#037: Monday Memo: 6 Lessons Finance Can Learn From Forrest Gump

One of my favourite movies of all time is Forrest Gump, ever since I first watched it on a rented videotape when it was released nearly 25 years ago. I also imagine it was other people’s favourite movie that year, it was a commercial success grossing more than $1bn at the box office (in today’s money), a 12x return on investment in its first year, and is one of the most quoted movies of all time. So now that I look back on it there are six the lessons the main character, Forrest Gump, taught and learned which can also provide useful guidance for finance and accounting professionals and I cover these in this short episode. If you enjoyed what you heard check out our website sitnshow.com for more short podcasts, guest mentor interviews, blogs, videos and other resources to help you make an impact in your organisations and have a fun, rewarding and successful career in accounting & finance. Also subscribe to our feeds on iTunes, YouTube, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.