Principles of Management Term Project

Movie: In Pursuit of Happyness

Name Student ID
Taha Afzal 13723
Rafeya Khan 13664
Raheel Khan 13663
Nimra Khan 13722
Shaheer 62216
Saad 64717

Introduction:
This movie is an inspiration for people from all walks of life to learn how to
stay patient and survive even the harshest challenges of life. All you need
is to get your act together and keep going without succumbing to
pessimism or negativity. A true story based on the life of Chris Gardener,
this movie is a must-watch for HR professionals. It shows how a positive
attitude and passion are the key traits that any individual, be it an employee
or a manager, must possess to succeed in their respective fields.
The Pursuit of Happyness' Tells Real-Life Rags to Riches Story of
Successful Businessman Chris Gardner. Will Smith stars in an uplifting
drama based on the true story of a single father who went from homeless
to successful businessman. The Pursuit of Happyness tells the story of a
salesman who invested his life savings on bone density scanners that
didn’t break the market like he thought they would. He spent the rest of his
life training his 4-year-old son and career with no house, unpaid income
taxes, an unpaid internship, and relentless efforts. In this movie, you learn
persistence and commitment. You also get to see how standing out and
being innovative gets you far. This film also emphasizes the importance of
landing a job and financial stability.
After watching the movie explore the following major learning areas?

1. Why is "happiness" spelled wrong in the title? Which statement best expresses
the theme of the pursuit of happiness? What is the theme of this movie? What
Two important values to Chris were found in this? Explain in detail?

ANS 1: The word "happy" is misspelled in the title on purpose, exactly as it was on the wall of a
day care center where Gardner once sought care for his small son, Chris Jr., on some of his
worst days." Chris (Will Smith) even informs the Chinese caregiver that the painting adorning his
son's daycare is misspelt. Chris wanted to make sure that his son was taught properly so that
he might grow up to be a well-educated guy capable of accomplishing great things. Chris grew
annoyed when he noticed that the word happiness was printed incorrectly on the wall. However,
the phrase comes to represent Chris' personal quest for happiness.
Christopher Gardner, a millionaire, is the subject of the film The Pursuit of Happiness. This film
depicts Chris Gardner's hardships in striving to make a better life for himself and his son. This
film has several themes, including survival, determination, and never giving up on your
aspirations.
The statement best expresses the theme of the pursuit of happiness is -America is a land of
opportunity and hope. America is a place where living is easy. America is a place of great
hardship- where as
two important values to Chris were, his love for his son, and his determination, never giving up
even though he was down on his luck.
2. What major Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn from The Pursuit of Happyness
and summarize or seven entrepreneurial lessons to take away from this movie?

ANS 2:The film is so inspirational in many ways, but for any aspiring entrepreneurs who’ve seen
the film there’s many things that can be learnt from Chris’ story.
Survival, determination, and never giving up on your aspirations are the primary themes of this
film. One of the primary themes in the film is perseverance. Determination is the belief that you
can achieve everything you want if you put in enough work and do not give up, especially when
things are difficult.
If we had to summarize seven entrepreneurial lessons to take away from this movie, it would
surely be the following ones –

● When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Starting something new and different is never going to be an easy task. It'll be a rose garden
with plenty of thorns. So, the first thing Chris Gardner teaches us in the film is to never give up.
Continue to attempt, no matter how difficult the issue may be. You never know when you'll hit
the correct combination of keys.

● Have the courage to have high aspirations:

Chris Gardner, who is still struggling as an intern throughout the film, hopes to become a stock
broker. Too lofty goals for someone who is still in the early stages of their career? That is, after
all, the lesson to be learned. It may sound easier to say than to do, but it's true: don't be afraid
to go against the grain, to take risks, and to set lofty goals for yourself, your firm, and your team.

● Never show your weaknesses:

Chris Gardner, who is homeless and stays in public restrooms and train stations throughout the
film, is responsible for a six-year-old child. While in the firm, he never displays these flaws. He is
always well-dressed and courteous, and he does not give the impression that he is homeless

● Don’t let others opinions become hindrances in your journey:

Chris Gardner's partner believes that his plan to enter the stockbroking profession is unrealistic.
Has it had an impact on Chris's objectives? No! Carry on in the same manner as you progress
on your path to achievement. Pay attention to what other people are saying, but don't let it affect
or influence your actions or decisions. People you meet along the road will offer you lots of
advice, ideas, and stories about their own experiences, which may cause you to reconsider for a
moment! But, if you really want something, get through all of those stages and go get it.

● If you want something, work towards achieving it. Period!

Chris is still working as a medical salesperson, but a chance encounter with a man from the
financial services business driving a Ferrari inspires him to desire to work from a fancy office
and possess a great automobile. From that point forward, he has clung to that vision and strives
to achieve it, no matter how difficult the situation grows.
It will undoubtedly be difficult, but you will finally show up at your goals.

