11 business lessons Will Smith imparts in his memoir WILL

WILL by Will Smith: Lessons For Any Leader

WILL by Will Smith offers a deeper understanding of what it takes to succeed in the business world. More specifically, the worlds of hip-hop and Hollywood.

The guy has deep roots in Pennsylvania. His father was born and raised in North Philadelphia, while his mother was born in Pittsburgh, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. Born in 1968, and raised in the Wynnefield neighborhood of West Philly, Willard Caroll Smith II goes from rapper with hit singles to tv star with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to movie icon, culminating in the biopic Ali and The Pursuit of Happiness for which he earns Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Smith has broken box office records that few others can claim. He is one of the only actors ever to gross over $100 million at the U.S. world box office in eight consecutive films. That occurred between 2002 and 2008.

Smith, alongside writing partner Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of…

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