There is an obvious negative tone to the idea of “narcissism” but can there be a positive hue to this? I think so.

With the only real job security being ones ability and confidence in an industry some narcissism is likely necessary for survival. When thinking about one’s self, one would likely develop personal faster than those who aren’t thinking about themselves and their career or personal performance. My hunch is that now days everyone needs a bit of narcissistic behavior in order to succeed in this professional world.

Cheers to productive narcissism!

However, is this really anything new? People have always inherently been this way, it’s just that now the soap box is bigger and the microphone is louder, and more people are listening, all thanks to the internet.