friday


welcome to other famous Friday I believe

welcome to other famous Friday I believe whatever goal you have whatever

whatever goal you have whatever

whatever goal you have whatever obstacles in front of you the easiest

obstacles in front of you the easiest

obstacles in front of you the easiest way to accomplish it is to model success

way to accomplish it is to model success

way to accomplish it is to model success find someone who’s already overcome that

find someone who’s already overcome that

find someone who’s already overcome that problem apply their strategies to make

problem apply their strategies to make

problem apply their strategies to make it work for you so today’s lesson is

it work for you so today’s lesson is

it work for you so today’s lesson is from Chris Gardner who went from being a

from Chris Gardner who went from being a

from Chris Gardner who went from being a homeless man to being a

homeless man to being a

homeless man to being a multi-millionaire and his lesson is

multi-millionaire and his lesson is

multi-millionaire and his lesson is don’t quit so Chris Gardner

don’t quit so Chris Gardner

don’t quit so Chris Gardner he had everything stacked against him

he had everything stacked against him

he had everything stacked against him when he was growing up he didn’t know

when he was growing up he didn’t know

when he was growing up he didn’t know who his father was he was in and out of

who his father was he was in and out of

who his father was he was in and out of foster homes because his mother was in

foster homes because his mother was in

foster homes because his mother was in and out of prison she had tried to set

and out of prison she had tried to set

and out of prison she had tried to set fire to her house with Chris Gardner

fire to her house with Chris Gardner

fire to her house with Chris Gardner stepfather inside and so she was

stepfather inside and so she was

stepfather inside and so she was arrested for it Chris Gardner didn’t

arrested for it Chris Gardner didn’t

arrested for it Chris Gardner didn’t have any positive male role models

have any positive male role models

have any positive male role models growing up and so he bounced from foster

growing up and so he bounced from foster

growing up and so he bounced from foster home to foster home to foster home he

home to foster home to foster home he

home to foster home to foster home he experimented in drugs and alcohol he had

experimented in drugs and alcohol he had

experimented in drugs and alcohol he had every reason not to be successful right

every reason not to be successful right

every reason not to be successful right everything was against him but he didn’t

everything was against him but he didn’t

everything was against him but he didn’t quit he wanted to rise up he wanted to

quit he wanted to rise up he wanted to

quit he wanted to rise up he wanted to get out of that life that he had and

get out of that life that he had and

get out of that life that he had and create something new for himself so he

create something new for himself so he

create something new for himself so he took a job as a assistant in a medical

took a job as a assistant in a medical

took a job as a assistant in a medical research lab and he was earning $8,000 a

research lab and he was earning $8,000 a

research lab and he was earning $8,000 a year he got a girlfriend he had a son

year he got a girlfriend he had a son

year he got a girlfriend he had a son and he found out that you know what

and he found out that you know what

and he found out that you know what $8,000 a year the cyma not survive but

$8,000 a year the cyma not survive but

$8,000 a year the cyma not survive but he didn’t know what else to do he was

he didn’t know what else to do he was

he didn’t know what else to do he was struggling because he had no education

struggling because he had no education

struggling because he had no education no savings nobody told him what to do he

no savings nobody told him what to do he

no savings nobody told him what to do he was just trying to get by

was just trying to get by

was just trying to get by just trying to survive but the one thing

just trying to survive but the one thing

just trying to survive but the one thing he knew was he wasn’t going to quit his

he knew was he wasn’t going to quit his

he knew was he wasn’t going to quit his life changed when he saw a man on the

life changed when he saw a man on the

life changed when he saw a man on the street pull up in a Ferrari get out in a

street pull up in a Ferrari get out in a

street pull up in a Ferrari get out in a really nice suit and he asked the man

really nice suit and he asked the man

really nice suit and he asked the man what do you do for as a career and the

what do you do for as a career and the

what do you do for as a career and the guy told him that he was a stockbroker

guy told him that he was a stockbroker

guy told him that he was a stockbroker and from that second Chris Gardner

