Rich Mind

"Rich is a state of mind. If you are rich on the inside, then you can go create money. If you are not rich on the inside, even if you get rich one day, you will find ways to get rid of it" - John Reeves

There was a memorable scene in the movie The pursuit of Happiness, where Chris Gardner (Will Smith) - an unemployed, broke, homeless, single parent with a son to raise; one day saw a red Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole parked along the street, he quickly ran up to the driver and asked, "What do you do, and how do you do it?"

"I am a stock broker," driver replied.

Even though its a movie, Chris' attitude made a deep impression on me - A person who has lost all of his processions once meaningful to his life (house, car, wife, salary, friendships, bank accounts), yet is still able maintain a courage and ambition to look further and dream bigger than ordinary individuals. If he had not had the courage to ask the driver those two crucial questions (questions which turned his life around), he would not have known that the driver was a stock broker, and thus would not have determine to become a broker himself. He later became very successful at it and founded his own brokerage company that made him a millionaire.

Chris Gardner never thought of himself as being 'poor,' thus not allowing his circumstances to deter him away from being rich and think rich. - Rich is a mindset.

At the valley of his life, he did not see himself at despair, instead he is always motivated (with the desire to bring happiness to his son) to look for opportunities to climb back up to the peak. It was bold determination and courage which rewarded him happiness.

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