Maslow's Self-Actualization was developed from his hierarchy of needs. There are seven stages in the hierarchy of needs. Maslow did not think that self-actualization determined one's life; rather, he felt that it gave the individual the desire, or motivation, to achieve a nascent ambition (Gleitman and Reisberg). As a person moves up Maslow's hierarchy of needs, he or she can eventually reach the pinnacle of self-actualization (Gleitman and Reisberg). The first phase concerns physiological needs, i.e. the places where an individual will find food and water; they will also be able to use basic functions such as sleeping and breathing. After the individual is done with these needs, he will move on to the second stage, which is his safety needs such as protection and shelter. The third stage concerns social needs and acceptance, for example, belonging or fitting into a family or group of friends. The fourth stage concerns self-esteem and refers to independence, self-respect and respect for others. The fifth stage concerns cognitive needs that concern knowledge, meaning and understanding of the world. The sixth phase concerns aesthetic needs which are needs for beauty, order and appreciation. Once an individual passes all the stages, he or she is now ready for the final stage of self-realization. Self-actualization was based on finding potential and fulfillment within oneself. For someone to truly understand this level, they must meet basic needs, but they must also master them. Maslow states a more significant message of self-realization "intrinsic growth of what is already in the organism or more precisely of what the organism itself is... self-realization...... at the center of the card...... sooner or later they will finally know who they are and what they will do in life. This is a self-realization for any human being to reach the final stage of the hierarchy of needs for someone to know that they have finally discovered what they are truly capable of and they know they can do anything they can. want. In conclusion, Abraham Maslow's self-actualization focused on what motivates and desires human beings to reach their potential. He may have thought that finding self-fulfillment was almost impossible, but everyone can find their potential within self because everyone is created equal They just need to discover who they really are and accept who they are to find their potential, but for some people it can be easy to find their potential and fulfillment for others it may be necessary to hit rock bottom to. understand what they are really made of.