Psychologist Abraham Maslow first introduced his concept of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation"1 and his subsequent book, Motivation and Personality.2 This hierarchy proposes that individuals are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to extra needs. Maslow thought that these needs are like instincts and play a major role in motivating conduct. Physiological, security, social, and esteem requirements are deficiency needs (a.k.a. D-needs), meaning that these needs come up due to deprivation. Fulfilling these lower-level needs is important in order to prevent unpleasant feelings or results. Maslow termed the highest-level of the pyramid as growth needs (aka being needs or B-needs). Growth needs don't come from a lack of something, but instead from a want to grow as a individual. From low to high, the degrees of consciousness are: disgrace, guilt feelings, apathy, sorrow, dread, want, angriness, pridefulness, bravery, disinterest, willingness, acceptance, understanding, love, delight, peace, enlightenment. Altho we can jump in and out of different levels at assorted times, generally there’s a prevailing “normal” for us. This book will go over these levels in order. There is a logarithmic scale to define where a person is, so there are far fewer people at the higher levels than at the lower ones. An step-up from one level to another will result in tremendous changes in your life.

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