Are you going through the motions living day to day, taking meaningless actions that you actually don't really care about and you didn't want to admit? Or are you thriving? Answer the following questions to find out:

• Do you blame circumstances or others or find excuses when things go wrong?
• Do you fear that there is not enough to go around and you can only win when others are losing?
• Are you more reactive than proactive?
• Do you choose the easy path, one that is of the least resistance and requires little or no effort?
• Do you listen to understand, or do you hear to answer?
• Do you choose not to speak your mind as you assume others would disagree?
• Do you see failures as the end result of things going wrong?
• Do you fear changes and taking risks?

If your answers are mostly 'yes', you're in survival mode. 

There is a fundamental difference between thriving and surviving. Surviving means 'to simply exist without meaning'. Thriving, on the contrary, is a concept that explores progressive personal development to grow in the areas of physical, psychological, cognitive or social. You can think about thriving as personal growth leading to prosperity or flourishing in your life. Yes, we're talking about self-growth and developing skillsets that will help us become more effective and resilient, eventually resulting in accomplishments and happiness. Who doesn’t want that?

So how do we thrive? What are the secrets to authentic happiness and fulfilment?