<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Be present rather than transactional. Instead of... > Be present rather than transactional. Instead of asking what you can get out of a situation, ask what you can do for someone else, especially when you are struggling yourself. **Source:** [[livestreams/Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter - Workbook|Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Be present rather than transactional. Instead of asking what you can get out of a situation, ask what you can do for someone else, especially when you are struggling yourself.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-present-rather-transactional-especially-struggling-yourself ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->