Don't worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.
Interpretation
Focus on positively impacting others rather than seeking personal fame.
This quote emphasizes the importance of contributing to the growth and development of others rather than fixating on one's own status or achievements. It suggests that true success is measured by the positive influence we have on those around us and our ability to help others improve themselves.
In practice
This quote can inspire conversations during a team-building event focused on community service.
You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.
Disruptive innovations create jobs, efficiency innovations destroy them.
Focus is scary—until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyway. Sharp focus on jobs that customers are trying to get done holds the promise of greatly improving the odds of success in new-product development.
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
Intimate, loving, and enduring relationships with our family and close friends will be among the sources of the deepest joy in our lives.
Boasts are wind and deeds are hard.
Every day after lunch when I was writing my first book, I'd nibble a square of fine chocolate and meditate on all that had gone into its creation: the sun and rain that spilled on the cocoa plant, the soil that nourished it, the hands that picked the beans, and so on. My taste of chocolate became a lesson on the interconnectedness of things, and the infinite blessings for which I am grateful.
God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?
It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.
Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective. So it would seem foolish, would it not, to adjust our lives to the demands of a goal we see from a different angle everyday? How could we ever hope to accomplish anything anther than galloping neurosis?
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