 | The truth is that you can’t effectively support higher needs in others if you’re not first satisfying them in yourself. —The Cult Branding Company |
This month we are pleased to share highlights from a timeless business article we found posted back in 2017 by The Cult Branding Company on personal growth, performance, and self-actualization. This short read is full of wisdom for those who want to advance in the workplace.
"Successful businesses like Southwest, Google, Zappos, The Container Store, and Netflix tap into basic and higher needs not just for their customers, but for their employees. These organizations don’t just create jobs; they attract talented people looking for vocations where they can find greater meaning in their work.
Google’s culture pushes their employees toward self-actualization. They maintain values like, “It’s best to do one thing really, really well,” and “Great just isn’t good enough.” One way they support this value is through their Search Inside Yourself program that teaches employees how to meditate to gain better focus and improve their emotional intelligence.
"Successful businesses like Southwest, Google, Zappos, The Container Store, and Netflix tap into basic and higher needs not just for their customers, but for their employees. These organizations don’t just create jobs; they attract talented people looking for vocations where they can find greater meaning in their work.
Google’s culture pushes their employees toward self-actualization. They maintain values like, “It’s best to do one thing really, really well,” and “Great just isn’t good enough.” One way they support this value is through their Search Inside Yourself program that teaches employees how to meditate to gain better focus and improve their emotional intelligence.
The truth is that you can’t effectively support higher needs in others if you’re not first satisfying them in yourself. This doesn’t make you selfish; it makes you human. The reverse is also true: the more internally “full” and rich you feel from satisfying your higher needs, the more you’ll be able to give to others.
Maslow found that expressing higher values by satisfying our needs for things like meaning, knowledge, beauty, growth, and spiritual values is a sign of mental health. It makes us more fully human. It makes us better leaders too."
This advice is certainly timeless and true. Make the commitment to cultivating yourself from the inside out. Find an authentic and deep meditation training. Adopt it. Make it your daily self-care practice. You will not only change your performance at work, you will change the way you see the world—and possibly change the way the world sees you.
"These peak experiences are times that you feel truly at peace and in harmony with your environment and also the whole universe. These experiences are marked by a feeling of euphoria and deep joy and gratitude." ~ Abraham Maslow
Becoming self-actualized can be a long process, DASA Meditation is a fast-track to get you there.
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