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Becoming a \u201cgo-giver\u201d means giving value to others, not as a strategy or <em>quid pro quo,<\/em> but as a way of leading a satisfying life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the parable\u2014in which a mentor puts a frustrated go-getter on the true <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-path-to-success\/\">path to success<\/a> and fulfillment\u2014the authors explain why and how to become a go-giver by practicing the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are six <em>The Go-Giver <\/em>quotes that relate to the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cYour true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The first <em>The Go-Giver <\/em>quote relates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-law-of-value\/\">the Law of Value<\/a>. For Joe\u2019s first lesson, he and Pindar met with Ernesto Iafrate, owner of Iafrate\u2019s Italian-American Caf\u00e9, one of a chain of restaurants Ernesto owned. Ernesto started his restaurant career with just a hot dog stand. Following the Law of Value\u2014giving more in value than he received in payment\u2014was the key to his success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe\u2019s next meeting was with Nicole Martin, CEO of a global educational software company. She explained that as a grade school teacher, she had invented some games to promote children\u2019s curiosity and creativity. They worked so well that she wanted to enlarge her impact by sharing them with more children. 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