What is the basis?

The Theoretical Foundation

In the 1940s Abraham Maslow developed a model of human motivation which became known as Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. He divided those needs into general categories, from the most basic to the most advanced - physiological, safety, belonging/love, esteem and self-actualization. He discovered that a higher need can only be expressed after all lower needs are fulfilled.

Maslow studied the highest state - the state of self-actualization - for many years. This he described as a state of total happiness and satisfaction. Interestingly, his research showed that in fact, most people do eventually reach this state. But sadly, in nearly all cases, they reach it by experiencing severe tragedy or only minutes before their death.

For the first time in history, great numbers of people have all of their basic needs met. We now have the luxury to go beyond basic needs and be curious about achieving the highest levels of personal satisfaction and happiness.

The problem is, achieving these highest states requires a much different approach from traditional learning methods..

From Theory to Realization

Over 18 years ago, Dr. MacKenzie was introduced to a learning technology that reliably took people to the higher states described by Maslow. His personal quest has been to refine, simplify and continue to develop the basic technology in order to make it available for as many people as possible.

Based on 15 years of on-going research, education and conducting seminars, Dr. MacKenzie developed S.A.L.T - the Self Actualization Learning Technology. This unique method is the proven foundation underlying all the seminars offered by MIC.

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