​Over the years, I’ve had several people tell me that life is a game of “give and take.” While that phrase may sound perfectly logical, it’s simply not true. Instead, life is about giving and receiving. The reason for this is that none of us like “takers.” Takers are all about themselves and they’re out to exploit others, so most of us tend to avoid them like the plague. As a result, takers are, for the most part, lonely and unsuccessful people. “Givers,” on the other hand, are people who help others without expecting anything in return. All of us absolutely love givers and we tend to fall all over ourselves to do kind things for them. This is why givers are so much more successful than takers and why they lead profoundly happier lives as well.