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Top 5 Reasons Why Being Selfish Sometimes Can Benefit You

We all need to succeed in life but sometimes things never happen as we expect them to. We come across challenges that end up moving our life goals towards a different direction. Being called selfish doesn’t feel like a compliment, but the trait can actually make you a better person, psychology experts say. Therefore, a little selfishness can be a good thing.

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Here are the top reasons why it is important for you to be selfish…….

1. You are most likely to achieve drastically

Regardless of how you define success; putting other people before yourself will ensure you NEVER achieve it. Success is always selfish. A lot of times we see people compromising a lot for others but at the cornerstone, you realise that those types of people usually fail at becoming their best self and achieving greatness. Focus on yourself more than you do with  other people. You will see a big change in your life.

2. You may experience pleasure

Yet it’s possible that, as a society, we’ve gone too far to the other side, promoting the idea that if we want to truly be good people, we need to be as selfless as possible.  We see this with caregiving, volunteer work, and raising a family – many people dedicate their entire lives to others. But there’s a problem – complete selflessness has a cost – and that cost is often your own health, happiness, and wellbeing.

3. You will see your worth on a larger scale

You allow people to treat you the way they do. Your energy, confidence and attitude is the currency that others will transact with.When you concentrate on your needs, you will develop your own sense of worth.

4. You will have peace

Most of us have been taught to think selfishness is a bad quality — and it certainly can be. But it’s not admirable to neglect mental, emotional and physical well-being, and to live in the world with stress, resentment and a lack of joy.

5. Your self esteem will improve

Instead of giving yourself away piece by piece, how about a new focus: figuring out your mission in life and accomplishing it. Not only could you possibly have a huge positive impact on the world, something will be triggered in your brain that will boost your self-confidence beyond your wildest dreams. Taking care of your own needs is what you are programmed to do, and your biology will reward for doing so, with confirmation via increased confidence.

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