Sometimes, we are surrounded by people who feel compelled to give us their judgemental opinions without taking into consideration that they do not always know what is going on behind what meets the eyes. Stand for yourself and what is important for you. In emotional intelligence, self-actualization is the complete realization that YOU are capable of involving the maximum development of your abilities and full appreciation for life, particularly as manifest in peak experiences. Striving toward YOUR full potential as fundamental yet obtainable only after the basic needs of physical survival, safety, love and belongingness, and esteem are fulfilled.