● The current economic status will not determine your future:

It will definitely impact your earnings and current plans, but the country's or world's current
economic position will not force anyone to change their goals or future plans. As a result, don't
let little setbacks destroy your long-term plans. Change is the only constant in the world,
therefore learn to adapt to it.

● Strong will power:

Successful entrepreneurs understand that planning is the key to maintaining their willpower over
time. They're zealous enough to tackle anything at breakneck speed, but they also know when
to take a pause and "make plans for overcoming hurdles and exploiting situations."
“You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People who can’t do something themselves will tell you
that you can’t do it.” – Pursuit of Happiness

3 .Explain the statements "You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People who can't
do something themselves will tell you that you can't do it &“The world is your
oyster, it’s up to you to find the pearls.” ?

ANS 3. Chris Gardner's on-screen son (also Will Smith's off-screen son) takes a picture of basketball and
shouts "turn professional" with the enthusiasm of a five-year-old boy. His father is wise and begins to take
him to the earth. That's not true. I don't want you to shoot this ball day or night. Seeing how disappointed
his son is, he changes his tone. Like him, I truly think we really want to have faith in ourselves to allow
ourselves each opportunity of building a truly aggressive undertaking. At the point when you need to get
some place, it is fundamental not to pay attention to doomsayers and guidance providers who discourage
you while professing to need what is best for you. At the point when we try to outperform our cutoff
points, similar to this child who needs to turn into an expert basketballer, we unavoidably bring about the
dissatisfaction with regards to every one of the people who have never set out to outperform theirs. It is
then basic to battle against the predominant tide of cynicism and not to permit ourselves to be
overpowered by the harmful remarks. By "ensuring our fantasy", we give ourselves the resources to make
it exist in full, while staying zeroed in on our objective

The world is your oyster” means………

You are in a position to take the opportunities that life has to offer.

the world turns into a clam for, not just individuals see the excellence of the pearl inside yet in
addition use it for business gain/individual benefit. Anything is possible for you" is that anything
you wish is yours for the taking. This recommendation, typically given to youths, proposes that
their future holds extraordinary wealth, the manner in which a shellfish contains a pearl, and
everything they need to do is use training, ability, or one more ability to get into the figurative
bivalve and guarantee their award.

4. The movie is full of different life lessons, what lessons of the Leadership
Takeaways you have found in the story?

ANS 4. The biggest lesson to take away from the inspirational movie The Pursuit of Happyness
can be summarised in one word: Grit!

Leadership Lessons from Pursuit of Happyness

It centers around his battles as a solitary parent of a youthful child, and how they were destitute
for nearly 12 months later Gardner put practically each of his investment funds in something that
didn't work out.We perceive how his life began to disintegrate — his better half left him, he was
tossed behind bars, he lost his home, his financial balance and Mastercards, and had to reside
in the city and in covers with his son.Luckily, with his fearlessness, a speedy mind and solid
assurance to become effective, he before long handled a neglected temporary job in the
exceptionally aggressive stock business Dean Witter Reynolds, and later acquired a full-time
position.you can see the many astonishing characteristics deserving of note: dexterity, ingenuity,
coordinated effort, desire, regard, sympathy, genuine ability just as his excitement of ceaseless
learning
These characteristics have assisted him with satisfying his latent capacity and at last arrive at
his objective. Additionally, I track down these characteristics fundamental for administration.
Presently, how about we pick a couple of guides to expound on further.
PERSISTENCE: Despite the numerous difficulties Gardner has experienced, he never quit
attempting and his tirelessness brought him achievement in the long run. I observe this
statement from the film extremely motivating: "Never allow somebody to tell you, you can't
accomplish something. You got a fantasy, you got to ensure it. Individuals can't accomplish
something themselves, they need to let you know you can't do it. You need something, go get it.
Enough said."

In actuality, fruitful individuals can envision their victories and make up their minds concerning
what they need, paying little mind to whatever obstructions they need to confront on the way. It's
the principle motivation behind why they succeed and become effective pioneers. The vast
majority come up short on that kind of conviction, which drives them to average quality.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING: Gardner is an incredible illustration of somebody who accepts that

one ought to learn constantly. He was in his forties when he began as an assistant at the stock
business. His collaborators were a large portion of his age however he didn't let that stop him
and he didn't permit his age to be a boundary to his objectives. All things being equal, he had
faith in himself and won the place that assisted him with encouraging his profession and even
beginning his own organization later.
Continuous learning is profoundly basic for pioneers as well as for the association all in all. This
is on the grounds that pioneers who expect to develop actually and expertly will learn and
instruct others. Here, they are showing to their representatives that they esteem nonstop
learning and are great good examples.

WORK HARD WORK SMART.

Gardner was a man who committed numerous errors. He put as long as he can remember
investment funds into an item that was frequently dismissed by his customers, he buckled down
very extended periods of time for quite a while, however that by itself wasn't sufficient.

