Write a biography about someone who inspired you for selfless service?
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most inspiring biography is of mahatma gandhi
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A selfless person, goes beyond his concerns and emphasize with others, they are humble, they have broader view, they truly listen others, put themselves in others position, they say "we" instead of "I", they celebrate success together and face the failure alone, and they find pleasure in helping others to see happiness in their face.
Our First Selfless Personalities
Parents are our first selfless people in our life. They teach us the good vs bad, They encourage us to help others, help us to learn good habits, they guide & advise without limits. They sacrifice their time & life for us, They build our confidence in every step of our life, They want us to achieve above than what they achieved in their life, They show us the path to opportunities that exist, but at the same time they let us choose our own path.
Selfless Leaders
Like our parents, each of us might have come across many great leaders in our life with the true traits of selfless qualities. They listen & understand us, they credit and teach us selflessly, treat us with dignity, point us the right thing to do and never hesitate to point our wrong doing. They show us the path to success, and help us to take the first step and nurture us for tomorrow.
Along with my parents, leaders that i admire on selfless qualities are Dr Abdul Kalam, Mother Teresa and Swami Vivekananda. One day Swami Vivekanad's mother offered him a dish of fruits and a knife. Vivekananda cut the fruit, ate it and after that his mother said, "Son, please give me the knife, I need it." Vivekananda returned knife immediately. Mother said "Son, you have passed my test." Vivekananda surprisingly asked, "Mother, how did you test me?"
Mother replied, "Son, when I asked for the knife, I saw how you handed it to me, you gave the knife by holding its sharp edge and kept the wooden handle of knife towards me. This way, I would not get hurt when I take it and this means you took care of me. And this was your test in which you passed.
The person who thinks of others welfare rather than thinking about self will win many hearts in his life. A true selfless leader will think of others before thinking for self.
7 Qualities of Selfless leader
Being simple & down to earth. They don’t act, but they display their real personality
Care for everyone, regardless of race, religion, language and color and will be transparent with everyone
They trust, empower & facilitate over command and control. They attract you to join them without compulsion
They don’t hurt others for their benefit. They don’t hold a grudge, they forgive and forget
They celebrate success together and face the failure alone.
They look for opportunity to contribute and support others. They volunteer their time & skills to educate others.
They inspire and ignite us to dream and nurture us to follow the dream.
Have you met your selfless leader?
We meet many selfless personalities in our life. We admire them and learn from them and this learning is a continuous process. It doesn’t stop with single personality, the list get bigger as you grow. As we tend to admire, we reflect and practice those leadership qualities in our life. Everyone admires someone in life, They could be your parents, grandparents, brother, sister, your friend, someone you met in your professional life, a national hero, the list is endless.
If you follow the above principle, you can be a selfless leader, this reminds me a great quote from Dr. Abdul Kalam.
“If you want to shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam
So, be a person who Embrace, Empower and Enlighten others, which will make you as a selfless leader of tomorrow