دفعت مثابرته قبالة عندما، في 1982، غاردنر مرت امتحان الترخيص له في المحاولة الأولى، وأصبح الموظف الكامل للشركة.
His perseverance paid off when, in 1982, Gardner passed his Series 7 Exam on the first try and became a full employee of the firm.