TIP 87
PUT YOURSELF FIRST
You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.
We have been raised to think that being selfish is bad and it is—if you hurt others in the process. In general, being selfish is a good thing—in the sense of honoring your highest self. In fact, if you want to attract success, you will have to put yourself first. You can’t take care of anyone else until you take care of yourself. That is why the airlines tell parents to put the oxygen mask on first and then to put it on their child.
It takes a willingness to be selfish to set up a sacred evening (Tip 40). It takes ...
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