1. Certainty/Comfort - We all want comfort. And much of this comfort comes from certainty. Of course there is no absolute certainty, but we want certainty the car will start, the water will flow from the tap when we turn it on and the currency we use will hold its value.
2. Variety - At the same time we want certainty, we also crave variety. Paradoxically, there needs to be enough UNcertainty to provide spice and adventure in our lives.
3. Significance - Deep down, we all want to be important. We want our life to have meaning and significance. I can imagine no worse a death than to think my life didn't matter.
4. Connection/Love - It would be hard to argue against the need for love. We want to feel part of a community. We want to be cared for and cared about. Most of us settle for "connection" in our lives...because people are fearful of loving or accepting unconditional love from another.
The Needs Of The Spirit
5. Growth - There could be some people who say they don't want to grow, but I think they're simply fearful of doing so—or perhaps NOT doing so. To become better, to improve our skills, to stretch and excel may be more evident in some than others, but it's there.
6. Contribution - Contribute beyond himself. The desire to contribute something of value—to help others, to make the world a better place than we found it is in all of us.
I now work from home doing something that totally encompasses all the six human needs in the perfect balance. I get paid to grow (through personal development) and I contribute daily to others (by helping them do exactly what it is that I do and have done). Talk about gratitude.
Have fun watching Tony! Be sure to take notes.
Speak soon,
Liz
