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Chris Gardner | Chicago, Illinois |  July 10, 2007





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Chris Gardner pays attention to the smallest details. What do the letters on our water bottle caps mean? (Just our initials so we don't get our bottles mixed up.) Why do we need a hair person for a bald man? (You might need an eyebrow trim.) He is one of those people that seem to miss nothing. And he gets a kick out of most everything. When he signed my copy of "The Pursuit of Happyness" he wrote in big bold letters, always pursue happyness". He spoke the words out loud, "Always, always pursue happiness."  He meant every word. It seemed novel to think of happiness as a goal in itself. You can go after money, or a new job, but happiness?  It has to come to you, doesn't it? Chris Gardner believes in making happiness your aim every single day. His office door in Chicago was open, and while we were there fans wandered in off the street. He is approached on the sidewalk. He seems to relish it all. He says he made a choice about the direction he wanted his life to take. And his message is that we all can choose. It seems too simple. But spend time with Chris Gardner and simple happiness doesn't seem like an unworthy idea.


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