Motivation Management And Consciousness

Motivation, Management, and Consciousness A Tract Book Essay By Anthony J. Fejfar, J.D., Esq., Coif © Copyright 2007 by Anthony J. Fejfar

Abraham Maslow is famous for his theory of motivation. Maslow asserts that there are five different levels of motivation for the person. They are: 1. Survival 2. Safety 3. Belonging 4. Esteem 5. Self-Actualization Survival needs deal with basic physical needs such as food, clothing, shelter. Safety needs involve freedom from harm and often involve the use of law to protect one from harm and to protect one’s freedom. Belonging needs are needs related to relationship and love such as friendship, parent-child, marriage partners, etc. Esteem needs involve the need for positive affirmation for a job well done. Finally, Self-

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Actualization needs relate to the need to express your True Self, your Holy Spirit Self, in a vocation. Socially responsible management of a company must structure its employment programs so that its employees are properly motivated. By the way, just because one Self-Actualizes does not mean that there is no need to be paid well for a job well done, for example. You are not required to take a poverty vow in order to Self-Actualize. Self-Actualizing people still have survival, safety, and esteem needs just as much as anyone else. Having said this, however, it is also true that Self-Actualizing people are willing to take risks in order to find work which is Self-Actualizing, sometimes putting up with the inconvenience of lower pay. Ideally, the Self-Actualizing person desires a job which promotes his or her Self-Actualization and which pays well.

Self-Actualizing people hate high paying jobs which do not

promote Self-Actualization. When forced into such a situation the SelfActualizing person typically is very unhappy.

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