Why do humans do the things they do?
Tony Robbins says we’re all trying to fulfill 6 fundamental needs:
- We have a need for certainty
- We have a need for variety (uncertainty) – let fear go
- We have a need for significance (purpose and meaning)
- We have a need for connection (relationships and love). Most of the times love remains in the Balance Sheet
- We have a need for growth – being or not a Good Ten
- We have a need for contribution
That list rings true to me. As my great friend Phil Harkins wonderfully once said and I repeated in my “Last Speech” …The secret to life is something to do, somewhere to go, and someone to be with…
Here’s Tony’s TedTalk
photo: Ratko Kaucic