Self esteem is a vital part of your own self motivation<\/a> and without a sense of your own self worth your motivation will be severely limited. Without motivation it is difficult to do anything or take even the most simple steps in order to meet your more basic needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe world we live in is very competitive and requires pro-activity to ask or reach out for what you want, or else others will ignore you. Self esteem is a vital tool in your weaponry of life. Though it is a good starting point, I don’t believe Maslow has given this enough emphasis in his hierarchy of needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can you meet your self esteem needs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWork and Career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Your choice of work is very important for your self esteem. These days most people define themselves by the job they do. If you are a professional, say a teacher, engineer, doctor, psychologist, chemist, lecturer or whatever your job is, you can take pride in your profession. Jobs also give us status as well as a personal identity. Not only can jobs satisfy esteem needs they also provide a sense of belonging, satisfying belonging needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, one way to satisfy your esteem needs is to focus on your career opportunities. Promotion is another way to fulfill your esteem needs, so focusing on doing your job well, or taking on new responsibilities is helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Education and Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Learning and education is not a basic need but can help you satisfy esteem needs because it is an award and also adds to your status. It can also give you a sense of satisfaction and can fulfill the need to learn that many of us have. A degree or a professional qualification can boost your self esteem and confidence and also help to open up opportunities to advance in your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volunteering and Helping Others<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Anything you do to help others can satisfy your love and esteem needs. Helping others is a way of contributing to and being a valuable member of society. You also get the chance to give love to others and develop positive communication and relationships with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volunteering can also give you an added perspective on life and help you to feel grateful that you can help others rather than need to be helped by others. This helps you understand that you are lucky. Giving love, developing relationships, helping others less fortunate than yourself will boost how you think about yourself and will increase your self esteem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJoining Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You may already feel that you are a member of a group. Friends can give you a sense of belonging, as can family. Belonging needs are important and we see these on the third level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have an interest in a hobby or activity, or any common interest it is easier than ever now to join groups either online or offline. Eventually you can meet with fellow members and share your interests. This offers you a great opportunity to satisfy belonging needs and even esteem needs if you feel that the group has some form of status or makes you feel good when you tell others you are a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Self Actualization Needs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If you are lucky enough to live in a developed country or fast developing country, you probably manage to meet your physiological needs and may be concerned about the highest needs, self-actualization. If you are visiting this website, you may be interested in self development at this level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike Maslow claimed, you do not need to be a highly successful or person in a high position to want to satisfy these needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, decide what aspect of self-actualization you want to focus on. Do you want to discover more about who you are? Do you want to explore spirituality? Are you interested in art and culture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever it is that you seek to improve about yourself, you can begin on that journey today. I have some recommendations for reading, meditation, hypnosis, and other tools you can use here. The sky is the limit when it comes to self-exploration and self-actualization needs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- Kaur, A. (2013). Maslow\u2019s need hierarchy theory: Applications and criticisms. Global Journal of Management and Business Studies<\/em>, 3<\/em>(10), 1061-1064.<\/li>
- Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological review<\/em>, 50<\/em>(4), 370. Accessed at: http:\/\/www.excelcentre.net\/TheoryHumanMotivation.pdf <\/li>
- Maslow, A. H. (2013). Toward a psychology of being<\/em>. Simon and Schuster.<\/li>
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- Wahba, Mahmoud A., and Lawrence G. Bridwell. \u201cMaslow Reconsidered: A Review of Research on the Need Hierarchy Theory.\u201d Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, vol. 15, 1976, 212-240<\/li>
- Wikipedia. Abraham Maslow. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abraham_Maslow <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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