[Gayle]

Yes, and I'll stand by it because it's not about money and I'm not a hypocrite. There are a lot of people who do good things and I'm not doubting that they are doing them mostly for good reasons, but tagged onto the back of that is that they want something in return - not always money but often just praise and attention.

I could ask you to name one altruistic act that you have done, but by simply talking about it you are garnering praise or attention for it. I don't see anything wrong with that because it is a win/win situation - the person that you're doing the charitable act for gets something nice done for them and you get praise and attention which makes you feel good.

For example, I work for a number of organisations for free. This benefits them because they get my services for no cost and are able to do things that they perhaps couldn't do otherwise, in return my profile is raised, thus supporting any of my long term goals. Ergo - win/win. It's not a personality flaw to admit it, it's just honest and realistic.

Plus, don't go trying to make out that it is only me who is like that - in my experience EVERYONE is like that - even you I'm sure Less!