If you aren’t happy in life, your needs are likely not being met as fully or as often as you’d like. Here’s a list of needs which you can use to prompt you about what you might be missing in life.
Here are a few questions to help you determine your needs in life:
I’ve not included “obvious” needs such as water and food.
Connection
AFFECTION
TO MATTER
COMMUNITY / BELONGING
COMMUNICATION
COMPASSION
KINDNESS
RESPECT
REASSURANCE
CARE
TO BE HEARD / SEEN / UNDERSTOOD
Security
CONSISTENCY / STABILITY
ORDER / STRUCTURE
PROTECTION
EMOTIONAL SAFETY
Freedom
CHOICE
INDEPENDENCE
SPACE
SPONTONEITY
POWER OVER SELF
FREEDOM
Leisure
HUMOUR
FUN
JOY
PLAY / PLEASURE
TIME FOR SELF
LIVELINESS
LIGHTNESS
ADVENTURE
Meaning
DISCOVERY
LEARNING
STIMULATION
COMPETENCE
CREATIVITY
CHALLENGE
CONTRIBUTION
EFFECTIVENESS
EXPLORATION
PURPOSE
WISDOM
BEAUTY
PARTICIPATION
AWARENESS
INTELLIGENCE
CLARITY
Honesty
HONESTY
INTEGRITY
AUTHENTICITY
FAIRNESS
Sense of self
GROWTH
SELF-AWARENESS
CLARITY
Peace
HOPE
INTERNAL / EXTERNAL PEACE
EQUALITY
HARMONY
Physical systenance
CLEAN AIR
FOOD
HEALTH
MOVEMENT
PHYSICAL SAFETY
REST / SLEEP
SHELTER
TOUCH
CLEAN WATER
Security
CONSISTENCY
ORDER / STRUCTURE
EXTERNAL PEACE
PEACE OF MIND
PROTECTION
EMOTIONAL SAFETY
STABILITY
TRUST IN EXTERNAL
Autonomy
CHOICE
EASE
INDEPENDENCE
POWER OVER SELF
SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
SPACE
SPONTONEITY
Leisure / relaxation
HUMOUR
JOY
PLAY
PLEASURE
REJUVENATION
TIME FOR SELF
Affection
APPRECIATION
ATTENTION
CLOSENESS
COMPANIONSHIP
HARMONY
INTIMACY
LOVE
NURTURING
SEXUAL EXPRESSION
SUPPORT
TENDERNESS
WARMTH
To matter
ACCEPTANCE
CARE
COMPASSION
CONSIDERATION
EMPATHY
KINDNESS
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
RESPECT
TO BE HEARD / SEEN
TO BE KNOWN
TO BE UNDERSTOOD
TO BE TRUSTED
UNDERSTANDING OTHERS
REASSURANCE
Community
BELONGING
COMMUNICATION
COOPERATION
EQUALITY
GENEROSITY
INCLUSION
MUTUALITY
PARTICIPATION
PARTNERSHIP
SELF-EXPRESSION
SHARING
Understanding
AWARENESS
CLARITY
DISCOVERY
LEARNING
MAKING SENSE OF LIFE
STIMULATION
Sense of self
AUTHENTICITY
COMPETENCE
CREATIVITY
DIGNITY
GROWTH
HEALING
HONESTY
INTEGRITY
SELF-ACCEPTANCE
SELF-CARE
SELF-CONNECTION
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
MATTERING TO SELF
Meaning
ALIVENESS
CHALLENGE
CONSCIOUSNESS
CONTRIBUTION
CREATIVITY
EFFECTIVENESS
EXPLORATION
INTEGRATION
PURPOSE
WISDOM
Transcendence
BEAUTY
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
FAITH
FLOW
HOPE
INSPIRATION
INTERNAL PEACE
PRESENCE
Honesty
AUTHENTICITY
SELF-EXPRESSION
INTEGRITY
TRANSPARENCY
REALNESS
TRUTH
FAIRNESS
Play
LIVELINESS
VITALITY
PASSION
SPONTANEITY
FUN
HUMOUR
LIGHTNESS
DISCOVERY
ADVENTURE
VARIETY
DIVERSITY
REFRESHMENT
Available online throughout the UK and internationally
Available online throughout the UK and internationally
Phil Drinkwater is a successful business owner. Now a business coach, he supports amazing clients with practical guidance and coaching support, focusing on startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses.
He has successfully completed coach training with The Coach House, a course accredited by the Association for Coaching in the UK.
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