The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

As long as you’re trying to be someone else, or putting on some act or behavior someone else taught you, you have no possibility of truly reaching people. The most valuable thing you have to give people is yourself. No matter what you think you’re selling, what you’re really offering is you.” (p.92)

Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.

Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.” Joe

The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.

But it was hard to picture him as a sales superstar. Gus dressed like a high school English teacher and reminded Joe more of a retired country doctor than of an active businessman. With

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.” Joe

Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.” She