I have just finished reading the best-selling book The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It is an easy read with incredible insights. I recommend every leader order a copy TODAY by clicking the image on the left or here.
The following are the quotes and insights that should be employed in every leader’s life:
- “Successful people do this all the time. Typically, the more successful they are, the more willing they are to share their secrets with others.”
- “Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving.”Â
- “Go looking for the best in people, and you’ll be amazed at how much talent, ingenuity, empathy and good will you’ll find.”
- “The power to waste my time. Only I can to that.”
- “A very useful thing to remember: appearances can be deceiving. Truth is, they nearly always are.”
- “All things being equal – people will do business with and refer business to those people they know, like and trust.”
- “A bad restaurant tries to give just enough food and service, both in quantity and quality, to justify the money it takes from a customer. A good restaurant strives to give the most quantity and quality for the money it takes.”
- “Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”
- “‘Does it make money?’ is not a bad question. It’s a great question. It’s just a bad first question.”
- “All the great fortunes in the world have been created by men and women who had a greater passion for what they were giving – their product, service or idea – than for what they were getting. And many of those great fortunes have been squandered by others who had a greater passion for what they were getting than what they were giving.”
- “Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them…Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.”
- “Whoever said being anxious gets more accomplished?”
- “They are the three universal reasons for working. Survive – to meet you basic living needs. Save – to go beyond your basic needs and expand your life. And Serve – to make a contribution in the world around you.”
- “A network (is) people who know you, like you, and trust you…They’re people who are personally invested in seeing you succeed…They’re your army of personal walking ambassadors.”
- “When you base your relationships – in business or anywhere else in your life – on who owes who what, that’s not being a friend. That’s being a creditor.”
- “Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interest first.”
- “They love to give. That’s why they’re attractive. Givers attract.”
- “A genuinely sound business principle will apply anywhere in life.”
- “It’s what inside that makes you beautiful, not the wrapping.”
- “How to be a friend.  How to care. How to make people feel good about themselves. And that, my friends, is something the marketplace wants very much – always has, always will.”
- “No matter what your training, no matter what your skills, no matter what area you’re in, you are your most important commodity. The most valuable gift you have to offer is you.”
- “Reaching any goal you set takes 10% specific knowledge or technical skills – 10% max. The other 90%+ is people skills.”
- “It’s insane to try to give and not receive.”
- “Receiving is the natural result of giving.”
- “The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.”
Leaders, which of these quotes impacted you the most?
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