Hey genius,
I joined Genius Forum today and didn't immediately discover a post I wanted to comment on, so I decided to create one myself.
I decided to join you due to my interest in communicating with like-minded individuals who have already developed strong mental philosophies and don't have to be brought up to speed on what I believe are basic understandings of reality (at least that's my expectation).
Before I share what I'm about to share with you, though, I want to be as transparent as I can possibly be by letting you know that I operate a website that has a back-end offer. I've read the terms and conditions for being a member of this community, and so I'm aware of your desire for no advertising. I'm not here to advertise. I'm here to share what I believe are leading-edge ideas with leading-edge minds who have the capacity to challenge and perhaps even enhance them.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
My foundational principle is, "I am God having a Human experience" and I'm driven by my desire for preeminence. I perceive my day in mental segments and challenge myself to optimize my lifestyle towards as much preeminence as I can realize during each of these segments. Sometimes I make progress, sometimes I don't. However, the presence of this contrast symbolizes the duality of my eternal life and is the impetus behind everything I do. The greater the challenge, the more intense my drive. The easier the challenge, the less intense my drive.
MY CHOSEN TOPIC FOR TODAY
I frequent other communities related to financial independence (FI), as I myself am en route to FI. At the beginning of this year, I came across an article that mentioned Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It became apparent to me that nearly everyone in my immediate circles -- familial, clients, and friends -- do not have a clearly defined personal vision, which explains why the life they live is not consistent with the life they desire to live.
This is odd to me.
As a reminder, here's a list of Maslow's hierarchy of needs with the basic needs at the bottom:
- self-actualization
- esteem
- love / belonging
- safety
- physiological
I fully understand that the process of self-actualization is an eternal process, and that the people I am discussing do not have the same drive for preeminence as I do. All the more, living a happy and meaningful life doing things they love to do seems like a very achievable and basic goal they can achieve for themselves, though. They just don't do it, and so I have decided to discover a way to make it easier for them.
I want to engage you in conversation at this point, by asking you the following 2 questions:
What is your definition of self-actualization?
and are you currently in the process of self-actualization?
I'd love to know your thoughts on this and perhaps even your insights on how you would solve the dilemma I described above.
GRATITUDE
I appreciate your attention and this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Soul Iq and I look forward to positively interacting with you.
In alignment and full of optimism.