PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

5 Traits of Those Who Live an Extraordinary Life

Finding purpose in life has never been more difficult

Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
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5 min readJun 5, 2021

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For generations, it’s been called the great American Dream. And those who pursue it typically look forward to celebrating that false sense of “arrival,” characterized by reaching a certain level of accomplishment, position, or status.

In other words, “They’ve got it made!

Granted, it’s a very subjective determination. But in most cases, it’s defined by having a good-paying job, owning a home, having children, belonging to a private club, and taking a yearly trip to some benign, family resort.

Personally, I didn’t realize how large a majority actually aspired to this standard.

Often working over half of their lives to achieve it, they spend their remaining years flaunting victory by buying a new car every year or raving about how they upgraded their accommodations to the owner’s suite on their last European cruise.

And then there’s the other side of achieving the American Dream

The last book they read? They can’t remember.
The last podcast they listened to? They

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Roger A. Reid, Ph.D.
Publishous

Author of “Better Mondays”|Host of Success Point 360 Podcast|Tips & strategies on personal development-work-productivity-careers-life | https://RogerReid.com