and from that second Chris Gardner

and from that second Chris Gardner wanted to become a stockbroker the only

wanted to become a stockbroker the only

wanted to become a stockbroker the only problem was he had no education

problem was he had no education

problem was he had no education he had no contacts no connections he

he had no contacts no connections he

he had no contacts no connections he didn’t understand stocks he wasn’t

didn’t understand stocks he wasn’t

didn’t understand stocks he wasn’t investing in stocks he was older than

investing in stocks he was older than

investing in stocks he was older than most of the people who are entering into

most of the people who are entering into

most of the people who are entering into that field right now everything was

that field right now everything was

that field right now everything was against him but he didn’t quit

against him but he didn’t quit

against him but he didn’t quit he started working with that stockbroker

he started working with that stockbroker

he started working with that stockbroker just getting to know him and found out

just getting to know him and found out

just getting to know him and found out that there were training positions at

that there were training positions at

that there were training positions at his firm and so for the next couple

his firm and so for the next couple

his firm and so for the next couple months he pushed off his job he canceled

months he pushed off his job he canceled

months he pushed off his job he canceled meetings you cancel appointments to go

meetings you cancel appointments to go

meetings you cancel appointments to go to these interviews trained to learn

to these interviews trained to learn

to these interviews trained to learn about their training program he rocked

about their training program he rocked

about their training program he rocked up $1,200 in parking tickets going to

up $1,200 in parking tickets going to

up $1,200 in parking tickets going to the meetings and eventually finally

the meetings and eventually finally

the meetings and eventually finally after months he was accepted into their

after months he was accepted into their

after months he was accepted into their training program he’s all excited

training program he’s all excited

training program he’s all excited finally I made it right I beat the odds

finally I made it right I beat the odds

finally I made it right I beat the odds I made it I’m into the training program

I made it I’m into the training program

I made it I’m into the training program I’m sitting this new course of my life

I’m sitting this new course of my life

I’m sitting this new course of my life this is awesome he shows up to work the

this is awesome he shows up to work the

this is awesome he shows up to work the first day and the guy who hired him was

first day and the guy who hired him was

first day and the guy who hired him was fired and he finds out that there’s no

fired and he finds out that there’s no

fired and he finds out that there’s no place for him at this firm he put

place for him at this firm he put

place for him at this firm he put everything into it he quit his job after

everything into it he quit his job after

everything into it he quit his job after learning who’d be accepted he quit his

learning who’d be accepted he quit his

learning who’d be accepted he quit his job shows up and there’s no job to go to

job shows up and there’s no job to go to

job shows up and there’s no job to go to you think that’s bottom right like how

you think that’s bottom right like how

you think that’s bottom right like how can things get any worse well it got

can things get any worse well it got

can things get any worse well it got worse because he was arrested because he

worse because he was arrested because he

worse because he was arrested because he didn’t pay his $1,200 in parking tickets

didn’t pay his $1,200 in parking tickets

didn’t pay his $1,200 in parking tickets and the judge threw him in jail for 10

and the judge threw him in jail for 10

and the judge threw him in jail for 10 days that’s not even the worst part he

days that’s not even the worst part he

days that’s not even the worst part he comes home and his girlfriend had moved

comes home and his girlfriend had moved

comes home and his girlfriend had moved out and took their son with her that’s

out and took their son with her that’s

out and took their son with her that’s the low of the low for Chris Gardner but

the low of the low for Chris Gardner but

the low of the low for Chris Gardner but he still didn’t quit where most people

he still didn’t quit where most people

he still didn’t quit where most people that point may say I think the universe

that point may say I think the universe

that point may say I think the universe is trying to send me a message he didn’t

is trying to send me a message he didn’t

is trying to send me a message he didn’t quit he kept going on his dream he found

