Basic Human Needs

1. The need to give and receive attention.
2. Taking heed of the mind body connection.
3. The need for purpose, goals and meaning.
4. A sense of community and making a contribution.
5. The need for challenge and creativity
6. The need for intimacy
7. The need to feel a sense of control
8. The need for a sense of status
9. The need for a sense safety and security
--Uncommon Knowledge

• Security is the need to feel safe, to feel assured that they know what is going to happen, to know ahead of time what the plans are. What constitutes Security can be different for different people.
• Adventure is the need for an adrenaline rush, to have new experiences, to travel, to have BIG experiences, to have drama in their life, to have a sense of anticipation about upcoming events.
• Freedom is the need for independence and spontaneity. It is also the need to have choices and to feel in control of making those choices.
• Exchange is the need to trade information and knowledge with others, not just to mingle or socialize, but to deliver and receive something of value.
• People with a need for Power need to be in a position of authority and responsibility. They need to explore Power, leadership and accomplishment.
• Expansion is the need to build something, to add onto, to create an empire, to expand horizons, to go where no one has gone before.
• Acceptance is the need to accept yourself and be accepted by others. This includes a feeling of belonging.
• People with a need for Community like having people around. They are highly social and will express their enjoyment of gatherings. These are the best folks to put in charge of parties and company gatherings.
• Expression is the need to be artistic, to be seen, to be heard, to be felt. It is the need to express oneself through words, speech, actions, dress, art and self-creations of all types.
• --Instititute for Management Excellence