Benjamin Todd
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4,140 appearances
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first heard Sep 2023
last heard 28 May
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If you make it your mission to help others, then people will want to help you succeed.
This sounds obvious, and there's no empirical evidence to back it up.
In the excellent book Give and Take, Professor Adam Grant argues that people with a giving mindset end up among the most successful.
This is both because they get more help and because they're more motivated by a sense of purpose.
One caveat is that givers also end up unsuccessful if they focus too much on others and burn out.
so you also need the other ingredients of job satisfaction we mentioned earlier, and to set limits on how much you give.
It's the right thing to do.
The idea that helping others is the key to being fulfilled is hardly a new one.
It's a theme from most major moral and spiritual traditions.
Set your heart on doing good.
Do it over and over again and you will be filled with joy.
Buddha A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.
Muhammad Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
Jesus Christ
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What's more, as we'll explain in the next chapter, as a college graduate in a developed country today, you have an enormous opportunity to help others through your career.
Ultimately, this is the real reason to focus on helping others.
The fact that it'll make you more personally fulfilled is just a bonus.
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