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Six Human Needs: Growth

Growth is the fifth of the six human needs.

The first 4 needs we discussed (variety and certainty, significance and love and connection) may interfere with each other and are in constant strive for balance. The last two needs that people have are the need for growth and for contribution. Unlike the first 4 needs, these needs help and support each other in order to achieve a higher level of fulfillment.

It is estimated that we need to have our first four needs met before we are able to grow and contribute. For example, it is very hard for people to give when they do not have certainty. Think about it. How easy is it for someone to give their time when they are working 14 hours each day to provide for their family? How easy is it for you to invest in growing, learning, developing, when you are busy trying to fit in with others who think learning and developing are not socially favorable? Not very easy, right?

When we are “empty”, it is harder for us to give. When we are supported and strong, our ability to contribute and help others is much greater.

The great thing about growth and contribution is that they support each other and can happen from very small things. When we contribute, we give ourselves an opportunity to grow and when we grow as individuals, we increase our capacity to give and make a difference to those around us.

This post is part 6 of 7 in the series Six Human Needs

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April 9, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development Tags: academic performance, action, attitude, behavior / discipline, beliefs, certainty, change, choice, control, cooking, creative / creativity, decision making, education / learning, emotional intelligence, exercise, fear, feeling, focus, freedom, goals / goal setting, happiness, health / wellbeing, how to, love, motivation, needs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, positive, positive attitude tips, research, skills, social

Consistency is Key to Good Parenting

In my last post, I Learned it From the Best we talked about how influential parenting is for a child’s future. In the long term, some things parents do are positive and some are negative. But which ones are positive? Which parenting styles are good for your children? In this post, I want to go into detail about the importance of consistency – the value of giving consistent rewards, punishments, attention and praise.

In early childhood, parenting in general gives children a toolkit of skills and beliefs they can take with them. It helps them deal with the challenges that life puts in their paths. If parents give their child positive, useful tools, then they are well equipped for the future. Things like praise and attention give confidence. On the other hand, parents who give their children bad habits and poor attitudes are setting them up for struggle. Addictive behaviors and poor eating habits are examples of unhelpful tools.

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March 7, 2013 by Eden Baras In: Parenting Tags: academic performance, anxiety, attitude, behavior / discipline, beliefs, budget, certainty, conflict, dad, divorce, family matters, father, how to, mom, money, mother, negative, positive, positive attitude tips, practical parenting / parents, relationships / marriage, role model, separation, stress / pressure, values

Six Human Needs: Significance

Lion - king of the animals and a symbol of significance

Significance is the third of the six human needs. It is the quality of being worthy and special. Everyone is different so everyone wants to feel special in some way. Significance is not a desire but a need that people cannot live without. We all have this need to feel unique and different.

If you have ever watched parents or siblings when a baby has just come home from the hospital, you can see that the baby gets lots of attention. It can be asleep in a crib, opening its eyes, or doing nothing all and everyone is still fascinated. To all mothers and fathers, their baby is the most beautiful thing in the world. Why? Because their baby is special to them.

The desire to be special starts at birth and is essential to physical and emotional development in babies. This was investigated in a study conducted on babies in an orphanage. It was found that those who were given care but not attention did not developed physically and emotionally due to lack of touch and attention. Babies who had a replacement mother figure, (regardless of gender) who gave them attention developed properly.

This post is part 3 of 7 in the series Six Human Needs

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February 26, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development Tags: acceptance / judgment / tolerance, certainty, decision making, emotional intelligence, focus, how to, motivation, needs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, positive attitude tips

Six Human Needs: Variety

Variety is the second of the six human needs. It is a sense of change, interest and adventure that we all need in order to feel alive.

Have you ever been in a job or relationship where you have been totally certain that you could do it forever? And then suddenly you got bored? Did you ‘play’ with it to make it more fun? Lots of people do!

Doing the same things over and over again can be boring and people are willing to do a lot to feel lively. Sometimes they will even do things that are harmful for them.

Variety and certainty are very much connected to each other. They sit on either side of a scale that needs to be in constant balance. When we have too much certainty we reach a level where we are running on automatic. We look for a change to break up the monotony and bring some interest.

This post is part 2 of 7 in the series Six Human Needs

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February 19, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development Tags: acceptance / judgment / tolerance, certainty, decision making, emotional intelligence, focus, how to, motivation, needs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, positive attitude tips

Six Human Needs: Certainty

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs

If we want to understand ourselves and others, it is not enough to know what is important to us. We also have to understand our 6 human needs, also know as “6 emotional needs”.

Needs are beliefs that we have to have something, or that there is something we cannot live without.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, we function in life based on this belief. Needs are different from desires because they come with a small sense of panic and pressure.

The reason it is very important to identify our own and other’s needs is that needs are subconscious. They control our behavior and will override everything we value.

This post is part 1 of 7 in the series Six Human Needs

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February 12, 2013 by Ronit Baras In: Personal Development Tags: acceptance / judgment / tolerance, certainty, decision making, emotional intelligence, focus, how to, motivation, needs, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, positive attitude tips

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