I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- You must help yourself before you can help others effectively.
- In plain terms
- Help yourself first to be able to help others.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-reliance enables helping others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When must you help others first?
- How do you help yourself?
Another view
Sometimes helping others is urgent and comes first.
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