dvcochran
Grandmaster
The images below is how it's often taught, we learned it this way in my counselling course, we covered it quite a bit. But I get what you mean in that self-actualisation would be considered at the 'bottom' from the perspective of it needing to be addressed only after the other needs are met.
The black belt can 'represent' the 'need' to self-actualise, grow, learn, and develop into the fullest potential you can and want to be (different for everyone). Personal evolution. That's all I'm saying, nothing cryptic
neither me or maslow are responsible for people misreprestning it as a triange
but if your insisting on triangles the most impirtant bit of the great pyrimid is the bit at the bottom, wiyh out whiich the whole lot falls over
so, in a HIERARCHY of important the foundation are top of the list, the pointy vit at the top is what peopje spend the most time admiring, but is least important to it standibg for 4000 years
I quoted both of you because I agree with both of you. Clearly y'all are looking at 'it' from different perspectives.
Jobo, I sincerely hope you do not have to worry so much about the bottom of those pyramids to place them at the top of your list. That said, I am a realist and a realist would put them higher on the list.
Simon, I get it, and would say I am stuck in the green for life and am okay with that. Or that I don't feel compelled to search any further. Or I got to the top and didn't see any difference from the lower section.
Assuming the essentials that Jobo is lamenting about are covered the pyramid has merit. Sadly there are many folks whose life is far from that model.
Am I being a Pollyanna?