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Hello everyone!
As the title says, is it okay to help people for selfish reasons?
Since the beginning of my Fastlane path I've noticed that everyone's goal is to impact as many human lives as they can throughout their career. I feel like it became a politically correct thing to say whenever you get asked about your future plans. It sure is a good purpose of life - I'm not denying that, but should the answer really be the same for every individual?
Let me give you some insight on my thoughts.
My ultimate goal is to create the best possible life for my family and myself and that's what keeps me going every single day. The last thing I want in the world is my girlfriend (I hope my future wife) being stuck in a dead-end job she doesn't even like. I know she deserves way more than that.
The thing is... I won't be able to fulfill all of our dreams with low salary and my time limited only to evenings and weekends. So what's the best way of making money?
Yes, you guessed it - it's helping people.
Improving someone's life is great and getting paid for it is just amazing at it's core, but I probably wouldn't dedicate myself to it, if it wasn't for my ultimate goal.
Please don't get me wrong here. If you ask me for help, I will do my best to provide it and expect nothing in return. I believe it's the way to live, but helping others for your own cause isn't that bad, is it?
Example:
I've seen a lot of hate on celebrities donating to charity and publicly talking about it. Some of them probably do that to gain popularity, but does that really matter that much? If it doesn't make them feel bad, then why not? In my opinion what matters the most is the outcome - they've helped people in need, and not the cause behind it - it should only be settled by their conscience.
Please have in mind that this is only my personal opinion and I could easily be proved wrong. If something is unclear, feel free to ask(I tend to keep half of my thoughts inside my head, which sometimes leads to not making any sense).
I would really appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for your time
As the title says, is it okay to help people for selfish reasons?
Since the beginning of my Fastlane path I've noticed that everyone's goal is to impact as many human lives as they can throughout their career. I feel like it became a politically correct thing to say whenever you get asked about your future plans. It sure is a good purpose of life - I'm not denying that, but should the answer really be the same for every individual?
Let me give you some insight on my thoughts.
My ultimate goal is to create the best possible life for my family and myself and that's what keeps me going every single day. The last thing I want in the world is my girlfriend (I hope my future wife) being stuck in a dead-end job she doesn't even like. I know she deserves way more than that.
The thing is... I won't be able to fulfill all of our dreams with low salary and my time limited only to evenings and weekends. So what's the best way of making money?
Yes, you guessed it - it's helping people.
Improving someone's life is great and getting paid for it is just amazing at it's core, but I probably wouldn't dedicate myself to it, if it wasn't for my ultimate goal.
Please don't get me wrong here. If you ask me for help, I will do my best to provide it and expect nothing in return. I believe it's the way to live, but helping others for your own cause isn't that bad, is it?
Example:
I've seen a lot of hate on celebrities donating to charity and publicly talking about it. Some of them probably do that to gain popularity, but does that really matter that much? If it doesn't make them feel bad, then why not? In my opinion what matters the most is the outcome - they've helped people in need, and not the cause behind it - it should only be settled by their conscience.
Please have in mind that this is only my personal opinion and I could easily be proved wrong. If something is unclear, feel free to ask(I tend to keep half of my thoughts inside my head, which sometimes leads to not making any sense).
I would really appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for your time
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