{"id":31703,"date":"2022-07-19T16:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/?p=31703"},"modified":"2022-07-19T16:15:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:15:19","slug":"chris-gardner-is-success-a-stroke-of-luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/en\/news\/chris-gardner-is-success-a-stroke-of-luck\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Gardner: Is success a stroke of luck?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21885\" src=\"https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chris-Gardner-speaker-conferencias-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Gardner speaker, conferencias, the pursuit of happiness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chris-Gardner-speaker-conferencias-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chris-Gardner-speaker-conferencias-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chris-Gardner-speaker-conferencias-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chris-Gardner-speaker-conferencias-the-pursuit-of-happiness-1.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>We share with you a post published in &#8216;CNBC&#8217; in which you can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/grupobcc.com\/speakers\/chris-gardner\/\">Chris Gardner<\/a>:<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cThis unparalleled effort eventually paid off. Gardner was able to pass his Series 7 Exam and moved on to proper employment at the firm, which officially got him off the streets for good. Aside from inspiring a hit movie, Gardner eventually started and sold his own firm, Gardner Rich &amp; Co, and has since become a prolific philanthropist.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>It\u2019s a success story almost too unbelievable to be true, but that\u2019s exactly what makes it so compelling. For some people, success is a lucky break. For Gardner, luck may have been on his side at times, but more than anything, his success is a result of sheer defiance of the odds. As he puts it, \u201cyou can be down and out, but only as down as you let yourself be&#8221;.\u201d Not a bad lesson to learn.\u201d (&#8230;)<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequota.co\/articles\/the-story-of-chris-gardner-the-inspiration-for-the-movie-the-pursuit-of-happyness\">https:\/\/www.thequota.co\/articles\/the-story-of-chris-gardner-the-inspiration-for-the-movie-the-pursuit-of-happyness<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We share with you a post published in &#8216;CNBC&#8217; in which you can learn more about Chris Gardner: \u201cThis unparalleled effort eventually paid off. Gardner was able to pass his Series 7 Exam and moved on to proper employment at the firm, which officially got him off the streets for good. 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