According to the theory of psychologist, Abraham Maslow stated in the twentieth century about the self-actualization. It describes the need of humans from the basics of the physiological need to the higher level’s needs like a sense of safety, feeling of belonging, love, self-esteem and the top for self-actualization. From the point of view of Abraham Maslow, self-actualization is not a concept that hard to be understood, he had studied a lot of the personalities of the famous person who able to reach the goal in self actualize and found them in common.
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Most of the personalities described by Abraham Maslow are exactly the same as the main lead in the Korean drama 【Itaewon Class】, Park Sae-ro-yi. Let us go through which personalities would make someone able to self actualize their goals. By the way, review yourself too, to see whether you've possessed the same personalities as Park Sae-ro-yi who able to self actualize his own goal in life.
1. Able to accept the fear of uncertainty
Park Sae-ro-yi used his hard-earned money to invest in his pub, DanBam (Honey night) in the high rental fees area of Itaewon. He dares to start his own business while facing the uncertainties of the profit and loss of Honey Night. To reach his goals to defeat the Jangga Group and fulfill his father’s ambition to open their own eatery, he is able to detach the fear of failure and starts doing what he has planned without hesitation.
2. Able to accept their own weaknesses
From the first episode of the drama, it has described Park Sae-ro-yi as a person who always stays alone but does not look lonely. Park Sae-ro-yi never cares whether he has any close friend in his life, he does not regard his introvert characteristics as his own weakness. He just saw his unsociable characteristics as part of him.
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3. Able to endure the difficulties in life and see the obstacles as part of his life
When his pub has received the penalty of closing for two weeks, he didn’t see it as an obstacle but make it as his chance to improve his pub in operation. When his shop was bought by his enemy, Jang Dae-hae, he didn’t waste his time in despair but made up his mind to solve the problem.
4. Focus on the root cause of the problem
He may detach himself from the problem and look at the whole scenario of the problem when his business is low. The business of his pub has dropped sharply after moving to their new shop due to the poor location. His workers couldn't understand why their boss did something trivial chores that seem unrelated to improve their business, that's because they don’t see the whole scenario, like their boss.
5. Able to stay alone but not anti-social
Park Sae-ro-yi was always staying alone during his secondary times. Those who able to self actualize possess the ability to stay alone, thinking independently and is high self-disciplined. After being sued for assaulting Jang Geun-won, he has a plan when he enters the jail and waits patiently to complete his plan. But this does not mean he loves to be alone. He appreciates the company of subordinates (Jo Yi-seo, Ma Hyeon-yi, Choi Seung-kwon, Kim To-ni, and his first love Oh Soo-ah) too.
6. Their Will Power and Goals will not be affected easily by outer factors
Ex-convict, high school dropout, the underdog’s life of Park Sae-ro-yi does not make him underestimate his own ability. His positive spirit toward his life has influenced his cellmate, Choi Seung-kwon to leave his gangster’s life and join his business.
7. Appreciate the Kindness Given by others
He always appreciates helps from Oh Soo-ah who has always written letters to him while he was behind the bar. He appreciates her concern even though he knew she has received the sponsorship from his enemy Jangga Group.
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8. They concern the good fare of the others
Almost everyone around the Park Sae-ro-yi has received his help before. He is willing to help anyone even the stranger met at the roadside. He is willing to help Jo-Yi-seo, who almost being slapped by a woman on the roadside and his part-time workers, Kim To-ni, to search his Korean father unconditionally.
Let us review whether we possess personalities like the main lead and able to be like the main lead to reach the goal of self-actualization.
Reference: The Quintessential Mind
