![]() I had plenty of time to contemplate the advice he gave, words that changed the course of my career. I knew the Oakland, California subway station Gardner had slept in because I passed it each day on my train trip into San Francisco. The secret to happiness, in life and in business. Gardner rose to the top of his firm and became a multi-millionaire. In the daytime Gardner would put on his one suit, drop off his kid at daycare and take unpaid classes to become a stockbroker. Gardner told me the true story of how he spent nights in the bathroom of a subway station along with his 2-year-old son. You’ll have to read the book or watch the movie to find out why). ![]() At the time I was doing some freelance writing and I interviewed the real-life Chris Gardner, the man who actor Will Smith portrayed in the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness (‘happyness’ is purposely misspelled in the title. ![]() “What’s the best advice you ever got?” At the end of a recent podcast interview, the host asked me, “What’s the best advice you ever got?” Before I tell you what I said allow me to rewind to 2007 when I had another career decision to make: hold on to a large, steady paycheck as the vice president of a global PR firm or commit full-time to my growing writing and public speaking business. ![]()
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