The desires are power, independence, curiosity, acceptance, order, saving, honor, idealism, social contact, family, status, vengeance, romance, eating, physical exercise, and tranquility. "These desires are what drive our everyday actions and make us who we are," Reiss said.
Our desires
Through extensive research, the author has found the following desires (in no specific order): Power, Independence, Curiosity, Acceptance, Order, Saving, Honour, Idealism, Social Contact, Family, Vengeance, Romance, Eating, Physical activity and Tranquillity.
Taken seriously | 'My place' | Something to believe in | Connect | Be useful | Belong | More | Control | Something to happen | Love | So what? Social researcher Hugh Mackay has identified ten social desires that drive us.
Once we have food, water and shelter we must feel safety, belonging and mattering. Without these three essential keys a person cannot get in their Smart State—they cannot perform, innovate, feel emotionally engaged, agree, move forward.
Humanity's greatest desire is to belong and connect. And now we see each other. We hear each other. We share what we love, and it reminds us what we all have in common.
In the classic personal development book Think and Grow Rich,Napoleon Hill says "Sex desire is the most powerful of human desires. When driven by this desire, men develop keenness of imagination, courage, will-power, persistence, and creative ability unknown to them at other times."
To be understood; understand others. To be accepted, accept others. To be desired; desire others. To be respected; respect others.
We must have food, water, air, and shelter to survive. If any one of these basic needs is not met, then humans cannot survive.
Buddha said very clearly that humans have five main desires: food, sleep, sex, money, fame. As we grow these five desires all become stronger. One thing we should consider about fame: fame is not only that I want to be on television or in a magazine; fame means I want attention from others.
The 16 basic desires are: power, independence, curiosity, acceptance, order, saving, honor, idealism, social contact, family, status, vengeance, romance, eating, physical exercise, and tranquility.
But other desires kept them active: four in particular, which we can label acquisitiveness, rivalry, vanity, and love of power.
Seven Desires explores the common desires God has given us--to be heard, affirmed, blessed, safe, touched, chosen, and included.
Power | Activity | Recognition | Affiliation | Competence | Ownership | Meaning | Achievement | So what? Author Dean Spitzer identified eight 'desires of motivation' that may drive people in different ways.
Desires that are natural such as the desire for food when hungry or the desire for water when thirsty. And there are desires born of our opinion: we will be happy if we have so much money, such and such position, so many friends, so much sex, and so on.
From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing), safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization.
We all have needs, not just for basic survival, but 6 profound needs that must be fulfilled for a life of quality. The needs are: Love/Connection, Variety, Significance, Certainty, Growth, and Contribution. The first four needs are necessary for survival and a successful life.
Our deepest darkest desires are the things we hide not only from family and friends but also from ourselves. We shield these desires behind a duplicitous well-intentioned facade. This is not something everyone can maintain. Hiding in plain sight are our most despicable secrets.
A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
Human wants are constant and infinite, but the resources to satisfy them are finite. The resources cannot exceed the amount of human and natural resources available. We produce things that we know people want, as long as we have the resources to make them.
The Great Wish of God
The Hebrew word for “desire” used in Hosea 6:6 and quoted by Jesus means to be pleased with something, to want it, to delight in it. God's desire for mercy and not sacrifice is a heart-wish; something he truly wants.
We want health, wealth, comfort, good relationships, success, good progeny and fame. There are also spiritual desires - we have a desire to know about life after death, about how to remain detached and equanimous under all kinds of circumstances and we want to be at peace.