QUOTATION 87

ABRAHAM MASLOW ON WHY YOU MUST BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Use this to remind you that you have only one life and shouldn’t spend it doing a job you hate.

Abraham Maslow (1908–70) is most famous for creating his hierarchy of needs, the pinnacle of which is self-actualisation. Failing to at least try to achieve self-actualisation can result in disappointment and unhappiness, namely:

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

Abraham Maslow

WHAT TO DO

  • Identify which of the following groups you belong to: (A) the lucky few who knew from a very early age what they wanted to do, (B) the majority who learnt to become good at something that then becomes ...

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