The Amazing Mister Maslow
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So, where does all this “survival mode” business come from? Yes, I like playing in the woods, but the true source of this training is a man by the name of Abraham Maslow.
Maslow was a man concerned with human behavior. He studied men and their quirks and their motivations, and the result of that study was something he dubbed the Hierarchy of Needs.
According to Maslow, a person could only reach his full potential—he could only be really creative and productive—if he reached the point of self actualization. And in order to get there, he first had to have a few things.
First, he had to have the basic elements of survival. Second, he had to have a sense of security. Third, he had to have a sense of connection with others as equals. Fourth, he had to believe in his own self-worth. Only then coud he attain self actualization, which according to Maslow, encompassed “morality, creativity, honest, spontaneity, lack of prejudice, acceptance of the facts.”
Wikipedia offers an excellent starting point for a better understanding of Maslow’s hierarchy…which will give you a better understanding of what’s going on here at CSG.
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