This is the mantra of the Minerva Fellows program. It puts my goals into perspective – where I am, where I am going, and where I want to be.

“Go to the people.
Live with them.
Learn from them.
Love them.
Start with what they know.
Build with what they have.
But with the best leaders,
when the work is done,
the task accomplished,
the people will say
‘We have done this ourselves.‘”
-Lao Tzu