http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/abraham-maslow-1-or-1 en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;What humans </em><em><strong>can</strong></em><em> be, they </em><em><strong>must</strong></em><em> be.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">Abraham Maslow</p><p>Abraham Maslow once said that in any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.</p><p>I love that.</p><p>I like to think of it this way:</p><p>We wake up in the morning.</p><p>Is our first act a step forward (we get up immediately; we say the mantra we committed to; whatever) or do we step back into safety (stay in bed; hit snooze; etc.)?</p><p>+1 one if you stepped forward.</p><p>-1 one if you stepped backward.</p><p>&lt;|----------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----------------------------|&gt;</p><p>-100 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 100</p><p>So, after that first act/thought, you&rsquo;re either at +1 or -1. Yah?</p><p>(Notice that the difference between where you <em>could be </em>and where you <em>actually are</em> is actually TWO units apart, not one, btw&hellip;)</p><p>OK. How about the next moment? Forward or back?</p><p>Forward or back?</p><p>Forward or back?</p><p>Moment to moment to moment&hellip;</p><p>Fast forward to the end of the day. Where are you? +25,000 or -25,000?</p><p>Pay attention cuz the weight of those negative #s is going to make it hard for you to sleep well.</p><p>Step forward.</p><p>Please.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:21 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:453:453 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/453