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you learn to develop perspective. If you’ve mastered the ability to keep your problems in perspective, mark it down as a huge success.
5. You ask for help when you need it. Refusing to
ask for help, no matter how much you’re struggling, is a sign of emotional immaturity. Asking for help means that you no longer feel like
you have something to prove by being perfect.
It shows you aren’t afraid of people discovering
your weaknesses and you understand no one
succeeds alone.
6. You realize that life isn’t a zero-sum game. It’s
not a see-saw, either. Just because somebody
else achieves a big success, that doesn’t mean
you suffer a loss in equal proportion. You just
didn’t win that particular time. One sure sign
of success is the ability to celebrate others’
achievements with sincere enthusiasm.
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7. You can tell the difference between drama and
excitement. Remember the days when stable
relationships were boring, and you quickly got
tired of anyone who treated you as they should?
If that kind of “drama” is a thing of the past, congratulations. If you prefer stability and depth to
drama, you’re succeeding.
8. You no longer care what other people think. You
only worry about what other people think when
you still feel like you have something to prove.
Conversely, you know you’ve “made it” when
you don’t worry about that anymore – when
you’re true to yourself and your principles, and
satisfied with your life. You know you’ve made it
when you understand that other people’s opinions are just that – opinions. They have no effect
on reality. They don’t change who or what you
are.