As humans we all have needs and wants and we are motivated in our actions to get away from pain (push) or to get pleasure (pull).
1. Certainty
We all want know that we’re safe, and that we can count on certain
things in life to happen (or not to happen). We want certainty the car
will start, the water will flow from the tap when we turn it on and the
floorboards will support us when we get up in the morning.
2. Variety
At the same time we need certainty, we also crave
novelty. Paradoxically, there needs to be enough uncertainty to provide
intrigue and excitement in our lives.
3. Significance
Deep down, we all want to be valued for who we are. We want our life to have meaning and significance. We want to “matter”.
4. Connection/Love
We’re alive because someone (even if it was in a
dysfunctional way) loved us. We need to feel loved, feel part of a
community, and feel cared for and cared about.
5. Growth
We have a need to become better, to improve our
skills, to stretch, expand and excel. This need may be more evident in
some than others, but it is present in all of us.
6. Contribution
The desire to make the world a better place than we
found it is the final human need. It is the need to contribute
something of value, to help and uplift others somehow.
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