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What am I doing with the gifts that have been given and the opportunities that are mine to make things better for others? I think it's always - success has to be beyond the person who is themselves working for personal success. It's also got to be helping someone else.

John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
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