num_pages: 244
description: Your positive ideas and desires, when heeded, are the natural pathway to the achievement of contentment and well-being. This book, Positive Selfishness, helps you discover and enhance your self-confidence and act in your own interests. Here is what readers say regarding this book about Positive Selfishness"My life really changed for the better after I began insisting upon acting in my own self-interest. Surprisingly, my friends liked and respected me more."D.C. - Los Angeles, CA "I am no longer a wall flower. I am happy because I have overcome my guilt about pursuing my own interests. I have found that I am less stressed, and so are my kids."F.P. - Dallas, TX "I had no idea that it is not only legitimate, but truly necessary for me to insist upon being independent of my family. They have benefited as much as I have."B.T. - Boston, MA   Evan Porter, founder of Syncreny. In the book, Positive Selfishness, I argue that our society's standard perception of selfishness obstructs our self-actualization as individuals, slowing our emotional and spiritual development in much the same way that smoking stunts physical growth. By teaching us to view our personal desires as negative or unworthy, this societal bias against the self leads us to ignore our own needs and priorities. It subjugates our personal well-being to the well-being of others. One of the questions this book addresses is: "How can we help others if we can not adequately help ourselves?"In the book Positive Selfishness, I challenge the traditional meaning of selfishness. I propose a new definition based on love of self and concern for our own well-being. This new definition is the foundation for my philosophy of Enlightened Self-Interest. This philosophy points us toward a radically different view of our relationship with the world. Instead of accepting the standard perception of self-interest as a divisive force that alienates and isolates humanity from itself, I demonstrate - through a powerful new vision of the interconnectedness of things - how Enlightened Self-Interest creates a happier, more harmonious and more comfortable world for all of us.
title: Positive Selfishness, The Virtue and Power of  Self Interest
titlecomplete: Positive Selfishness, The Virtue and Power of  Self Interest
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Syncreny Society