Dan Pink wrote about 3 Drives:
- Biological Drive
- Reward and Punishment Drive
- To direct our own lives, to extend and expand our capabilities, and to make contributions
Apparently, scientific evidence shows that 3rd Drive is the most important Drive.
In a zone similar to that 3rd drive - but far more eloquent and provocative - Nietzsche wrote, “Physiologists should think again before postulating the drive to self-preservation as the cardinal drive in an organic being. A living thing desires above all to vent its strength - life as such is will to power -: self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent consequences of it.”
I think the 3 most important human attributes are:
- Intelligence
- Self-Control
- Drive
Every human being possesses the seeds of intelligence, self-control, and drive at birth. To a certain degree, and the degree varies from person to person, we develop these three abilities over time. The amount of intelligence and self-control we develop determines the extent we are able to express our strengths. Drive is all about putting energy to productive use...drive is innate...intelligence and self-control protect drive from negative influences [...both intrinsic and extrinsic influences].
And, no question, Nietzsche's view resonates in my mind.