411: Sometimes Even the Sighted are Blind

There are always things to be grateful for.  I am sure that many listeners at times feel that this understanding is absolutely false.  There are times when gratitude is not warranted.  I would tell these listeners to look a little harder.  What about your ability to see; not just with your eyes but with your heart.

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409: Need and Want, and How Maslow can Sort It Out

It seems that everyone seems to confuse the concept of need and want.  Today I wanted to talk about a psychologist from the past who truly understood need; Abraham Maslow.  In his theory of the Hierarchy of Needs he talked about how each of us has the capability to experience self-actualization.

His model took the healthiest of individuals and tried to determine what made them who they are.  By interviewing noteworthy successful people he was able to determine what each of us strives for

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