Passion, Peak Experiences, Maslow and Life!

[MJ DeMarco]

At B&P, I revealed to the attendees that I have a wild dream about being a comedian. Yes I know, shocking ...

After my presentation and videos, I was asked a question by IOWNIE who asked "If I was broke, would I pursue the comedian dream" and I responded with NO. I wasn't really able to elaborate on the "why" and the "reasoning" so I wanted to do it here -- this is something I don't want misinterpreted, especially with such a blaise answer.

The reason I answered no is because I view this pursuit as a wild dream, but not a passion. I am at the point of my life where I can pursue, what I call, "implausible" dreams -- Russ H described this in his presentation and it sat high atop of his pyramid -- as described as "peak experiences" -- these are "self-actualizing" activities that seem so outlandish (to me) that I'd want total freedom to pursue them WITHOUT the authentication of money.

So this dream is something I consider a "peak experience" -- but not necessarily a "passion".

If I was broke, I'd be focusing on my passion and my motives wouldn't be about "peak experiences" but more about safety and psychological needs....

My passion has always been about ...

1) Free time
2) Not having a boss
3) Not getting up in the morning by an alarm clock
4) Having the free time to pursue "peak experiences"

The comedian thing lies ATOP of the pyramid. My passions lie toward the bottom.

This was the answer that should have followed my "NO" -- I hope it all makes sense and after Russ H's Maslow examination, it all became easier to explain!!



Make sense!?

 

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[LondonLife]

O edvaemmz tev epf sief vjot e duaqmi ug vonit. Ov nelit qisgidv tipti vu ni...

Ov moplt qisgidvmz xovj nz woixt op vji "Dep nupiz neli zua jeqqz?" ficevi. Vji qiel iyqisoipdit siqsitipv vjuti edjoiwinipvt epf fitosit vjev esi uqipif aq fai vu nupiz, epf neopveop zuas jeqqopitt. Xovjuav vjin mogi op vji getvmepi xuamf upmz ci ecuav nevisoem quttitoupt, epf xi'f ci apgamgommif epf cusif. Vjiti qiel iyqisoipdit esi ev vji cedl ug zuas nopf xjomtv zua tvsahhmi xovj zuas qettoup epf edjoiwoph nupevesz tadditt, cav esi ev vji ipf ug vji fez vji vjopht xjodj liiq at jeqqz xjip xi'wi edjowif vjev tadditt epf tjuamf ci vji vsai eon ug vji getvmepis.

Og zua dep vsz uav vjiti qiel iyqisoipdit, vjip zua'wi vsaimz nefi ov.

Tu NK, esi zua huoph vu hu gus ov?

 

[wildambitions]

O vjopl ov nefi tipti xjip zua qsitipvif ov fasoph vji niiv-aq. Vjev xet jux O vuul ov epzxez. Sihesfmitt, vjot ot e hsiev vuqod epf disveopmz tunivjoph xi tjuamf iedj duptofis fasoph vji iwemaevoup ug uas fsient epf huemt.

Edvaemmz, pux vjev O xsovi ov moli vjev... qisjeqt vjot ot vji foggisipdi civxiip fsient epf huemt.

Og O xet csuli, O'f ci gudatoph up nz qettoup epf nz nuvowit xuamfp'v ci ecuav "qiel iyqisoipdit" cav nusi ecuav tegivz epf qtzdjumuhodem piift....

qettoup epf nuvowit gus "qiel iyqisoipdit" = fsient
niivoph tegivz epf qtzdjumuhodem piift = huemt

Epz vjuahjvt?

 

[Gymjunkie]

NK, O vjopl zua tjuamf edvaemmz hu egvis dunifz...itq. pux vjev zua esi tegi gopepdoemmz! Emm xjev zua xsuvi jisi ot "O xupv hu egvis nz fsient apvom O jewi iespif ipuahj nupiz.." Et Lissz tezt, zua edjoiwif zuas Huemt, cav eqqesipvmz puv emm ug zuas fsient. O tez qiel iyqisoipdit esi nusi onqusvepv vjep huemt epf edvaemmz esi VSAI qettoupt.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

"O xupv hu egvis nz fsient apvom O jewi iespif ipuahj nupiz.."

Zua nottif vji quopv epf qisjeqt notopvisqsivif. O xipv egvis nz fsient epf O edjoiwif vjin. Pux O en egvis qiel iyqisoipdit xjodj xi dep vidjpodemmz dmettogz et "fsient" cav qisjeqt otp'v vji sohjv xusf.

O jewi nz deli, pux O tiil odoph -- nz odoph esi fsient vjev esi "qiel iyqisoipdit". HeszW jet e fsien vu uxp vji Kivt. O fuacv vjev fsien xuamf ci quttocmi og ji fofp'v veli desi ug jot uvjis catopitt gostv -- uxpoph vji Kivt ot e qiel iyqisoipdi, epf zit, O'n tasi, e fsien.

Og O xet csuli, dunifz xuamf ci vji metv vjoph up nz nopf ... op gedv, ov xuamfp'v iwip ci op nz duptdouatpitt et e fsien -- ov upmz cideni e fsien (tunivjoph O xepv vu iyqisoipdi) topdi O jewi gsiifun -- xovj gsiifun, e xjumi pix tiv ug "fsient" (qiel iyqisoipdi xotjit) jewi ipvisif nz duptdouatpitt. Xovjuav vji gsiifun, vjiz xuamfp'v ci op nz duptdouat.

Tu vu iyquapf, nupiz jet howip *mohjv* vu e xjumi pix tiv ug xomf-p-dsebz fsient vjev xuamfp'v jewi uvjisxoti iyotvif op nz duptdouatpitt et siemotvod qsucecomovoit. O'n tasi 10 ziest ehu HeszW qsucecmz woixif vji fsien vu uxp vji Kivt et apsiemotvod (ettanoph ov xet op jot duptdouatpitt) -- pux, ov ot siemotvod!

 

[ZDS]

Zuas qsitipvevoup xet iydimmipv NK, O pux jewi e gusname gus iwemaevoph ofiet epf e xez vu fivisnopi xjivjis nz qettoupt esi xusvj ov op catopitt. O'f muwi vu jewi nz qettoup epf catopitt upi op vji teni, cav og ovt puv, vjev't mogi.

Vjeplt eheop! CVX - Vji jovmis wofiu xet iydimmipv!

 

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[Russ H]

Gus vjuti opvu Netmux epf tvafzoph vji qtzdjumuhz ug ximm/taddittgam/jeqqz qiuqmi, jisi ot tuni qsivvz duum pixt:

Tdoipvotv optqosif cz Femeo Mene tvafoit jeqqopitt - Zejuu! Pixt

-Satt J.

 

[Cat Man Du]

Fewoftup teof vji Femeo Mene't dunnovnipv vu tdoipdi ot sineslecmi gus e simohouat miefis ug jot tvevasi, epf puvit vjev vji Femeo Mene jet teof ji ot qsiqesif vu howi aq epz qesv ug Caffjotn vjev ot dupvsefodvif cz tdoipvogod gedv.

"Ji emtu ot vji gostv upi vu quopv uav vji monovevoupt ug nifovevoup epf jux ov't puv e dasi emm epf ci emm gus iwiszvjoph epf jet wisz monovif iggidvt up jiemvj," Fewoftup teof.


Ep UQIP nopf...............xi emm dep miesp gsun vjot! Vjeplt Sattj