Episode 22: Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to define your business and career
Welcome to the SPS Podcast:
This week we are talking about Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to define your business and career
Main quote:
Maslow's hierarchy of needs applied to your modern working life:
"Musicians must make music; artists must paint; poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must be true to their own nature. This need we may call self-actualization."
- Abraham Maslow
Main Takeaways:
There are 5 levels to Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- Survival
- Security
- Belonging
- Importance
- Self-Actualization
But what do each of these 5 levels look like in your day-to-day work life
How would you show up in general at each of these levels
Let's find out...
1) Survival
You are barely getting by
You work purely because you have to, might even have a few jobs
You leave work as soon as you; you watch the clock constantly
You find work frustrating; you are not satisfied with life.
2) Security
You have become a hamster on a wheel.
You will work overtime; you never take your sick days
You accept poor working conditions or feel you have to
You dislike your manager, team, and job, but you get on with it.
3) Belonging
You feel connected, but you also feel stuck
You enjoy what you do 60/70% of the time
You know you are part of something larger than yourself
You are proud you have a good job, but you would still leave for career and life development
You often ask, is there more?
4) Importance
You work mainly in your groove and feel a vital part of the team.
You also feel your work is helping people and is important
You are known as an achiever
You are busy and possibly stressed often
You have a deep feeling you are being called to do more in life.
5) Self-Actualization
You now work for yourself
You want to help others and inspire them to do their best
You love what you do and would do it for free, but you get paid well
You have time, location, and financial freedom
You have the ability to explore who you are and grow exponentially.
To truly self-actualize in the modern world, you need to create your own wealth.
You need to be in control of your calendar and be able to decide who you work with.
To do this, you create time, location, and financial freedom; based on your unique abilities.
Two famous quotes that support this idea:
"As long as you're working for someone else you will never be living entirely true to yourself and your passion."
- Gary Vaynerchuk
"Turning your passion into your job is easier than finding a job that matches your passion."
- Seth Godin
The way I look at it, you help yourself self-actualize when you help others do the same.
When you help improve the consciousness of those around you, you improve the world around you.
And that is part of my mission with the SPS Podcast.
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