the more you’re actively involved in your giving, the more fulfilling it will be for you, and the more it will become a part of your everyday life.

People are hungry for success—that’s nothing new. What’s changed is the definition of that success. Increasingly, the quest for success is not the same as the quest for status and money. The definition has broadened to include contributing something to the world and living and working on one’s own terms.

This is why the woman at the airport matters. Every company needs supporters like her. Customers and employees come and go. Supporters are with you for the long haul.

Do Doodle (www.doodle.com):

Clean out your storage drawers—at least four times a year.

When you give only money, you often don’t know where it goes, and you seldom see its results.

Giving doesn’t just make it easy to attract great employees; it also means you can attract great partners as well.

If you wait for the timing to be right before you make a move, you may never make a move at all.

Quotes from people who have seen their way through fear and failure and still risen. Surround yourself with these powerful words.