Working Towards a Life of Fulfillment

Written By Colēgia

Satisfaction with your life is extremely important. Many of us find different things rewarding which is good since it helps highlight our individuality. Knowing what you value plays a role in this as well. Today we want to dive into why it's so important to work towards a life of fulfillment.

Seeing Your Progress

A great thing about working towards a life of fulfillment is that you can tangibly see your progress. Having a goal in mind is good since it can keep you on track. One reason why this is important is that it can be hard to work towards long-term goals at times. This is largely because delaying gratification can be difficult. Learning how to feel motivated to work towards these types of goals takes a shift in our mentality. Seeing our progress helps because it allows us to set different rewards for the milestones we reach. Consistency is key when it comes to working towards a life of fulfillment since we gradually improve at what we do the more we do it. Loving the process of what we do can be a gift since it teaches us how to be more in the moment.

“Having a goal in mind is good since it can keep you on track.”

Feeling Valued

Everyone wants to feel valued and this can be seen in many ways. Realizing your own self-worth takes time to do since we may be conditioned to be too critical at times. A great first step to this is by sitting down and meditating. Meditation gives us the space to be with our thoughts in a way that helps us examine what we're experiencing. If we're feeling that we aren't valued, we can ask ourselves why we feel this way. If it's because of something, we can opt to practice non-attachment so our sense of self isn't dictated by external things. This is important because our value is the culmination of how we feel about who we are as an individual. Only we can determine this and having a positive self-image can encourage us to work towards the things we care about.

“Everyone wants to feel valued and this can be seen in many ways.”

Building Towards Happiness

Building your happiness is worth all the effort. It's good to keep in mind that happiness is ultimately a feeling and that there are ways to create this. Doing things that you love is one such way to do so. Having a major and career that you enjoy is a great example of this since it's something we do on a daily basis. The same can be said for nurturing our relationships. These empower us by having people in our lives who care about us and vice versa. A strong support system is extremely valuable and it can make us feel fulfilled as well. Everybody has different things that motivate them and certain things make us happier than others. Giving ourselves the space to appreciate the things we love while putting an active effort to working towards a life of fulfillment can truly make you happy.

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