Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs - What If We Were All Rated?

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🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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I’m taking aim at Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow first introduced the concept of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper, titled "A Theory of Human Motivation.” The point was to showcase that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs. What I want you to pay attention to and consider is that Maslow showed us what we tend to do. Not what is best. He was just reporting. Yet as a culture we seem to have taken his reporting of what we tend to do as what we should do. When I go to the coffee shop and pass the pastries I tend to want one. If I was a caveman I’d just take one and eat to survive. However, I’m not a caveman. I don’t at all need that pastry and the sugar and gluten would not serve me best, so I pass it by. Most of the time. I’m not a total masochist. But I’ve evolved beyond survival. But as a culture we still look to the basic needs as our priority and even our status symbols. What if our level of self-actualization, self worth and relational was as apparent as our ability to job, money and belongings? Maslow’s pyramid I find more valuable as a relic of something we’ve evolved beyond than a guideline. Got a comment or question about an episode? Want to ask a question about your drive? Email me. I don’t want to just talk to you here, I want to talk with you. [email protected]. Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code KEVIN and depending on the model receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Sign up for AromaTru's Insider Club and today you'll receive a FREE Waterless Oil Diffuser and a FREE lemon eucalyptus oil - that's over $200 in savings. Head to aromatruorganics.com/kevin to take advantage of this exclusive offer. Kajabi is offering a free 30-day trial to start your business if you go to Kajabi.com/kevin Get 20% off any AquaTru purifier today! Visit AquaTru.com and enter code "KEVIN" at checkout. Go to Quince.com/drives for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the what drives you podcast. I'm Kevin Miller. I produce this show to help us all
0:05.1	continually discover where we want to go, why, and how to best get there.
0:10.2	All the while enjoying the daily drive as much as the destinations we want to reach.
0:15.0	In this episode, Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
0:19.0	What if we were all rated?
0:21.0	So I'm taking aim at Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
0:25.8	Maslow first introduced the concept of a hierarchy of needs in his
0:30.4	1943 paper titled A Theory of Human Motivation. Well, drive is driven by your motives.
0:38.9	Well, the point from Maslow was a showcase that people are motivated naturally, intrinsically, inherently, to fulfill basic needs before moving on to the other advanced needs.
0:52.0	And what I want us to pay attention to and consider is that
0:54.8	Maslow showed us what we tend to do, what we tended to do, not necessarily what is
1:00.4	best. He was just reporting. Yet as a culture we seem to have taken this
1:04.4	reporting of what we tend to do is what we should just do. When I go to the coffee
1:10.1	shop and pass the Patriots I tend to want one and if I was a caveman I just take one and eat to survive however I'm not a caveman I don't at all need that pastry and the sugar and gluten is not going to serve me best to the rest of my day.
1:22.8	So I pass it by. I've evolved beyond that. Well, most of the time, I'm not a total masochist.
1:28.4	But I have evolved beyond survival.
1:32.1	As a culture, we look to the basic needs as our priorities and even our status symbols.
1:38.0	It's interesting to think what if our level of self actualization, the top of this pyramid, and then self-worth and relationships, was as
1:45.9	apparent as our ability to hold a job and make money and our belongings.
1:50.5	We Maslow's pyramid, I find more valuable as a relic of something we've evolved beyond than a guideline to follow.
1:59.0	If you got a comment or a question on what I share here, let me know.
2:04.4	Email me at K miller at Kevin miller.co. What drives you becomes your reality? Let's create a better reality right now.
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