One of the very first items he shared his thoughts on was the fact he is focused on building his legacy and that he does not want to do it by tearing other people down. I've heard him say this plenty of times on his podcast and in his postings, that we can build ourselves up - making our building taller than everyone else's by tearing down all the other buildings around us. That is a great way to think about the fact that we don't need to tear others down to make us look better. In reality, that helps to make us look worse and to cause us a whole bunch of problems now and into the future.
Check out this direct quote from Gary -
"The problem is that some people see kindness as a weakness. They confuse it with being passive or being a pushover. The truth is, people who view kindness as a negative are just insecure themselves. You can only be kind if you feel that you’re coming from a place of leverage."
It is true... many people think that if you are nice that means you are soft and that people can get away with so much when they deal with you. Kindness, compassion, empathy, etc., are all very valuable strengths. Gary has also said that Kindness is also a form of currency. This has helped shape my view of how I want to be throughout my life & it always has not been that way.
Check it out & start to draw your own conclusions on this concept. The world sure does need more of this for sure & why can't you be one of the ones that helps bring this value to others?