Objectivism is a bit cold in my opinion. I havent read Rand's books, but I've read a lot of the essays coming out of the Ayn Rand Institute. Read
this article about "volunteerism". One thing I never got over is the idea of selfishness being a key part of the philosophy.
As for my personal philosophy, open mindedness to consider everything. That pretty much somes it up. I consider all ideas, think them through for myself, and decide to accept or reject them, simple as that. I take a similar approach socially as well (at least I try to, though I admit I'm not always successful at it). To me intellect is one of the most important things in life.