Self-realization

Self-realization is the greatest emotional state an individual can achieve. The feelings of joy and peace of mind often come from the things we have achieved, that satisfy us and make us proud. Self-realization by itself cannot be generalized for all people, since this state of well-being is dependent on the desires, aspirations, goals and values of each person.

Self-realization is a very complex process to which we must dedicate our whole life. Moving towards self-realization requires having clear goals and objectives, as well as a high degree of self-knowledge of our emotions, values and desires.

During this guide we will be addressing some basic questions about self-actualization and how to achieve it.

Material goals

Material goals are those that we can perceive through our senses. They generally respond to financial satisfaction, job tranquility, happiness and success in our daily lives. Material goals, contrary to what we believe, are the easiest to achieve, they are usually satisfied once a certain economic balance is reached, which translates into freedom to act and satisfy our desires.

It is important to clarify that goals are not immovable or static, once they are achieved, new goals tend to appear, this time more ambitious. If we do not have goals we lack purpose in our life, that is why we continually reinvent ourselves and new desires arise that motivate us to continue working. It is enough to analyze the business development of many of the great personalities and entrepreneurs of the world, who once they become millionaires and successful do not stop working, but get involved in larger and more ambitious projects.

Emotional goals

Emotional goals are more complex to achieve than material goals. They respond to the feeling of emotional and spiritual well-being, which are only achieved when there is a certain correlation between the life we are living and our values and principles. The values and principles of each person respond to their worldview of the world, it is what we judge as right or wrong, moral or immoral. We can manage to feel good about our material goals, but be emotionally dissatisfied with the way we have achieved things, the values we have broken and the emotional instability that this generates.

Align your emotional and material goals

Having said all of the above, the easiest path to self-realization lies in knowing how to align our emotional and material goals. From the moment you conceive the creation of a business, you must evaluate if this business responds to your values and principles, if the results you seek to achieve will make you feel good about yourself. All large companies have values that identify them, they act in pursuit of the defense of those values and do not deviate from a commercial line that identifies with what they defend.

To start a business is to solve a market problem, if solving that problem is something that will make you feel better about yourself, you will be closer to achieve both objectives, to be a financially stable person, with your material goals satisfied and at the same time respond to the fulfillment of your emotional goals.

We believe that emotional goals can be more important than material ones, the greatest satisfaction a human being can feel is to be identified with his actions and values. When we betray our principles our successes are tarnished, because we know that in a certain way we have betrayed ourselves in order to satisfy our material ambitions. This does not mean that material goals are not important, only that they must respond to your belief system and the morals you uphold.