Start Where You Are

At the heart of Chris Gardner’s Start Where You Are is a deceptively simple yet soul stirring question, “would the child that you were respect the adult you’ve become?” If the answer is no, then the next $10 you spend needs to be on this book. Most people are familiar with Gardner’s own odyssey from homelessness to entrepreneurial riches as told in his bestselling autobiography and the film, The Pursuit of Happyness. But instead of allowing us to view him as a unique hero, Gardner uses Start Where You Are to lay out a thorough game plan that simultaneously challenges our own lack of resolve and propels the reader from spectator to participant. Gardner coaches, encourages, mentors, counsels and inspires, but he never allows the reader to offer any excuse not to move forward. This book is an essential tool for anyone pursuing excellence regardless of their field of endeavor.