Analysis Of Homeless To Happyness By Chris Gardner

Bill Cosby once said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” In the article “Homeless to Happyness,” Chris Gardner tells us the story of how he went from homeless to successful. Gardner was a homeless, single father who got the idea of becoming a stockbroker from a man in a red Ferrari. Although he lacked a college education, he worked hard to accomplish his life goals. Throughout his life story, Chris reveals what it means to be successful. The meaning of success is having the ability to achieve many of life goals. Determination, motivation, and inspiration are three main characteristics of being successful.
Determination is the most important key to success. To be successful one must be focused and determine on what he or she want to achieve. When determine to achieve a goal, we tend to work harder and never give up. We can see how determination was an important characteristic that helped Gardner become successful. “…. he knocked on doors for several months and finally landed a spot in the Dean Witter Reynolds training program” (Homeless to Happyness). Influenced by the man in the red Ferrari, Chris knew he wanted to become a successful stockbroker. However, he didn’t have a college degree, so he had to start from the …show more content…
Motivation is found within us; it is the inner part of us that pushes us towards achieving a goal. Staying motivated is harder for some than others. “Staying motivated isn’t a challenge for me,” said Chris Gardner. “When I think about all I want to accomplish, despite all my successes, I haven’t even made a dent in what’s possible.” To stay motivated, we must have a desire in what we want to fulfill. Motivation gives us a purpose of completing a goal. We as humans sometimes tend to lose faith in ourselves. When this happen, it is important that we find someone who motivates and inspire us to strive to be