5 Ways To Start Living For Yourself And Find Fulfilment

You owe it to yourself

Dr. Roopleen
5 min readMar 11, 2022

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Live for yourself
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Are you one of those who regularly put others before you, prioritizing their needs over you, looking after their needs and interests, and worrying about their welfare and happiness?

No wonder you live a life that’s far from happy and content. Playing second fiddle and living for others may get you ‘Oh you’re so nice’ complements but it’ll never give you a sense of fulfillment.

Who are you living for

Take time to pause and self-reflect. Where do you see yourself with respect to others? If you think they matter more than you, you’re pushing yourself in the background, and that’s the cause of your deep unhappiness.

You are undoubtedly the most important person in your life, the center of your world. Don’t allow anything or anyone to make you believe otherwise.

Choosing yourself over others and living for yourself is not being selfish or self-centered. It’s unfair to yourself to neglect or ignore yourself. You owe it to yourself to tend to your needs.

Gain control over your life and start making empowering life choices. You are the person who gets to decide the course of your life. So you must make these choices for yourself:

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Dr. Roopleen

6X Top Writer on Medium | Author of 6 books | 4X Linkedin Top Voice | 2.7M views on Quora | I write about personal development, success and motivation