Many think living a life of perfection is about making plenty of money, making fun and vacation trips around the world living in expensive hotels, driving the latest automobile brands, and keeping up with fashion trends.
Since these are good things to have and do, it is not entirely the definition of a perfect life or what ‘doing well’ means.
This is because success is not defined by material possessions. A major component of success in a man’s life is when he is happy and satisfied with what he has or who he is.
However, it is instructive to note that living a happy life is not easy because you need to work to be able to live the comfortable life you dream of.
It is also very easy for you to ignore your own personal achievements in life but what you may not know is that there are signs that if noticed suggests that you may be flourishing or making more progress in your life than you think and this is courtesy of psychology.
In this article, we dissect the signs that indicate you are better off now than you can even imagine that you should be grateful about and not be too critical of yourself.
You Don’t Hold On To The Past
One indicator that you are doing better today than before is that you have adopted the mindset to let go of the past. Your past may be your mistakes, your associations, or events that happened in the past that give you great pain.
Some people are not able to free themselves of the past and replaying past events in your mind will only contaminate your mental health and thereby affect your current relationships.
If it is bad encounters you had with people in the past, it can impede your trust when it comes to dealing with present people around including your friends as you tend to not want to form new friendships with people perhaps because of the heartbreak you suffered in the past.
You Take Care Of Yourself Well
People who are doing well in life take good care of themselves.
Taking care of yourself entails having good sleep, exercising or doing sporting activities not eating well or not observing the balanced diet concept.
A person who is stressed often does not have enough sleep or lacks sufficient rest and sometimes while dealing with stress, they resort to all kinds of vices like drinking, smoking etc.
People who don’t prioritize their rest fall victim to conditions such as high blood pressure, heart attacks, and insomnia among others because the body needs a certain level of rest to function well.
If you have enough rest and are able to prioritize your sleep are living a life better than you think.
Money Is Not A Worry To You
A person who is doing well in life is not perturbed by the rising cost of living and harsh living conditions around him or in his country.
This is largely because he or she has been able to save his money or invested the money into a business which is seeing to it that you have an alternative source of income
People who are doing well in life are not concerned about expenses because they live or spend within their means and live a kind of lifestyle that is consistent or corresponds with their revenue or income.
Money is the basic thing everyone wants to own in abundance but even if you can’t boast of this being comfortable with your purchasing power is an indicator that life is good to you.
Even though a myriad of views on what is characterized by someone’s life, it is all balls down to the issue of contentment.
At every level or stage, you find yourself, there is something about you or your own that others can’t own take note that we are not discounting wealth and saying being rich is not happiness but true happiness comes with what you have attained.
You View Failures As Opportunities
Most people usually link failure as the enemy of success but psychology disagrees with this narrative.
For what is worth, failure offers a stepping stone to achieving success and if you perceive failure not as disability or downfall but as an opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience and grow then you are doing better than you think.
It is strong people who don’t see failure as a downfall or the end of life but as a learning curve and makes them strong and unrelenting while adjusting to the new ways as they now gain more understanding in whatever they are doing and know how to navigate their way through and achieve success at the end.
This also suggests that how you pick yourself up after the fall matters a lot and the fact that you were able to stand on your feet again after a downfall clearly indicates you are way better off now than you perceive.
You’re Not Scared Of Leaving Your Comfort Zone
As humans, we tend to stay in what we are used to and we find it difficult to try something new and different.
It is interesting how people think the best place to be and thrive and achieve remarkable success is when you stick to just one thing and one space.
It may be correct in a context but growth demands extra and that is getting out of your comfort zone and embracing the new. If you don’t stretch yourself well enough and push your own boundaries, you will remain where you are.
If you find yourself growing and evolving that suggests that you are better off today and doing very well in life.
You Have Healthy Connections With People
Relationships are an important aspect of our daily living as they offer companionship, love, support and empathy.
Most people want to feel loved and valued or even heard at various times in their lives and if this is so as you are reading this article, you are definitely doing well than you think.
If the points enumerated above resonate with you, then you are on course but being unable to reflect on your own life to appreciate your achievements is doing you more harm than good.
