4. Invest in People Intentionally
The highest level of unselfish thinking comes when you give of yourself to another person for that person’s
personal development or well-being. If you’re married or a parent, you know this from personal experience.
What does your spouse value most highly: money in the bank or your time freely given? What would small
children really rather have from you: a toy or your undivided attention? The people who love you would rather
have you than what you can give them.
If you want to become the kind of person who invests in people, then consider others and their journey so
that you can collaborate with them. Each relationship is like a partnership created for mutual benefit. As you go
into any relationship, think about how you can invest in the other person so that it becomes a win-win situation.
Here is how relationships most often play out:
I win, you lose—I win only once.
You win, I lose—You win only once.
We both win—We win many times.
We both lose—Good-bye, partnership!
The best relationships are win-win. Why don’t more people go into relationships with that attitude? I’ll tell
you why: most people want to make sure that they win first. Unselfish thinkers, on the other hand, go into a
relationship and make sure that the other person wins first. And that makes all the difference.
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