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As Maslow succinctly put it, “What a man can be, he must be.”
Ashvin B. Chhabra • The Aspirational Investor
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life. – Abraham Maslow
Stan Beecham • Elite Minds: Creating the Competitive Advantage
we should be comforted by the fact that nearly all human beings have an enormous potential for generosity. Achieving an aspirational identity of being sacrificial actually helps us survive
Donald Miller • Building a StoryBrand 2.0
Civilization
“Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken
... See moreMaslow viewed the role of the teacher, therapist, and parent as horticulturists, whose task is to “enable people to become healthy and effective in their own style.”1 To Maslow, this meant that “we try to make a rose into a good rose, rather than seek to change roses into lilies. . . . It necessitates a pleasure in the self-actualization of a
... See moreScott Barry Kaufman • Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself. What is called self-actualization is not an attainable aim at all, for the simple reason that the more one would strive for it, the more he would miss it. In other words, self-actualization is
... See moreViktor E Frankl • Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning.
Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition
Status, safety, affiliation, and curiosity are universal and always interacting, as people around the world seek success and hope for solace.
Seth Godin • This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (Create a Strategy to Elevate Your Career, Community & Life)
Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.