Many people will look back at their life with regret and wonder if different choices would have led to a more successful life. It’s easy to feel like we’re not where we want to be, especially when we look around at others and compare ourselves to them. However, comparing yourself to others will never determine your own success, so read this list of signs of success in your life and let you yourself determine whether or not you are successful.
- YOU DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE OPINION OF OTHERS
It’s impossible to please everybody all the time. One of the signs of success in your life is that you’ve figured that out and are able to make decisions without caring what other people will think. While there is something to be said about valuing the opinions of those who you love and trust, trying to please everyone is not worth it. - THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU TRULY LOVE
Another indicator of success in your life is your ability to love. Loving another person can be hard for a lot of people because they are afraid of being hurt. However, when you are able to begin to trust others and love them, this is a sign of success. Having someone that you love and trust that you can rely on is also very important for having a more fulfilling life. - YOU ARE ABLE TO FEEL EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS
Empathy means that you are able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and feel what they are feeling. It should lead to action. When you reach a point of being successful in your life, you will feel empathy towards others and will not only be considering your own needs and desires. A successful person sees and meets the needs of others around them. - YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE POSITIVELY
Someone who is successful knows that there are good things coming to them and they have things that they are looking forward to, even if it’s something seemingly small and insignificant. Successful people are able to plan good things with family and friends and they are able to focus on the good things and look positively toward the things that are coming to them. - YOU HAVE HOBBIES AND PASSIONS
Having hobbies and passions that you can get excited about are signs of success in your life. Having hobbies and other things that you are passionate about means that you are enjoying your life and that there are things that are important to you other than work. It could be cooking, photography, art, music, or anything else that fills you with passion and excitement. - YOU KNOW THAT COMPLAINING GETS YOU NOWHERE
People who are successful don’t make a rule of complaining about anything. They understand that complaining about a situation will not help anything, so instead of complaining and talking about something with others, they take action and do something about it. Rather than just talking about the problem, they do everything they can to solve it. - YOU KNOW THAT WORST IS OVER
Another sign of success is being able to look back and see that while there were bad times in the past, they are in the past. You don’t worry about those bad times repeating themselves because you know that you have learned from your mistakes and have grown from them. And you know how to keep most of those bad times from reoccurring in your future. - YOU ARE MAKING GOALS FOR YOUR FUTURE
People who are successful recognize that they have come a long way, and want to keep pushing themselves to accomplish more. Being able to set realistic goals for your future is another sign of success in your life. You also know that there is a chance that you will fail, but you don’t worry about that because you know that you can learn from those mistakes and keep accomplishing other goals. - YOU ARE ABLE TO LET UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS GO
The fact is that not all relationships are healthy. In fact, there are many relationships that we all have that are simply not healthy for us. Successful people are able to recognize the unhealthy and draining relationships in their life, and they are able to get out of them and let them go. This applies to romantic relationships as well as work relationships and friendships. - YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF
If you look around at your life and feel truly happy about it, then you have reached a point of success. You know that not everything in your life is perfect, but you also know that there are a number of things that you can be proud of and excited about. Those things that are not perfect don’t matter when you are successful.