{"id":424,"date":"2023-02-13T01:50:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T01:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/?p=424"},"modified":"2025-03-16T02:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T02:51:09","slug":"when-contribution-is-important-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/when-contribution-is-important-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Need for Contribution is Important to You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<center style=\"padding:1em 0;\">\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/app\/Questionnaires\/SixHumanNeeds\/Play?embed=true\" data-autosize=\"1\" style=\"margin:0px; padding:0px; border:none; display:block; height:100vh; min-height:400px; min-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-the-need-for-contribution-is-important-to-you\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_Need_for_Contribution_is_Important_to_You\"><\/span>When the Need for Contribution is Important to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poweredbygnosis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maslow-1.png\" alt=\"Human Needs\" class=\"wp-image-1415\" style=\"width:320px;height:320px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s first review Abraham Maslow&#8217;s&nbsp;theory of human needs. In 1943, Abraham Maslow proposed the hierarchy of psychological needs, illustrating an order of human motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is often depicted as a pyramid because Maslow initially suggested that we must satisfy our Physiological Needs first, followed by our need for Safety, Love, and a Sense of Belonging, then <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"299\" href=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/how-to-improve-your-negative-self-image\/\">Self-Esteem<\/a>, and finally, Self-actualization in that order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maslow later clarified that the order in the hierarchy &#8220;is not nearly as rigid&#8221; as he originally implied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, for some, the need for <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"299\" href=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/how-to-improve-your-negative-self-image\/\">Self-Esteem<\/a> could be more important than <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"420\" href=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/when-the-need-for-love-connection-is-important-to-you\/\">the need for Love<\/a>. For others, the need for creative fulfillment may supersede even the most Basic Needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poweredbygnosis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Six-human-needs-.jpg\" alt=\"Six Human Needs\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" style=\"width:320px;height:287px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For these reasons,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clo%C3%A9_Madanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clo\u00e9 Madanes<\/a>, a world-renowned innovator and teacher of family and strategic therapy, separated the Emotional areas from the Physical and reworked the needs into &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/the-six-human-needs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"427\">The Six Human Needs.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clo\u00e9 explains that the <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"427\" href=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/the-six-human-needs\/\">Six Human Needs<\/a> are not &#8220;Desires&#8221; but actual &#8220;Psychological Needs&#8221; that we continually try to satisfy consciously and subconsciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your needs influence your deepest motivations and determine how you prioritize your decisions and actions throughout your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you try to meet those needs that are not in line with your values, you will experience conflict and discontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, when you can align your needs with your highest values, you will feel more fulfilled and complete.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poweredbygnosis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SixNeeds.jpg\" alt=\"Six Human Needs Pairing\" class=\"wp-image-1795\" style=\"width:461px;height:309px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Six Human Needs work in pairs: Certainty with Variety, Significance with Love and Connection, and Growth with Contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two pairs are in constant search of balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you feel that you don&#8217;t have enough of one of the needs when you have too much of the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the bottom two needs, Growth, and Contribution, can grow separately or together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-need-for-contribution\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Need_for_Contribution\"><\/span>What is the Need for Contribution?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/mypersonalitystyle.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Contibution-Avatar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15676\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Life is incomplete without the sense that one contributes to others or a cause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have to go beyond your own needs and give to others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want to give back and leave a mark on the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for Contribution means living the Contribution&#8217;s purpose and providing value to others that goes well beyond your needs, desires, and wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are primarily living for a higher purpose \u2014 for something greater than yourself that can potentially last a lifetime and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for CContributionstems from ouContributionare ourselves, helping others, and adding value to their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s about making a difference to individuals, the community, society, and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this doesn&#8217;t mean that all of us will significantly change the world. Instead, it means we work on something that gives life more meaning and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, whether your acts of kindness help change one life or many lives does not matter. Instead, it&#8217;s the intention behind the work that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To satisfy the need for Contribution, you might contribute time to a cause, a charity, or a community project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you might fulfill this need by helping someone solve a problem or, maybe, by teaching a class at a local community center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter what you do as long as what you do provides you with a sense of fulfillment that you are doing something greater than yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-contribution-serves-you\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Contribution_Serves_You\"><\/span><a><\/a>How Contribution Serves You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focusing on something beyond yourself makes most of your problems and sources of pain less significant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You get Certainty because you know there is always a way to contribute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have variety because there are many different ways of contributing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have Significance because you know you are helping others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The spiritual bond that develops by helping others gives you a sense of connection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You grow and develop by helping others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-contribution-hurts-you\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Contribution_Hurts_You\"><\/span><a><\/a>How Contribution Hurts You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You lose sight of the fact that charity begins at home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You care for so many people or for such an important cause that you sometimes neglect taking care of yourself and your loved ones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consequently, your physical, emotional, or spiritual health may suffer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You sometimes neglect your relationships, and people can resent the time and energy you put into a cause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-focus\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Focus\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Focus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your focus is on the world, a cause, how to help others, and how to contribute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-energy\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Energy\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Energy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re energetic and focused outwardly to the point that you can exhaust yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-health\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Health\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You would like to stay healthy, but your need to contribute may drive you to neglect yourself and your health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-avoidance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Avoidance\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Avoidance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You avoid being weak, dependent, and powerless.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don&#8217;t want to lose the respect of those you care about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-strengths\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Strengths\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Strengths<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re brave, persistent, generous, and assertive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-communication-style\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Communication_Style\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Communication Style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re energetic and firm but can be seen as controlling and disregarding others&#8217; opinions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Words that you use frequently are ideals, justice, the cause, fairness, compassion, and giving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-stress\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Stress\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Stress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can over-exert yourself and suffer from fatigue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Injustice stresses you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s difficult to restrain yourself from being confrontational in the face of unfairness or injustice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-defensiveness\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Defensiveness\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Defensiveness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You become defensive with people who try to control you and those who are deceitful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re defensive when people are indifferent to essential causes and ideals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-emotions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Emotions\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Emotions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You&#8217;re enthusiastic and outgoing, but you can become angry and aggressive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-goal-for-achieving-contribution-growth-and-balance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Goal_for_Achieving_Contribution_Growth_and_Balance\"><\/span>The Goal for Achieving Contribution Growth and Balance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your goal for achieving continuous growth and balance is to find a balance between caring for yourself and your loved ones and contributing to the larger good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It would be best to notice that you come across as too intense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to take care of yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to take care of your relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What interferes with your GGoal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contribution satisfies your needs at such a high level that you often ignore them and neglect yourself and others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your lifestyle can lead to exhaustion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must always be strong and deny that your vulnerability interferes with your goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How can we support the port Goal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Others can encourageGoal to take care of yourself and express your vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They can stand their ground in expressing what they need from you regarding attention and energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contribution-advice\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contribution_Advice\"><\/span><a><\/a>Contribution Advice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It would be best to notice that you can appear too intense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to take care of yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to take care of your relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/Quiz\/SixHumanNeeds\/Play\">Take the Six Human Needs Assessment for Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4590131564117670\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4590131564117670\" data-ad-slot=\"7455872473\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Need for Contribution is Important to You Let&#8217;s first review Abraham Maslow&#8217;s&nbsp;theory of human needs. 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