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“Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. … Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
— Stephen Covey
Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Principle-Centered Leadership (1992), Ch. 11
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