If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.

Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It's all about what can you do for me.

Being a giver is not about saying yes to all of the people all of the time to all of the requests.

If you want to find out if someone's a taker, it's not actually that useful to know what they've accomplished. What you want to want to know is how they explain them.

No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of your mouth.

When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.