According to Maslow, self-actualization is “the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially, the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming.” The motivation is growth, not filling a deficiency. The goal is fulfilling one’s existing potential, not creating a new need.
The need for self-actualization springs from our identity, how we perceive and understand our individual self, who we are. Who we can and aspire to be is central to our identity. It’s more emotional than rational.
So remember these….
* RECOGNIZE true happiness and not settle for less
* FIND true self-esteem, which doesn't depend on anything outside you
* RETURN to the state of joy, peace, and spontaneous fulfillment that is your natural
birthright
* FOCUS on the present and learn to live it fully
* EXPERIENCE enlightenment: even the briefest glimpses of unity consciousness have a
transformative effect, and these are available to you now
* RECOGNIZE true happiness and not settle for less
* FIND true self-esteem, which doesn't depend on anything outside you
* RETURN to the state of joy, peace, and spontaneous fulfillment that is your natural
birthright
* FOCUS on the present and learn to live it fully
* EXPERIENCE enlightenment: even the briefest glimpses of unity consciousness have a
transformative effect, and these are available to you now
