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Greed is one of the seven sins, as they say.

You should never be greedy with anything, they say.

Why? Greed is the cause of materialistic destruction that makes you want more, regardless of how much you already have.

Personally, you should be as greedy as you want… for the right reasons.

Rather than looking at greed as a downfall, let’s take a look at how greed can help you achieve more from life while playing fair.

Here’s why:

1: Ambition

This is the one feeling that we are ashamed about, without knowing the reason why. So questions like, ‘Why do I feel so guilty?’ or ‘If it’s meant to be, it will happen, right?’ start to arise before doubt creeps in.

Don’t let the doubt creep in. When you’re feeling ambitious, the sky is not the limit. You need to continue reaching and be ambitious about pursuing this feeling to the fullest extent, so you don’t feel regret or guilt down the road.

2: Vision

Without dreams, we would have no vision for our futures. We’d be stuck in a constant battle of Am I doing this right?

As we dream big, from our youngest selves to our most wisest selves, we can see the future we are working towards until we achieve it.

3: Self-Respect

Greed comes in many forms; one of those forms is the respect you have for yourself. In other words, boundaries. To want more means to enforce more boundaries on yourself for those you love and care about.

It’s okay to want more for yourself, but you need to respect yourself and stand by your decisions at the end of the day to work towards your goals in life.

Greed is not only about the destructive nature of wanting more in a materialistic sense. That type of greed is taught and nurtured with the most unhealthy of mindsets. After all, haven’t you heard you can’t take much to the grave?

If we change our mindset, we can use such a simple word and transform it into something more meaningful, more powerful that what we were educated about.

Wanting more is okay. Wanting more for the most destructive reasons is not.

So, be greedy. Strive for the excellence you desire, but remember your moral compass.

We’ll talk soon,

Sweet T.