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oxygen mask metaphor -

“if you’re ever going to help someone else, you have to put on your own oxygen mask first.”

“servant leaders do not ignore their own needs. they take excellent care of themselves so they’re able to serve others.”

“picture a pyramid cut in cross sections: the base is god, self and family; the next section is team; above that is clients; and on top is community.”

*reminds me of maslow

“i believe that when you take the time to go out of your comfort zone to serve someone else, you’re going to find that it’s you who gets served in the process.”

“i ended up meeting a young boy named jhon. he didn’t speak english, and i didn’t speak a lick of creole. yet we shared a language of love, affection, and playfulness together.”

“do good”

“when you build and lead a business that acknowledges people for who they truly are, the result is a deeper sense of purpose for everyone involved.”

“i could have everything i wanted if i helped other people get what they wanted.”

“adults think we know what we’re doing, but adopting the mindset of innocence and blissful ignorance clears the path for so much more opportunity.”

“it was in the deep rooted relationships that i found the most value.”

“i started paying attention to how true character was measured: showing up when nobody was watching.”

“for the first time in my life, i ran a mile… it was painful. i wasn’t proud of how i looked doing it, but i was immensely proud of finally showing up and pushing through the hard stuff.”

“the best leadership to inspire people doesn’t come from a position of authority. rather, it comes from a position of connectivity and vulnerability.”

saying profit is the primary function of having a business is like saying that breathing air is the primary function of living

“years ago searching for life’s meaning in a conversation with a mentor, we found ourselves talking about how some people are but a couple of sentences in our lives while others are an entire section. soon after we stumbled upon the words “be a chapter on everyone else’s book” instead of having my own amazing autobiography, wouldn’t it be better to be a chapter on other people’s books?”

“people that declare themselves “self made” are full of it. whether through abundance or scarcity, our environments and surroundings cultivate the fruit that we bear. i am proudly a product of the people in my world that have refined and defined me.”