It's Not About You - Tom Rath
Filling Buckets
When I was a kid, he kept it simple and described how every exchange with another person either “filled their bucket or dipped from it.” He also taught me the best way to fill my own bucket was to spend time filling other people’s.
We are, to a large degree, the product of what others have contributed to our lives.
All the talent, motivation, and hard work in the world will not be valued or remembered if it does not help another human being.