5 Life Lessons Learned from Being Entitled

What I learned from recognizing and overcoming my sense of entitlement.

David Logan Hayter
Change Becomes You

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Photo by Ryan Franco on Unsplash

Entitlement

It seems like people from all generations use this word to describe the actions of others (although lately, people use the term to describe Millenials and Gen-Z).

Maybe they’re talking about the kid who thinks they deserve a medal even though they didn’t win their soccer game.

They could be talking about the employee who’s pissed off that they didn’t get the promotion even though they do the bare minimum and make more work for their colleagues every day.

People like and you and I are usually pretty quick to point out how entitled we think others are.

But have you ever thought about your own sense of entitlement?

Everyone has some amount of entitlement. However, like with most parts of your personality, it can be unhealthy when it adversely affects your daily functioning as well as your personal and professional relationships.

What is entitlement?

“The feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it…

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David Logan Hayter
Change Becomes You

Writer 🖋️ International Educator 👨‍🏫🌎| Good enough at a lot of stuff and a big ninja👊 | Helping you make sense of this crazy world