When the Need for Growth is Important to You
- You need to constantly develop new skills, learn new things and improve what you already know.
- You must develop physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.
- You need to be constantly growing.
The need for Growth means that you continually strive to learn new skills, gather knowledge, and grow as a person.
You have this picture of yourself in the future — of how you desire to be.
And your need for Growth pushes you to reach for that ideal self.
When the need for Growth is at its highest, you continuously strive to grow emotionally, spiritually, physically, financially, and intellectually.
Growth is a crucial aspect of life. If you’re not growing, you’re making no real progress.
However, Growth isn’t necessarily about learning a new skill or reading a good book.
It’s more about the time you put into self-reflection.
Moreover, it’s about your mindful approach to understanding the consequences of your daily decisions, choices, and actions.
The need for Growth isn’t a primary need.
This means it’s not a need everyone from all walks of life strives to fulfill.
However, it’s an essential need because, without Growth, there is a lack — of dissatisfaction.
Without Growth, your life may even feel as though it’s stagnating.
On the surface, you may be fulfilling the four primary needs:
- You’re comfortable
- You experience some uncertainty
- You feel significant
- You also satisfy your need for connection
However, if you’re not growing and evolving psychologically, you feel dissatisfied and unfulfilled and don’t know why.
How Growth Serves You
- There is always a new challenge and something new to learn.
- You're not dependent on others to find joy in learning.
- You're self-sufficient and active in your pursuits.
- You're not attached to material possessions.
- It's not about what you have; it's about what you know and what you can do.
How Growth Hurts You
- Connecting and giving to others can be more fulfilling than acquiring new knowledge and skills.
- There can be more pleasure in sharing than in accumulating knowledge.
- You can be seen as reserved and unwilling to share.
- You can become detached and overly private.
- You tend to under-value relationships.
Growth Focus
- You focus on learning, studying, and developing your skills, and being the best you can be.
Growth Energy
- You conserve your energy and focus away from feelings to learn everything there is to be learned.
- You are self-contained and set careful limits to protect your time and privacy.
Growth Health
- If your need to grow is tied to developing physically, you will do whatever is necessary to stay healthy and fit.
Growth Avoidance
- You will do anything to avoid feeling inadequate or drained.
- You avoid privacy demands and intrusions that allow you to focus on your personal growth.
Growth Strengths
- You're respectful of others.
- You're thoughtful, calm, and dependable.
- You like to think that you're a model of self-improvement for others.
Growth Communication Style
- Because you like to focus on content and facts, people might see you as distant.
- Words that you use frequently are: you, you, yourself, know, learn, grow, develop, understand, analyze, accomplish, and goals.
Growth Stress
- You're stressed when you feel tired or dependent on others.
- Intrusions on your privacy are stressful to you.
Growth Defensiveness
- You become defensive when there are intrusions or limitations on what you want to do.
- You can become angry when people interfere with your need for privacy.
Growth Emotions
- You're careful when expressing emotions, but you can have outbursts of temper when you feel intruded upon.
Goal for Achieving Balanced Growth
Your goal for achieving balanced Growth is to pursue your Growth. At the same time, you are enjoying relationships and connections with people.What to do?
- , You need to experience joy and pleasure in many ways, not just by learning.
- It would be best to find balance by focusing more on others than on your Growth and development.
- You need to experience pleasure in giving, be less reserved, and prioritize love and relationships.
- You need to take better care of those you love.
What interferes with your goal?
- The belief that you're not worthy if you don't constantly improve yourself.
- The importance you give to privacy interferes with your goal.
- It would be best to recognize that you could appear self-centered.
How can others support you?
- Others can appreciate your ability to be self-sufficient and independent as well as your willingness to live and let live while at the same time encouraging you to be more social and loving.