What Keeps People from Feeling Satisfied and How to be More Fulfilled

Are you satisfied with your life? Do you feel your life is fulfilling and full of meaning? Or are there things you gripe about and think you can’t change???

If you feel like you spend your life trying to be happy but never quite getting there, instead of shrugging your shoulders, why not decide to change, right now. Here are four of the most common things people don’t do, that keep them stuck in dissatisfaction. ?

1. You don’t know your purpose?

Knowing your purpose is key to living a fulfilled and happy life. Once you know what you’re good at, what energizes you and makes you want to get out of bed in the morning, you can really live an authentic life.??

Choose not to stay stuck acting the victim, choose not to be powerless, choose not to stay unhappy. Take a good look at your values, and what you’re really passionate about and go for it!?

2. You don’t act on your potential?

Once you know what you want to do, you need to realize your potential and make it happen. But don’t be discouraged if it’s not as easy as you would like. There will be setbacks, disappointments, maybe even failure. But if you’re committed to your purpose, be strong and keep pushing and learning and adapting. You’ll never regret trying to become your best you. ?

? 3. You’re not living in the present?

Dissatisfaction looks around and sees what you didn’t do, and casts doubt on what you will do. Don’t be that person! Real contentment finds happiness in the here and now. Don’t get caught up in brooding over past mistakes or worrying about the future. You can’t go back and fix the past, and it’s up to you to do your best tomorrow. Look around and see what you have right now and enjoy it.??

? 4. You’re holding onto negativity?

The person who has the most influence on your happiness is you. Sit back and think of how that mix tape in your head runs. What’s your self-talk like? Is it encouraging or blaming? If you have a barrage of negative messages in your head, it’s hard to stay afloat, let alone have the energy to be your best you. Turn that negative self-talk around and become your own cheerleader. If you tell yourself you’ll succeed, you’re much more likely to think you can - and then you will!?

Everyone wants to live a happy, fulfilled life, right? Of course you do. Look around you and notice the happy people who seem to roll with the punches. No matter what life throws at them, they find contentment and meaning wherever they are.??

So how do they do it? What do extremely fulfilled people do that you’re not doing? Here are some suggestions.??

1. They know themselves?

People who are content and fulfilled have a good idea of their strengths and weaknesses. They don’t berate themselves for not being perfect, but they focus on what they do well and work on the things they could improve.??

A good team needs people with different strengths and talents. If you’re an extrovert who loves people and organizing, you’ll excel at arranging functions, events, and conference. If you’re more analyst or a researcher, your strength is probably preparing reports or explaining data.??

2. They stay connected?

?Humans have a natural inclination to connect. Millions of years ago, survival depended on being committed to the group. People who are content and fulfilled in their lives tend to maintain healthy social networks. They stay connected to friends and family. They prioritize spending time with the people they love and have lots of support to rely on when things get tough.?

? 3. They believe in themselves?

People who grouse about their lives or are dissatisfied tend to have low self-esteem. They don’t expect things to go well for them and they stay in their unhappiness. Fulfilled people, on the other hand, have solid self-esteem and quiet inner confidence that life is pretty good. Confident people tend to have more friends and are more successful generally. Confidence sets up a positive circle that breeds more success, more happiness, and more confidence. ?

? 4. They are grateful?

A big difference people between who are content and people who are a Negative Nancy is that the happy people are grateful. Not just for their success but for everything in their lives. No matter what else is going on, fulfilled people can always find something to be grateful for.??

?Gratitude is an excellent habit to cultivate. The more you focus on the good things in your life, the more good things there will be. Gratitude is energizing and positive and generates its own momentum.??

? 5. They have a purpose?

People who are happy and fulfilled don’t just wait around for good things to happen to them. They have a purpose in life that is aligned with their values, and they just go for it. Extremely fulfilled people focus on doing what they feel they were made to do, what brings them satisfaction at the end of the day, and what makes a positive contribution to the world.

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