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Booker T. Washington - "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  And on that note, let's dive into today's quote from Booker T
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  Washington. He was born into slavery, freed
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  at age 9, and went on to become an educator, author, and one of
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  the most influential African American leaders of his time.
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  He once said, if you want to lift yourself up, lift up
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  someone else. This seems backwards at first.
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  If I want to rise, shouldn't I focus on myself, on my own
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  growth, my own achievement? Washington is saying no, the
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  fastest way to lift yourself up is to lift someone else.
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  And here's why. This works when you help someone
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  else succeed. You develop the exact skills and
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  mindset you need for your own success.
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  Teaching someone makes you better at what you teach.
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  Leading someone makes you a better leader, and encouraging
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  someone strengthens your own resolve.
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  But there's something deeper happening, too.
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  When you focus entirely on yourself, on your own elevation,
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  you become small and isolated, limited by your own perspective.
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  When you focus on lifting others, you become part of
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  something larger. You build relationships.
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  You create goodwill. You develop a reputation as
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  someone who helps rather than just takes.
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  And here's what Washington knew from experience.
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  People who lift others get lifted in return.
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  Not always directly, and not always immediately, but
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  consistently. The person you help today might
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  open a door for you tomorrow, or they might tell someone who
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  does, or they might teach someone who eventually helps
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  you. You create an upward current
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  that lifts everyone, including yourself.
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  Washington lived this. Born into slavery with nothing,
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  he lifted up thousands of students through the Tuskegee
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  Institute, and in lifting them, he lifted himself to become one
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  of the most respected educators in America.
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  He didn't achieve that by only focusing on his own advancement,
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  he achieved it by dedicating himself to lifting others.
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  So here's the question. Who could you lift up today?
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  Who could you help teach, encourage or support?
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  Because if you want to lift yourself up, that fastest path
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  is lifting someone else. Start lifting and watch what
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  happens. That's it for today.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.