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2. You’re slightly embarrassed at your past.
If you’re prouder of your past than your present, then you haven’t recognized your mistakes, you haven’t gotten better at what you do, you haven’t grown as an individual.
If you look back on the old you and cringe at your immaturity, assholery, or undeserved arrogance, then congratulate yourself. You’ve grown up, matured, and bettered yourself. Some people never do.
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3. You question your sacred beliefs.
You probably know family and friends who cling to outdated views long since proven untrue, yet they lack the maturity and courage to admit they’re wrong. An extraordinary person sees these situations as opportunities to grow. They accept that some of what they believe today will ...
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4. You’re a net-positive in your relationships.
Some folks act as a drag on others, sapping people of energy, and infecting them with toxic negativity.
Most of us aspire to inject joy into our interactions and leave people in a better state than when they first encountered us.
We may even have a few bad days. That comes with the te...
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Seven qualities that define an extraordinary life
- You’ve made or kept a character commitment.
- You’re slightly embarrassed at your past.
- You question your sacred beliefs.
- You’re a net-positive in your relationships.
- You take responsibility for most of your mistakes.
- You explore your curiosities.
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1. You’ve made or kept a character commitment.
If you’ve pledged to do something you love or something that produces some good in the world, and you’ve kept at, no matter the outward success, you deserve a trophy.
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6. You explore your curiosities.
Curiosity is the gap between what you know and what you want to know. Taking action to close that gap will fulfill you in a way that external reward never will.
All of us harbor curiosities that yearn for exploration. Time will work in our favor.
If you’ve dedicated a portion ...
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5. You take responsibility for most of your mistakes.
Nobody escapes life always saying the right words, taking the right actions, and thinking the kindest thoughts. That’s why we admire people who own up to their mistakes and do their best to clean up whatever mess lingers in their wake.
There have been times where we’ve scre...
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7. You’ve given up on conditional happiness.
Perhaps it’s culture, human nature, or a combination of both. There’s an idea that to achieve happiness, you must meet specific outcomes in life.
I’ll be happy only when my income reaches $250,000 or I’ll be happy only when I get promoted to Vice President.
The notion...
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