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Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner
American Businessman
Born: Feb 9, 1954
About Me People Time You Your
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As long as you have a plan for how you'll live, don't let jealous people turn their insecurities into yours. Chris Gardner
Jealous You People Long Live Insecurities How Turn Plan Yours
Your net worth can fluctuate, but your self-worth should only appreciate. Chris Gardner
Worth Fluctuate Net Net Worth Only Self-Worth Should Your Appreciate
Many have forged a path to greatness lit only by a vision in their minds. Chris Gardner
Vision Path Minds Only Greatness Forged Lit Many
Finding gainful employment to pay for housing is hard for any veteran experiencing homelessness. It's even more difficult for veterans who've also had encounters with police and stints in jail. Chris Gardner
Police Veteran Veterans Pay Difficult Finding More Had Also Employment Housing Encounters Any Jail Experiencing Hard Even Homelessness
I am very, very conscious of time. I always wear two watches. People ask me, 'Why do you do that?' Because I was late once,and it cost me a huge opportunity. Chris Gardner
Time Me You People Opportunity Late Wear Cost Because Always Am Huge Very Huge Opportunity Ask Why Conscious Watches Two
Fortunately, our digital age has created some wonderful tools for finding employers and showing your strengths. But when it comes to discovering or keeping a job, nothing beats good old-fashioned face time and up-to-date skills. Chris Gardner
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If you're having a hard time recognizing your gifts, look to someone else you know who's been resourceful. You may be surprised by how your own strengths rise to the surface by watching someone else. Chris Gardner
Time You Own Else Resourceful Recognizing Gifts Rise Someone Having Know Look How Surface Surprised Been May Your Hard Hard Time Watching Strengths
I've been talking to a lot of young people, especially here in America. I let them know that the people who they're competing with for opportunities live all over the place. They're probably not in your city, state, or country; they are hungry, and they are grinding! Some of the things that a lot of us take for granted, these people don't. Chris Gardner
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If you're lucky enough to have a permanent position, don't feel entitled. Companies value longtime employees' institutional memory, but to be irreplaceable, you must stay invested. Take the initiative and assume new responsibilities. Chris Gardner
You Memory Value Entitled Employees Assume Enough Responsibilities Must Stay Invested Take Feel New Institutional Longtime Permanent Irreplaceable Companies Lucky Initiative Position
When I was a kid, we played a jump rope game called double Dutch - where you had to jump over two ropes swinging in opposite directions. Picking just the right moment to jump in was a practiced art form. Chris Gardner
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Your skills may not be anything out of the ordinary, but you can do miraculous things with what you've got. Maybe it's your parenting skills, or your compassion. It may be your curiosity, your imagination or unique style of fashion. Even if it seems to be no big deal, the lesson here is we all have unique abilities and talents. Chris Gardner
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When someone says, 'You can't,' what it really means is that they can't - so why should you get to? Chris Gardner
You Says Someone Get Really Should Means Why
I'm known to be aggressively early. Chris Gardner
Known Early
I made a decision as a five-year-old boy that my kids will know who their father is. Chris Gardner
Decision Father Will Made Kids Know Boy Five-Year-Old Who
I have one of those old-fashioned mothers who told me every single day, 'Son, you can do or be anything that you want to do or be.' And I believed it. I bought into it 100%. Chris Gardner
Day Me You Son Single Every Those Bought Single Day Mothers Want Anything Who Old-Fashioned Believed Every Single Day
So many men have holes in their souls the shape of their fathers. You can pass that on to your kid, or you can do something about it, and I'm seeing a lot of men doing something about it. Chris Gardner
You Men Fathers Kid Seeing About Something Shape Pass Souls Doing Lot Holes Your Many
I had never gone to college. I was not from a politically connected family. I had no money of my own. Who is going to do business with you? Chris Gardner
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When you're doing something you're truly passionate about, there is no plan B. Chris Gardner
You About Something Doing Passionate Truly Plan
I cut grass, I did yard work, I did roofing, I cleaned basements to take care of my family. Chris Gardner
Work Family Care Grass Cleaned Take Take Care Yard Did Cut
I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy. Chris Gardner
Military Spent States Had Years Navy United United States Specifically United States Military
I initially moved to San Francisco to become a research associate for one of the top young heart surgeons in the country. Everything that I learned in that position is that skills, talent, and expertise are transferable. Chris Gardner
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What can we be in life? Few figures in history have answered this question with as much clarity and moral authority as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Chris Gardner
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Remember: If you don't schmooze, you lose. Used wisely, a bit of chitchat helps create a personal connection with your boss and colleagues. Chris Gardner
You Remember Lose Bit Colleagues Boss Wisely Personal Create Your Used Connection Helps
My mom had to be resourceful. She grew up dirt poor in rural Louisiana. Chris Gardner
Mom Resourceful Rural Dirt Had She Up Louisiana Grew Poor
Just remember, you're never too old to have a hero. Chris Gardner
You Remember Old Hero Too Never Just
We can all look to our friends, family, and those we admire for inspiration. Chris Gardner
Family Our Those Admire Inspiration Look Friends
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