If I can touch one person, I have done my job.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Impact on a single individual defines success.
- In plain terms
- Helping one person is enough.
- What can you take from it?
- Small impact matters.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who can you help today?
- What defines your success?
Another view
Some roles require broader systemic change.
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