This week’s question from our portal “Ask Us Anything” comes from Deborah.
When you’re making decisions based on your desire, how do you counter the accusations either from other people, or from within yourself, that you’re being selfish?
Great question.
You ARE being selfish. You just have the wrong definition of “selfish.”
So, let me give you a new definition. The way you’re referring to selfish now is based on how most of us were taught—the idea that we have to sacrifice all parts of ourself for other human beings.
That’s not true.
You should be 100% selfish. It’s your life.
You get to create it however you want it to be.
However, if you truly want to be beneficial to other human beings, the best benefit you can give them is to be the best YOU, so that you’re passing on the ability to truly help them.
If you’re constantly sacrificing yourself and your desires in order to take care of other people or make them happy—then you’re not becoming the best YOU that you can be.
When that happens, an entire civilization starts to go backwards—because every person learns less, becomes less, and sacrifices who they are and what they want to do in order to benefit somebody else.
There’s only one exception to this, and that’s when it comes to children. For all adults, you’re responsible TO people, but you’re not responsible FOR them. With children, you’re responsible both TO them and FOR them.
David
P.S. If you’d like to discover the “blind spots” in your thinking that are holding you back from everything you desire in life, business, and relationships… then please join me for my upcoming Art of Success Summit happening June 26-28th. Click here to learn more and reserve your spot!
“David has helped me uncover life’s purpose by unlocking my heart’s desires. The people that have been waiting for me to achieve my life’s purpose have Neagle’s teachings to thank!!”
~ Hisham Khaki, Founder at HapiGig
