Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs

If you remember Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs from Psychology class, we tend to satisfy the lowest level of need first before we can move on to the next. The most basic of these levels is the Physiological Needs wherein our body feels the need to eat, drink, sleep, breath and reproduce without even thinking about it. After satisfying these basic needs, we think of Security and Safety. We seek something to provide us income, to ensure the health and safety of our whole family. These first two levels require a small amount of money but not a lot of thought to be satisfied. After establishing the stability of the two, we go on to the next level with deeper needs. We seek relationships. We feel the need to belong, to love and be loved. And so we build friendships. The fourth level then makes us aim for achievement, confidence and respect. We realize that after we build relationships, we also want to feel that people look up to us. We now want to prove something out of our experiences with others. We now want to have value. When these needs are not met, we feel weak and sad and frustrated. Finally, when people overcome their weaknesses and all the four levels of needs are satisfied, that is the perfect moment when the need for self-actualization presents itself, coming from the depths of our being. In this final fulfillment of needs, people realize what they were born to do. To reach our full potential. To do whatever it takes. To utilize our God given talents for His glory, to be a blessing to others, to be an inspiration to all. A lot of the unfortunate in the Philippines and the rest of the world can't even get past the first two levels of needs. You are fortunate enough to have overcome them. All of us are in search for that one thing that defines who we are. What are you born to do? When will you do it?

Starting My Journey Towards Success

I wrote a blog @ 10/19/2010 12:42:00 AM

"After more than a year of inkling, I finally decided to take the wealth course starting last August. Finishing all four modules in a span of about 2 months got me all pumped up into excitement. I haven't been as excited as this since probably 2nd year college. =) The things that I am able to learn in this community, the challenges it brings me, the realizations I am able to discover, seeing the world in a different light, makes me feel ecstatic. Nothing can stop me now. Last Saturday, having finished the 7th step in the 8-step Core Team Process which was the panel interview, mounds of questions and fear started as this is it. Of course I am looking forward to all the challenges, but I am not looking forward to stress and most specially, physical pain that I will endure. Emotional and social issues within myself are still factors. My inconsistency and negativity. They're still there. I need to involve myself more in CA. I need to indulge myself in their mission. Because now that I'm part of the core team, it's my mission as well. How do I play the game of business? I have a lot to learn and I can't wait to learn everything. I wished for this to happen and now, it is happening, so fast. I wished and God is granting that wish now. I will make it happen no matter what. As I've heard from today's first audio teaching about success, Clarity! Being able to describe in as much detail and substance your dreams, to attract all the elements of the universe to conspire in achieving that dream, making it a reality. Clarity is the first step, and with CA, it's becoming very clear, what I want to achieve. The 101 reasons why I want to be part of the team: for my personal growth in achieving my life's purpose, to fulfill my passion in teaching, helping others in different ways, touching their lives, and being of service to God and our country, to be able to give my family the life they deserve, most simply, to be happy. =) I promise to finish what I've started. =)"