Will Smith stars in the inspirational true story of Chris Gardner, a San Francisco salesman who is struggling to make ends meet. When his Girlfriend Linda walks out, Chris is left to raise their 5 year old son Christopher on his own. Chris determination finally pays off when he lands an unpaid internship in a brutally competitive stockbroker training program, where only one in twenty interns will make the cut. But without a salary, Chris and his son are evicted from their apartment and are forced to sleep on the streets, in homeless shelters and even behind the locked doors of a metro station bathroom. With self-confidence and the love and trust of his son, Chris Gardner rises above his obstacles to become a Wall Street legend.
Self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks, evaluates and perceives themselves. To be aware of oneself is to have a concept of oneself. Self-concept is our perception or image of our abilities and our uniqueness. At first one's self-concept is very general and changeable. As we grow older, these self-perceptions become much more organized, detailed, and specific."
(Pastorino & Doyle-Portillo, 2013)
Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that there were three different parts of self-concept:
1. Self-image, or how you see yourself. It is important to realize that self-image does not necessarily coincide with reality. People might have an inflated self-image and believe that they are better at things than they really are. Conversely, people are also prone to having negative self-images and perceive or exaggerate flaws or weaknesses.
Each individual's self-image is probably a mix of different aspects including your physical characteristics, personality traits, and social roles.
2. Self-esteem, or how much you value yourself. A number of different factors can impact self-esteem, including how we compare ourselves to others and how others respond to us. When people respond positively to our behavior, we are more likely to develop positive self-esteem. When we compare ourselves to others and find ourselves lacking, it can have a negative impact on our self-esteem.
3. Ideal self, or how you wish you could be. In many cases, the way we see ourselves and how we would like to see ourselves do not quite match up.

Most of the self-image, forms at childhood, Chris remembers growing up without a father, and he states that he did not get to see his father until he turned 28. This makes him determined to be the best father possible to his son.
Self-esteem: Chris has a high self-esteem, he embarks on a mission to become a stock broker regardless of the fact that he has no prior education in the area.
The ideal self-Chris would like to be is a happy successful man. Standing outside the steps of the stock broker’s office he remarks that all the people from the office seem to be happy, he wonders why he can’t be as happy as them. His greatest ambition is to be successful and be as happy as them.