I was recently reading T. Harv Eker’s book titled, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and stumbled across this passage, “Believe me, it is virtually impossible to be truly happy and successful when you’re yearning for attention.”
The subject of seeking attention is quite a good one. Seeking attention is generally attributed to deficiencies in self-esteem, with need being a close second. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with seeking love and nourishment from another human being—quite the contrary. Giving and receiving love is the ultimate human gift.
What about seeking attention for the wrong reasons…like the need to shore up missing aspects for your life and being? One could make a darn good argument that this passage refers to behavior and/or personality.
For a healthy relationship to succeed, both partners must to the best job possible in the area of self improvement and self fulfillment. The troubles arise when one partner expects the other to “complete” them in the area of personality deficits.
Help your partner to grow, help your partner to understand, and help your partner to be their own complete person. Complete and emotionally healthy persons have the capacity to give lovingly to their partner—and receive. Can this be you?
