The Six Human Needs | The Better Than Rich Show Ep. 35

The Six Human Needs

Like it or not, our basic human needs are responsible for shaping our lives and the lives of those around us.  

When needs go unmet the resulting dilemma can inspire us to take action. 

From our most basic physiological needs to the more complex aspirational needs, we can create the life we want by analyzing how to fulfill these needs in positive ways.  

But catering to a particular need can also be dangerous.

Let’s take our most basic need for certainty.  We humans naturally crave predictability when it comes to shelter and sustenance.

That makes perfect sense.  We need to know that we are safe and will be fed in order to handle the other, more complex needs.  

But certainty can also be a trap. Creating certainty in ALL aspects of life can often lead to complacency like staying in a relationship that doesn’t serve you or continuing to work at a crappy job.  Both situations can be characterized as stable, but neither contribute to your growth and evolution as a person.

Where in your life are you being complacent?  Where is there room for growth and where should you dial back?  Understanding the Six Human Needs will help you figure out a way to strike a healthy balance.

This week, we break down each of the Six Human Needs penned by Tony Robbins and touch on famed psychologist Abraham Maslow’s take on the matter too.  You’ll not only have a concrete understanding of what these needs mean to you but you’ll be armed with the information you need to make shifts that will help you see real results.

Doing the work to understand your needs and make changes will cause discomfort, but as you might have heard Tony say before, “Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change”.