Something of a trumpet solo there aa777888 (look up blowing your own trumpet) are you sure you don't diverge into this territory?
Rational selfishness is a more individualistic form of enlightened self-interest. It is a term generally related to
Ayn Rand's
Objectivist philosophy, which refers to a person's efforts to look after their own well-being, to cultivate the self, and achieve goals for the good of the self. The focus in rational selfishness might be considered to be more self-directed (where the benefit to the group or society is a possible
by-product) than the focus of enlightened self-interest which is more group-directed (and the benefit to oneself might be more of the by-product). Some authors say that this concept elevates egoism to the level of a moral principle
