{"id":8034,"date":"2016-04-14T09:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=8034"},"modified":"2016-04-19T09:36:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:36:42","slug":"chris-gardners-ten-steps-towards-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=8034","title":{"rendered":"Gardner\u2019s 10 Steps Towards Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Gardner<\/strong><\/em>, today 62, is an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Junior.\u00a0 Gardner’s fortunes changed however, when he wrote a book of memoirs, The Pursuit of Happyness<\/em>, first published in 2006. Today, he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm and resides between Chicago and Toronto.<\/p>\n

Gardner has written much on his personal journey and has assembled ten steps towards success. Here are his rules.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Commit to Plan A<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen you are trying to do something that you are truly passionate about, there is no Plan B. Plan B sucks.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Put family first<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Step 3: Decide to be world-class<\/strong><\/em>
\nStrive to be the best you can be in what you are doing and be persistent.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Have self-worth<\/strong><\/em>
\nNever confuse your net worth with your self-worth. Your net worth can fluctuate up and down but your self-worth should not. Who you are and your values, should never be negotiable, compromised and should never settle.<\/p>\n

Step 5: Keep your team motivated<\/strong><\/em>
\nYou have to respect those around you, let them grow and trust them. Then, you have to leave them alone.<\/p>\n

Step 6: Change is necessary<\/strong><\/em>
\nChange is absolutely necessary for personal growth and it\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n

Step 7: Baby steps count<\/strong><\/em>
\nBaby steps count as long as you\u2019re going forward.<\/p>\n

Step 8: Follow your passion<\/strong><\/em>
\nLife is short. If you are doing something that you are not fully committed to, if you are doing something you are not passionate about, you are compromising yourself every day.<\/p>\n

Step 9: Do whatever it takes<\/strong><\/em>
\nIf you have a goal, if you have a dream, go after it. Don\u2019t let anything stand in your way.<\/p>\n

Step 10: Start where you are<\/strong><\/em>
\nStart from where you are and take those necessary steps to help you live your passion.<\/p>\n

(ed. \u2013 Source http:\/\/www.leadgrowdevelop.com\/chris-gardners-top-ten-rules-for-success-week-long-motivation-series-part-5\/ )<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chris Gardner, today 62, is an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Junior.\u00a0 Gardner’s fortunes changed however, when he wrote a book of memoirs, The Pursuit of Happyness, first published in 2006. Today, he is CEO of his…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[18,38,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8034"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8161,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034\/revisions\/8161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}