
- Physical: hunger, thirst, bodily comfort
- Security: protection, safety, stability
- Belonging: love, family, friends, affection
- Esteem: achieve, be competent, gain approval, independence, status
- Learning: know, understand, mentally connect
- Aesthetic: symmetry, order, beauty, balance
- Self-actualization: realize our own potential, self-fulfillment, peak experiences
- Transcendence: help others realize their potential
Belonging
- Listen to your friends without interrupting nor being hurry.
- Send them your warm greetings via e-cards.
- Tell them how you miss them.
- Send them special messages at their birthday
- Comfort them in times of trouble.
- Introduce them to your other friends to expand their networks.
- Buy them gifts when you are traveling. Even small gifts matter.
Esteem
- Ask them how they are doing.
- Praise them for the good jobs they have done.
- Talk with them about their achievements.
- Talk about how good they are in front of your other friends.
- Be the first person to tell them about good news involving them.
Learning
- Send them your favorite quotes.
- Take the time to do small research to answer their questions.
- Lend them your favorite books.
- Spark their curiosity by asking them smart questions.
- Tell them your favorite web sites to learn from.
- Send them the articles you find that might help them.
- Passionately share your learning experiences; it’s contagious.
Aesthetic
- Lend them your favorite CDs or DVDs.
- Tell them where they can learn to play music.
- Tell them where they can learn to draw (Drawspace is a good start by the way).
- Share your favorite wallpapers and pictures.
- Let them know of interesting cultural events you hear about.
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