Adam Grant Quotes

How many people you bless is how you measure success

I want to be able to serve people. For that it's important that I'm with them, among them and working for them.

When you serve others, when you make somebody else’s life better, when you lift up people, when you help heal those that are hurting, not only are they being blessed, but you’re being blessed.

Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you're in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.

Don't worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.

Success is all about being able to extend love to people. The people I consider successful are so because of how they handle their responsibilities to other people, how they approach the future, people who have a full sense of the value of their life and what they want to do with it.

A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But I believe significance comes when you add value to others and you can't have true success without significance.

I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.

It is more important to be of service than successful.

I am really quite proud of most of the people I " know who have "made it," who do things to help people.

Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.

Being successful entails being able to not only get along with people, but also to give something back

We are all so preoccupied with ourselves. How can I get happy, how can I find the job I love, how can I become a millionaire, how can lose weight. Yet, the reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things.

The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.

You may find that making a difference for others makes the biggest difference in you.

The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others

In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

The truest state of humanity is that you're living for other people.

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

Most people think of success in terms of getting; success, however, begins in terms of giving.

I have found that the more I get my ego out of a picture and the more I think about how can I serve other people instead of always thinking about me, the more miracles show up.

Every person has the ability to improve the life of someone else.

Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.