The mission of I Will Become is bold yet clear, rooted in a conviction that self-actualization is not a vague ideal but a teachable, repeatable discipline that can be learned, practiced, and lived.
At its core, the movement insists that every human being carries within them an untapped reservoir of potential waiting to be harnessed through structure and intention.
Communities, too are reimagined in the IWB vision. They become networks of belonging, accountability, and shared aspiration, places where people rise not alone but together.
IWB envisions communities that heal loneliness, counter disconnection, and replace fragmentation with solidarity. Here, collective strength fuels personal growth, and the struggles of one become the shared concern of many.
The power of IWB lies in its universality. It insists that self-actualization is not the privilege of the elite but the birthright of every human being. It affirms that greatness does not belong to a select few, it belongs to all who are willing to learn, practice, and persist. By teaching vision, commitment, resilience, continuous learning, and community as actionable pillars, it transforms the elusive concept of potential into a lived reality.
The I Will Become (IWB) movement is a pioneering global initiative dedicated to teaching and institutionalizing self-actualization as a discipline. Founded by Dr. Nicole Crystal George, it stands as a beacon for a world grappling with mental health crises, burnout, social disconnection, and a profound deficit of meaning. Unlike fleeting motivational trends, IWB is not built on inspiration that fades, it is a structured framework for transformation, rooted in psychological science, philosophy, and lived resilience. Self-actualization, the pursuit of becoming one’s fullest self, was identified by Abraham Maslow (1943, 1954) as the pinnacle of human motivation. Maslow argued that beyond survival and safety, human beings are driven by the desire “to become everything that one is capable of becoming.” Similarly, Carl Rogers (1961) emphasized that when individuals are nurtured with empathy, authenticity, and encouragement, they naturally move toward growth. Viktor Frankl (1946), drawing from his survival of Nazi concentration camps, declared that meaning, not comfort, is the cornerstone of resilience and human flourishing. Later, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990) introduced the concept of “flow,” demonstrating that deep engagement in meaningful tasks is central to fulfillment. The IWB movement synthesizes these seminal insights, transforming them into practical systems of becoming, making self-actualization teachable, repeatable, and measurable for individuals, organizations, and societies.