quit he kept going on his dream he found

quit he kept going on his dream he found another company that had a training

another company that had a training

another company that had a training program he applied he got accepted to

program he applied he got accepted to

program he applied he got accepted to the training program there was a problem

the training program there was a problem

the training program there was a problem though it was unpaid he wasn’t going to

though it was unpaid he wasn’t going to

though it was unpaid he wasn’t going to make any money he’d have to work really

make any money he’d have to work really

make any money he’d have to work really hard and wouldn’t get paid anything he

hard and wouldn’t get paid anything he

hard and wouldn’t get paid anything he didn’t have any savings he didn’t have

didn’t have any savings he didn’t have

didn’t have any savings he didn’t have any rich uncles to rely on it was only

any rich uncles to rely on it was only

any rich uncles to rely on it was only himself and then his girlfriend comes

himself and then his girlfriend comes

himself and then his girlfriend comes back drops off their son and says he’s

back drops off their son and says he’s

back drops off their son and says he’s yours I don’t want him anymore

yours I don’t want him anymore

yours I don’t want him anymore I knew takes over full custody for his

I knew takes over full custody for his

I knew takes over full custody for his son

son

son so he’s got no money coming in he’s got

so he’s got no money coming in he’s got

so he’s got no money coming in he’s got this training job he’s got this son he’s

this training job he’s got this son he’s

this training job he’s got this son he’s got to look after and the only thing

got to look after and the only thing

got to look after and the only thing that he has is he takes a small

that he has is he takes a small

that he has is he takes a small part-time thing selling medical

part-time thing selling medical

part-time thing selling medical equipment that earns him three to four

equipment that earns him three to four

equipment that earns him three to four hundred dollars a month that’s all he

hundred dollars a month that’s all he

hundred dollars a month that’s all he has to survive and he had to make the

has to survive and he had to make the

has to survive and he had to make the choice do I provide shelter for my son

choice do I provide shelter for my son

choice do I provide shelter for my son or do I give him food and he chose food

or do I give him food and he chose food

or do I give him food and he chose food and he bounced from shelter to shelter

and he bounced from shelter to shelter

and he bounced from shelter to shelter to Church to wherever they would take

to Church to wherever they would take

to Church to wherever they would take them in and he got up every morning I

them in and he got up every morning I

them in and he got up every morning I was one of the first people to go to the

was one of the first people to go to the

was one of the first people to go to the office for that training job it was one

office for that training job it was one

office for that training job it was one of the last people to leave and where

of the last people to leave and where

of the last people to leave and where most people who were doing sales calls a

most people who were doing sales calls a

most people who were doing sales calls a great day might be a hundred calls Chris

great day might be a hundred calls Chris

great day might be a hundred calls Chris Gardner’s goal was 200 unheard of crazy

Gardner’s goal was 200 unheard of crazy

Gardner’s goal was 200 unheard of crazy work ethic crazy productivity he woke up

work ethic crazy productivity he woke up

work ethic crazy productivity he woke up got to the office pounded the calls

got to the office pounded the calls

got to the office pounded the calls until everything was closed and then

until everything was closed and then

until everything was closed and then went back and found whatever homeless

went back and found whatever homeless

went back and found whatever homeless shelter would take him and his son where

shelter would take him and his son where

shelter would take him and his son where most people would have quit long time

most people would have quit long time

most people would have quit long time ago on their dream Chris Gardner kept

ago on their dream Chris Gardner kept

ago on their dream Chris Gardner kept going even though he had every single

going even though he had every single

going even though he had every single odds stacked against him and through the

odds stacked against him and through the

odds stacked against him and through the perseverance through the work ethic

perseverance through the work ethic

perseverance through the work ethic he made it through he got hired he

he made it through he got hired he

he made it through he got hired he passed a training program he was able to

passed a training program he was able to

passed a training program he was able to pull himself out of poverty then he

pull himself out of poverty then he

pull himself out of poverty then he applied that same work ethic to

applied that same work ethic to

applied that same work ethic to launching his own business and he grew

launching his own business and he grew

launching his own business and he grew it he eventually sold it in a

it he eventually sold it in a

it he eventually sold it in a multi-million dollar exit a lot of

multi-million dollar exit a lot of

multi-million dollar exit a lot of people feel like they have the odds

people feel like they have the odds

people feel like they have the odds stacked against them you may feel you

stacked against them you may feel you

stacked against them you may feel you have the odds stacked against you and

have the odds stacked against you and

have the odds stacked against you and you tell yourself I don’t have the

you tell yourself I don’t have the

you tell yourself I don’t have the resources I don’t have the connections I

resources I don’t have the connections I

resources I don’t have the connections I don’t have the education I don’t have

don’t have the education I don’t have

don’t have the education I don’t have the money and you quit successful

the money and you quit successful

the money and you quit successful entrepreneurs don’t quit even though you

entrepreneurs don’t quit even though you

entrepreneurs don’t quit even though you may have everything stacked against you

may have everything stacked against you

may have everything stacked against you if you believe in your dream even when

if you believe in your dream even when

if you believe in your dream even when it doesn’t make sense if you believe in

it doesn’t make sense if you believe in

it doesn’t make sense if you believe in it then you have to keep going don’t

it then you have to keep going don’t

it then you have to keep going don’t quit and it may lead to a multi-million

quit and it may lead to a multi-million

quit and it may lead to a multi-million dollar exit for you to owe and that

dollar exit for you to owe and that

dollar exit for you to owe and that Ferrari that Chris Gardner loves so much

Ferrari that Chris Gardner loves so much

Ferrari that Chris Gardner loves so much he ended up buying his own Ferrari

he ended up buying his own Ferrari

he ended up buying his own Ferrari bought it from Michael Jordan and

bought it from Michael Jordan and

bought it from Michael Jordan and changed the license plate to not MJ

changed the license plate to not MJ

changed the license plate to not MJ believe if you guys liked this video you

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