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DAY 1 – THE ART OF LEADERSHIP: CREATING LASTING CHANGE

MODEL OF THE WORLD:
THE 3 FORCES OF DESTINY

Each of us, as individuals, has a unique personal psychology and philosophy of life – what we call
our Model of the World. If the Triad – the 3 Molders of Meaning – we talked about before, affects
our state and the decisions we make in the moment, then our Model of the World – what we call
the 3 Forces of Destiny – affects our decisions over the long haul.
Our Model of the World is the filter through which we experience all of life. This worldview, made
up of the three forces we’ll look at below, determines the way we interpret life and the decisions
we make long-term.

FORCE 1: The Driving Force – Your 6 Human Needs (The Target)

There are six fundamental needs that every person has in common, and all behavior is simply
an attempt to meet those six needs. The drive to fulfill our 6 Human Needs is encoded in our
nervous system.

People find ways to meet these needs in positive, negative or neutral ways, but every person
finds a way to meet them in some way. Any activity, action or emotion that fulfills at least three
needs at a high level becomes, in effect, an addiction. Likewise, people have positive, negative
and neutral addictions. There is always a way to fulfill a need; the skill lies in finding a sustainable
way to fulfill it (and in a way that gives you more pleasure than pain).

Your 6 Human Needs

1. Certainty: The need to know Certainty
that you can avoid pain and
gain pleasure. Uncertainty / Variety
Signif cance
2. Uncertainty / Variety: The need Love / Connection
Growth
for the unknown, for change,
new stimuli. Contribution

3. Significance: Feeling unique,
important, special or needed.

4. Love / Connection: A strong feeling
of closeness or union with someone
or something.
5. Growth: An expansion of capacity, capability or understanding.

6. Contribution: A sense of service and focus on helping, giving and
supporting others.

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