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15 Put People First in Everything

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

—ALBERT SCHWEITZER

In business and personal life, people are everything. Your level of success, your rate of promotion, and the size of your income will be largely determined by the number of people you know and who know and like you. The more that people like and respect you, the more doors they will open for you and the more obstacles they will remove from your path.

The key to becoming a people-oriented person is for you to practice the Golden Rule in everything you do: Treat other people the way you would like them to treat you. Offer to help other people in their work whenever you see an opportunity. Practice ...

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