#selflessness

Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company.

From Good to Great by Jim Collins

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

From The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

From The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The greatest gift you can give to others is your happiness.

From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

From The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

Each player has to be willing to sacrifice for the good of the team.

From Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

From Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson

A man’s worth is determined by what he gives and not by what he is capable of receiving.

From The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

From The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The moment you lift someone up, you lift yourself up too.

From The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the me for the we.

From Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson