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#103A INDIVIDUAL GLORY

I am competitive and prefer “I win, you lose” zero sum game outcomes.  I can be egotistical.  I have something of a pioneering spirit and at times am comfortable being  “a lone wolf.” I will sometimes seek credit for contributions I make to group efforts, rather than just remaining anonymous.  I value a social philosophy / belief system that places individual interests and rights above those of society—and individual freedom, self-reliance and independence above any social contract obligations.  Where applicable I’ll more often say "I" than "we" and “us” instead of “me.” 

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#103B  CELEBRATING TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I am a team player. I love being part of co-operative efforts. I like “win-win” outcomes and think there’s enough glory to go around.  I suspect that my self-esteem benefits from the community groups I belong to, and to a “sense of belonging”. I value a social philosophy / belief system that emphasizes the interdependence of every human being and promotes co-operation over competition.   I'd say I'm more spiritual and value connectedness, than egotistical.  Where applicable, more often I'll say "we" than "I", or refer to “us” instead of “me.”

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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #103A: 

Individual Glory

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #103B: 

Celebrating Team Accomplishments

Egotism  (from online encyclopedia)  Teamwork (from online encyclopedia) 
Individualism  (from online encyclopedia)  Collectivism (from online encyclopedia) 
Self Centered World (from online encyclopedia) History of the Alphabet (from online encyclopedia) 
Selfishness  (from online encyclopedia)  Collective Action (from online encyclopedia)
Basking in Reflected Glory (from online encyclopedia)  Collective Action Problem (involving free riders, from online encyclopedia) )
Social Isolation (from online encyclopedia)  15 Qualities That Make You a Great Team Player (article from Psychology Today)
Egocentrism (from online encyclopedia) Teamwork in the Workplace
Individualistic Cultures and Behavior by Kendra Cherry (article on very well mind site Oct 22 2018) "Individualist or Collectivist--How Culture Influences Behavior" by Elizabeth Hopper (Jan 30 2015 article on healthypsych.com site)
The Human Mind is Naturally Prone to Follow Egocentric Tendencies "The Role Of Writing And Recordkeeping In The Cultural Evolution Of Human Cooperation" (from evolution-institute.org website)
Emerson's famous essay Self Reliance "The Seven Characteristics of a Great Team Player"
Understanding Emerson's essay and links related to it Ten Characteristics of a Real Team Player (article from Forbes)
Self Reliance and Ralph Waldo Emerson (a Unitarian Universalist contribution) Individualism vs. Collectivism: Our Future, Our Choice by Craig Biddle (Feb 2012 essay)
Self Reliance and Creative Destruction, by Bryan Caplan (explores personal & economic individualism) "Be Humble and Stop Seeking Glory in Your Work" By Patrick Allan (on Lifehacker blog  Aug 30 2017)
links to narcissism Overcoming Egocentric Thinking
Narcissism   (from online encyclopedia)  
Global Advanced Trait Description: Self Absorbed (see also narcissism on this site)  
"15 Signs Of Self-Absorbed People"  by Casey Imafidon   (on Lifehack site)    
How to Know if You're Self Centered  
"Narcissist or Just Self-Centered? 4 Ways to Tell"  by Robert Taibbi   (article from Psychology Today)  
The Self Sufficiency and Self Reliance Homepage  
Modernity and Individual Responsibility, by M.M. Agrawal  
“Is an Increase in Individualism Damaging Our Mental Health?”  by Rob Whitney (Psychology Today July 28 2017)  
"We’ve Forgotten the First Principles of Our Republic – Self-Reliance" (October 2011 post on Charleston Tea Party website)  
Tommy Thompson Lectures Tea Party About Self Reliance (fall 2012 blog posting on Bold Progressives website critical of tea party)  
"Opinion: What Tea Party Critics Don't Get" by Rabbi S. Boteach (and "dignity is the human aura that comes through self-reliance" Nov 12 2012 post)   
Amortality: Why It's No longer Necessary to Act Your Age by Catherine Mayer (Apr 25 2011 Time story)  
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (where self reliant nonconformity gone wrong can lead--book review  in The New York Times  Mar 13 2005)  
Individual vs. Society Themes in Literature: in Daisy Miller by James, and Old Woman Magoun by Freeman  
Cultures in Conflict: Group Rights vs. Individual Rights, by Lyra Garzon  
Conversations with History: A Dissenting Voice, with Christopher Hitchens  (2002 UCTV program)  
Harlan Hubbard by Wendell Berry (biography of a self reliant non-conformist; read excerpts at Google Books)  
The Teenage Pursuit of Individuality  
Individuality by Robert G. Ingersoll  
Co-Dependency Traps: Avoiding the Intoxication that Imprisons  
Dependence and Conformity  
quotes about self reliance  
   

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