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Seek your sense of significance in your own actions and contributions.

Every person has a need to feel significant, to feel that they matter, to feel that someone cares, but we have been so well conditioned not to brag, not to blow our own trumpet, that we have become very good at seeing how great other people are and how insignificant we are. Because we have been conditioned to think less of ourselves and more of others we now try to achieve a sense of significance through our association with others.

Someone in the country does something great and suddenly you are a proud citizen. Why? What have you contributed to that achievement? Rather than be a proud citizen because someone from, or in, your country has done something admirable, strive to be proud of your behaviour and contribution as a citizen. If the reputation of your country was dependant on your behaviour what reputation would the country have?

You are a proud supporter of your sports team, really? They win, you feel great. They lose, you feel bad. Why? What did you contribute to either the win or the loss. Why can't you just appreciate the game and admire the effort that they put into it. Rather than being a proud supporter of your team strive to be proud of your behaviour as a supporter, strive to make the team proud to have you as a supporter.

Instead of trying to achieve a sense of significance through your association, however loosely, with others, seek your sense of significance through your own actions and contributions. Seek your significance in what you do and how you do it. Is your behaviour worth being proud of? What contribution do you make? What example do you set? Could other people achieve a sense of significance through their association with you?

Strive to behave so well that at the end of every day, you can walk tall knowing that the world is a better place because you lived today, that people are better off because they met with you today, that you added value to their lives and that you can say "of all the people I met today I am proudest of me!"

Remember this, no matter what you do it is significant, it is important, so learn to Seek your sense of significance in your own actions and contributions.

Affirmation

I find my significance in the value of my actions and contributions

To live your best life be true to the YOU, that you want to be.

Live with passion. Change your life from making a living to making a difference.

Live up to the reputation that you want to have.