02/09/2020
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a super useful framework to think about how we can actualize, but it seems that he "generously borrowed" (aka took the idea without crediting) the pyramid from traditional knowledge of the Blackfoot Nation. 😠The First Nations concept was of an even greater scope than individual actualization, and it was not a pyramid but a tipi. So, while each individual's needs are real and important, the greater framework that we should be aspiring for are communities and cultures that will uplift individual actualizations by default. Thus, Maslow's pyramid is more appropriately thought of as a "tent peg". ⛺️Feel free to use that, but you heard it here first ;)
🤝A single peg isn't enough to hold the tarp down. But we need every good piece of equipment in order to weather this storm. And that's a pretty good metaphor for what I'm trying to do with this business: help people actualize in the service of something greater. Not to be more successful, but to be more of themselves and use that inner strength to create change in the systems which allow for the cultural evolution that provides a safe place to sleep for everyone.✊
https://lincolnmichel.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/maslows-hierarchy-connected-to-blackfoot-beliefs/
