We’re all seeking the perfect job or career path that will bring us happiness and fulfilment. But while we’re focused on achieving success, we can overlook the bigger stuff – and it’s possible that our current career trajectory might not take us there.

That’s why we need to find and then follow our North Star. Finding it starts with prioritising four fundamental needs: feeling fully human, deep connections, meaning and purpose, and growth and learning. By aligning our goals with these needs, we can find true fulfilment.

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In this quick dip episode, Rachel outlines how we can understand what makes us feel alive, cultivate meaningful relationships and activities, and embrace continuous growth in all aspects of our lives.

If we carry on putting achievement ahead of our own needs – especially if we’re doing so to please someone else – we may end up feeling empty and unsatisfied.

But by tapping into those four fundamental needs, we’ll find ourselves on a path to a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Listen to this episode to

• Discover the four fundamental needs for true fulfilment in life
• Learn practical steps to align your goals with these fundamental needs
• Understand the consequences of prioritising achievement over fundamental needs and how it can impact your well-being

Episode highlights

• [00:03:48] What are you aiming for?
• [00:06:06] The first core need: physical wellbeing
• [00:06:51] The second core need: Connection
• [00:08:00] The third core need: Meaning and purpose
• [00:08:43] The fourth core need: Learning and growth
• [00:09:42] The fifth element: A need to achieve
• [00:10:57] Your north star
• [00:12:07] Self-awareness
• [00:14:49] How do you need to live?
• [00:16:30] Don't get pulled south

Resources

• THRIVE Weekly Planner
• Watch the video version on YouTube
• Defining Your Own Success in Life – Episode 107, with Dr Claire Kaye
• How to Escape the Tyranny of the ‘Shoulds’ – Episode 196, with Charlotte Housden
• How to Reconnect With Your Purpose in Life – Episode 94, with Dr Richard Pile
• Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD.

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• Twitter: @DrRachelMorris
• Email: [email protected]

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