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

"No," said Pindar, "that one is true. In life, you often don’t get what you want. But," he leaned forward again and his voice grew softer with emphasis, "here’s what you do get—You get what you expect

"It’s true, and not only about trouble. It’s true about everything. Go looking for conflict, and you’ll find it. Go looking for people to take advantage of you, and they generally will. See the world as a dog-eat-dog place, and you’ll always find a bigger dog looking at you as if you’re his next meal. Go looking for the best in people, and you’ll be amazed at how much talent, ingenuity, empathy and good will you’ll find."Ultimately, the world treats you more or less the way you expect to be treated."

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

people will do business with and refer business to those people they know, like and trust

"And they certainly will," added Pindar. "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

First Law of Stratospheric Success?" she asked Joe."Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment,"

Second Law, the Law of Compensation:"Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them."

The Third Law, the Law of Influence:"Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first."

The Fourth Law - THE LAW OF AUTHENTICITY: The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.