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This chart comes from the Wikipedia Article on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which can be found by clicking here.

Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited

What Is Necessary To Change A Person Is To Change His Awareness Of Himself (Abraham Maslow)

Some Definitions First

Necessary – Being essential, indispensable, or requisite.  Such that it must exist if a given event is to occur or a given thing is to exist.

Change – To make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.  To transform or convert.

Person – A human being, whether man, woman or child.  A human being as distinguished from an animal or thing.   The actual self or individual personality of a human being.

Awareness – Having knowledge; conscious; cognizant.  Informed; alert; knowledgeable.

Self – A person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality.  A person’s nature, character, etc.

Maslow’s Ideas In Today’s World

Personally, I believe that Abraham Maslow’s ideas are more relevant than ever.

FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY, as a result of the current world economic crisis, people are beginning to change their actions.

Prior to the Crisis – While I realize this is a sweeping generalization, people tended to be greedier and were primarily interested in material possessions.  They moved further up the Maslow “pyramid” and were seeking higher goals.  However, were they really doing that? I’m not so sure.  I think many people were simply trying to consume more and more and acquire more and more, thinking that would lead them to self-actualization. Instead, it got them into trouble.

As a Result of the Crisis – People are beginning to move lower down the Maslow “pyramid”.  They are concerned with survival.  To put it plainly, I’m basically recommending to all of my clients that they enter what I call “survival mode”.  The object is to survive.  Those who survive will be alive to prosper once this mess begins to straighten itself out.

A Return To Values

The current economic situation is forcing people to return to their values, their CORE values.

If it’s not important ON A CORE LEVEL, people no longer are interested.

We’re going to focus more on Maslow’s Hierachy in the near future, all in the hopes of reaching conclusions as to what is important and what isn’t.

Some Recommended Reading

Laws of Positioning #86 – Position Yourself To Be Secure

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