{"id":557,"date":"2012-04-01T22:55:42","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T06:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/?p=557"},"modified":"2023-04-28T05:43:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:43:18","slug":"ideal-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/intrinsic-blog\/ideal-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideal Self"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"557\" class=\"elementor elementor-557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2eb56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef2eb56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78dee4a2\" data-id=\"78dee4a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e69cfd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e69cfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/abun.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-424\" title=\"abun\" src=\"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/abun-300x246.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/abun-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/abun.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>\u201cOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light and not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be&#8230; you\u2019re playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people will feel secure around you.\u201d Marianne Williamson<\/p><ul><li>Self-actualization is:<\/li><\/ul><blockquote><ul><li>Striving toward one\u2019s ideal self, toward autonomous self-regulation, a striving for personal mastery, to experience flow, to develop realistic appraisals of oneself and others<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote><ul><li>Intrinsic motivation emerges spontaneously from psychological needs, curiosities and innate strivings for growth<\/li><li>To paraphrase Carl Rogers \u201cSelf-actualization is an underlying flow of movement toward constructive fulfillment of &#8230; inherent possibilities. It is an individual\u2019s or couple\u2019s ever-fuller realizations of one\u2019s talents, capacities and potentialities. To embrace and enjoy the journey.<\/li><\/ul><p>The self-actualized world-view:<\/p><ul><li>Altruistically humanistic vs. behavioristic<\/li><\/ul><blockquote><ul><li>It is not a Stimulus \u2192 Response World<\/li><li>It is an emotionally and socially intelligent world where stimulus evokes thoughtful response, employing the power of choice (Viktor Frankl)<\/li><li>It is an abundant, interconnected &amp; interdependent world of possibilities<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote><ul><li>High moral and ethical standards<\/li><li>To nurture others toward their ideal selves<\/li><li>Intrinsically motivated to enjoy the journey<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs \u201cOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. 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