Lift others up, even at cost to yourself
Lincoln won the presidential nomination despite facing 3 men with much better reputations than him. At the end of the day it was because Lincoln was always doing the right thing, lifting people up for the cause (not himself), while other people like Chase betrayed people to play the political game and gain victory.
When faced with a choice of 3 prestigious, intelligent, and capable people, each of whom had fought and alienated others, they chose Lincoln who was unknown and untested, but had lifted and supported (and entertained) people instead.
After he became President, Lincoln would often take the blame on behalf of his cabinet for things that were certainly not his fault. He would apologize for his carelessness, heedlessness - he never threw his cabinet to the wolves. He wrote a letter to Congress on behalf of a friend who was convicted that he and his entire cabinet “were at least equally responsible for whatever error, wrong, or fault was committed.”
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- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 125.014 Books - Abraham Lincoln - Team of Rivals
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 131.002 Leadership - Napoleon motivated people to do incredible things
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 122.04.04.05 Marty Cagan - 5. Share credit generously
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 122.04.04.10 Marty Cagan - 10. Spend time with your team and inspire them
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 122.03.04 PM Responsibilities - Success relies on the team
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 119.023 NVC - Get what you want by helping them get what they want
- 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself to 116.045 Life Lessons - If you ever have the urge to reply in a mean way
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- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself
- 107.027 Philosophy - Virtue through purpose to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself
- 127.029 Philosophy - Malice toward none, charity for all to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself
- 127.029 Philosophy - Tolerant with others, strict with yourself to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself
- 116.121 Life Lessons - Be like Honest Abe and be honest to yourself no matter the cost to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself