“If you seek power before service”, Tim Keller says, “you’ll neither get power nor serve. If you seek to serve people more than to gain power, you will not only serve people, but you will gain influence.” Do you want to have an impact on the world around you? Then serve people in a no-strings-attached manner. When we serve others, and they know we’re there to serve them for their good, with no hidden agenda, they tune in to what we say because they see us as trustworthy.”
-Tchividjian, “Unfashionable”