- Realizing our inner potential is a major factor in personality.
- It is how an individual expresses their creativity, spiritual enlightenment and desire to give to society.
- Self actualization is the need to be good, fully alive and to find meaning in life.
- A person may not be meeting their psychological need if the energy and resources are not made available.
- People are less likely to be truly happy if they are continuously making goals that do not match what their true nature is.
- A person needs to engage in tasks that are below their abilities so they will not be bored but they also need to not engage in activities that are too challenging which causes anxiety.
- The activities one chooses to engage in that is just right for their personality will lead to experience of flow, which will make an individual feel happy.
- These experiences will lead a person to realizing their inner strengths and potential.
References:
Gilbert, Daniel T., Daniel M. Wegner, and Matthew K. Nock. "Personality."Psychology. By Daniel L. Schacter. Third ed. N.p.: Worth, n.d. 471-503. Print.
Gilbert, Daniel T., Daniel M. Wegner, and Matthew K. Nock. "Personality."Psychology. By Daniel L. Schacter. Third ed. N.p.: Worth, n.d. 471-503. Print.