Self Help In Sight

In the previous post, I introduced the notion of paying attention to a potential or new partner’s need for achievement, power, and affiliation.  There is ample evidence that these needs have an effect on how people relate to each other, including in romantic relationships. The questions are:  how can you tell what another person’s motivation [...]

Have you every thought about how a partner or potential partner’s motivation might be incompatible with your own?  It may be something you want to consider when thinking about a partner or potential partner. Scientists have studied motivation for many, many years.  Freud thought in terms of human “drives”.  Maslow, Murray, and others researched human [...]