Selfless There is No I in Team

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SelflessThere is No I in Team

• Anh-Dao Tran
• Summer Pettus
• Sarah Schulhof

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Definition

• Self-less Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no
  concern for oneself unselfish
• Synonyms
• Altruistic, Self Sacrificing, Noble, Gallant
• Antonyms
• Selfish, Egotistic, Self-centered

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Philip Toosey

• 1927, at 23, joined the Territorial Army.
• 1939 called up to active service, WWII.
• 1942 POW at Tamarkan Camp, Japan.
• A Senior Officer placed in command of Allied
  POWs.
• Demanded increased rations, regular working
  hours, and a day off each week for his men.

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Selfless Rewards

• For Toosey Regularly beaten, forced to stand at
  attention in the hot sun for twelve hours.
• For His Men Improved conditions, only nine
  prisoners died in ten months.

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Living Selflessly

• Were here on earth to do good for others. What
  the others are here for, I dont know. W.H.
  Auden, Poet
• Be Generous
• Avoid Internal Politics
• Display Loyalty
• Value Interdependence over Independence

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To Become More Selfless

• Promote someone other than yourself.
• Take a subordinate role.
• Give secretly.
• You have not lived today successfully unless
  youve done something for someone who can never
  repay you. John Bunyan, Writer

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Thanks To

• Maxwell, John C. The 17 Essential Qualities of a
  Team Player. Thomas Nelson Inc., Nashville, Tenn
  2002.
• lthttp//www.dictionary.com/selflessgt 17 May 2005.
• Loyalty fosters unity, and unity breeds team
  success. - Maxwell