So what do you do when difficult work doesn't pay off? Work is brilliant. For that, you need to
utilize your center abilities. Gardner was a brilliant man who had a genuine present for numbers.
Furthermore it is solely after he began putting his center abilities to utilize and did something
different than attempting to persuade individuals to purchase his item, that outcomes began
appearing..

5. This movie has given you a lot of motivation and courage to face difficulties
and get over bad days. How you will list just five hard tasks and if you were in
the position of Chirs Gardner then how would you cope with it ?

ANS 5:The 5 difficulties faced were:

(1) Social conflict between Chris and his wife, Linda. It was caused by financial problems

Sol: In Chris Gardner’s Place, Would have tried to give financial insurance and security

(2) Social conflict between Chris Gardner and the cabbie. It was because Chris did not pay the
taxi fare

Sol: In Chris Gardner’s Place, Would have Paid

(3) Social conflict between Chris Gardner and cops. It was because Chris can not pay traffic
ticket letter,
Sol: Would have told him about the financial difficulties going through

(4) Social conflict between Chris Gardner and Charlie. It was because Chris could not pay the
apartment rent

Sol: Request for a payment at a later date

(5) Social conflict between Chris Gardner and the driver who hits him. It was because Chris was
sprinting across San Fransisco streets, and the effect, he lost his shoe. So, in a competitive
internship at Dean Witter Chris just wear one shoe,

Sol: Would demand payment for the lost shoe

(6) Social conflict between Chris Gardner and Wayne. It was because Wayne does not want to
pay his owes to Chris, and the effect, make Chris and his son have to be homeless because
there is no money at all.
6.In this movie there are 4 Scenes That Continue To Inspire You Even Today?
Narrate these scene’s context and give your own analytical perspectives. Why are
these the best line of not only movie but you look it as leadership take away?

7. Scene #1 —we need to ask ourselves — “Why can't our lives be better?”
8. Scene #2 — we need to prove ourselves! ...
9. Scene #3 — we can't get bogged down by difficulties! ...
10. Scene #4 – Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something.

ANS:

7) Let's jump right into the action. On his way to his regular sales appointments, he notices a
man arriving in a flashy sports car. "I only have two questions for you," Chris says. "Can you tell
me what you do and how you do it?" "I'm a stock broker," the man says. "Do you have to go to
college to be a stock broker?" Chris inquires. "Not necessarily," says the man. It's just a matter
of being good with numbers and people."

"They all look so damn happy to me," Chris thinks as the man walks away to his office, leaving
Chris amidst a sea of smiling stock brokers. "Why couldn't I have that look?"

This is coming from someone who has never attended college! And we, who have all of life's
needs (as well as some pleasures), are often content with as little as a Facebook like,we must
not compromise our aims over hardships

8) Chris is with the Resource Head of Dean Witter, a stock brokerage firm, in this scene. Chris
had spotted a leaflet promoting the firm's internship programme, which would allow him to work
as a stock broker. He knew his application would be ignored, so he set out to personally
persuade the man of his abilities. They're in a cab, and Chris is droning on about how he can
deal with difficult situations, but the man is too preoccupied in solving the Rubik's Cube (as seen
in the photo) to pay attention to Chris.

Chris declares that he is capable of solving the problem. The man clearly isn't convinced, but he
still gives it to him. Chris is mocked by the cab driver as well. Chris, on the other hand, slowly
gets going and solves the riddle by the time the man arrives at his destination. This makes a
favorable impression on the Dean Witter representative.In this age, where we don’t have the
handicap of not having a college degree, we have stiff competition making it more important for
us to prove ourselves.

9) Actually, we need to know what happened earlier in order to understand why Chris was
dressed this way. Chris' wife had left him the night before this interview, frustrated by their
financial issues. Add in the fact that Chris' landlord had threatened to evict him but had agreed
to let him stay for another week provided he painted the house, which he was doing when the
cops arrived at his door and arrested him for failing to pay many parking tickets.

The next morning, he was released. And then he dashed to the office for his interview. This is
where things get more intriguing. "Can I say something?" he asks the interviewers. If you ask
me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm the type of person who will tell you that I don't
know. But you can bet I know how to do it.

10) Chris takes his son to play basketball on a Saturday. His son is engrossed in the game
and, despite his diminutive size, manages to put the ball in the basket. Chris attempts but fails
to do the same. He then informs his kid that there will be areas in which he excels, but that
basketball is not one of them, and that he should not waste his time with the ball. He goes on to
say that he was just average at the game and that the boy couldn't possibly be better than his
father. His son is dissatisfied and begins packing the ball when he hears this. Chris sees his
error and says the following lines, which comprise the film's heart and soul:

"Never allow somebody to tell you that you can't do something. Even I am not one of them. You
have a dream, and you must guard it. People are unable to.