084: Dr. Pelè Asks: Was Maslow's Hierarchy Wrong Or Misunderstood?
PROFITABLE HAPPINESS®
English - October 25, 2019 15:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsManagement Business Health & Fitness happiness well-being sales marketing life coaching consulting business coaching business management leadership storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
There is an age-old assumption—seemingly supported by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (1943)—that material success comes before happiness.
According to SimplyPsychology.org:
"Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up. From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization."
The key phrase here is "Needs lower...must be satisfied BEFORE...needs higher up."
Is this true, or a fundamental misunderstanding that has left far too many people living splintered, unhappy lives in the pursuit of material success?
In this episode, I examine this question, along with new research and scientific evidence that proposes precisely the opposite.
—Dr. Pelè