

Material possessions are not part of the recipe to thrive. This isn’t tied to a specific salary, job title, type of car, or relationship. Thriving happens when you have a life of purpose, vitality, connection, and celebration. So you finally realize it’s time to thrive. When you get past living paycheck-to-paycheck and realize that you don’t want the purpose of your life to be paying bills and accumulating things, then you have glimpsed the unbounded possibility of this life. Perhaps you want to start some self-exploration, a meditation practice, or to let go of unhealthy habits that no longer feel aligned with who you are. Maybe you a have a nagging sense that there is something bigger you were meant to do. How Do You Know It’s Your Time to Thrive? You see failure as the end result of things gone wrong.You don’t listen to hear you listen to answer.You don’t speak your mind because others might disagree.You feel there is never enough to go around.You blame circumstances or others or find excuses when things go wrong.You choose the path of least resistance.

There are plenty of signs, including a fear of change. The first step is to determine whether you’re in survival mode. Here’s the exciting part: just thinking about a life beyond surviving puts you closer to thriving. Perhaps it’s fear of the unknown or habit. How come, when so many of us claim to have a goal of thriving, the majority of us are still just surviving? Surviving means, “to continue to live or exist,” while thrive can be defined as “to grow or develop well, to prosper or to flourish.” There is a fundamental difference between thriving and surviving.
