At each level of Maslow’s hierarchy, you are charged with actualizing the motivation to be your best self. The higher the level, the more your expression of actualization requires the ability to focus on relationships. Higher levels require you to see beyond yourself and your perceived deficits to celebrate your contribution and combine it with my contribution.
Maslow conducted a biographical analysis of people he felt were self-actualizers. He uncovered a number of traits that fit these individuals. As you look through the list of traits, you quickly realize that adherence to these traits would mean a constant state of self-development. At first glance, you may see this constant development as chaotic. But, remember that the deficit needs have all been secured. The development “chaos” is opportunity to identify the fake, solve problems and inconsistencies, support responsible actions, enjoy solitude, rely on self, resist enculturation, value diversity, genuinely engage others, deepen relationships, laugh at yourself, accept yourself, be yourself, wonder and explore, create, see yourself as a piece of a larger puzzle.
Deficits may be keeping you from being your best right now. You may be stressed by financial pressures, fear of physical danger, relationship pain, low confidence or low respect. Let us deal with the deception that keeps you in deficit thinking even when you are, by my objective assessment, ready for self-actualization.
The deception of redirection is your focus on role stability as the foundation of success rather than role development. You interpret the natural uncertainty and consistent newness of self-actualization as an indication that you have not arrived at a point of stability. Let us work through your miseducation and fears toward a new understanding of risk as the foundation of your success. Not gambling but investment.
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