Time to Thrive in Your Work and Life?

January 16, 2021

Another year has passed and I have been reflecting on my focus for this year. I love the time to sit and contemplate. During this process, one of the words that come to mind is thriving, so I went to investigate some more.

What Does Thrive Mean?

When I was researching, I found many definitions on thrive. However, as a person, I was more interested in thriving, which is an adjective (i.e. describes a person, place or thing). As a person, thriving is what many of my clients want and means –

“prosperous and growing; flourishing” ~ Cambridge Dictionary and Lexico/Oxford
“characterized by success or prosperity” ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary
“Something that’s thriving is doing very well.” ~ Vocabulary.com
“Improving, growing, or succeeding steadily” ~ the Free Dictionary
“continuing to be successful, strong, healthy, etc” ~ Oxford Learner’s Dictionary
“[Thriving] appears to come down to an individual experiencing a sense of development, of getting better at something, and succeeding at mastering something. In the simplest terms, what underpins it is feeling good about life and yourself and being good at something.” ~ Brown, Arnold, Fletcher and Standage

Any other definitions on thriving that resonate with you? If so, feel free to share them in the comments below 🙂

7 Inspirational Quotes on Thriving…

Following are some inspirational quotes I found that help with defining thriving –

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~ Maya Angelou
“When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.” – Kofi Annan
“To fully thrive, we must not only eliminate the stressors but also actively seek joyful, loving, fulfilling lives that stimulate growth processes.” ~ Bruce Lipton
“We can only flourish when we are truly grounded in self. keep that in mind when journeying.” ~ Alexandra Elle
“We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones.” ~ Henry Cloud
“When women thrive, economies thrive.” ~ Hillary Clinton
“We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.” ~ Marianne Williamson

Do you have another inspirational quote on thriving? If so, feel free to share it below!

Questions for Reflection – What Does Thrive Mean to You?

Following are some questions for reflection on thrive / thriving. After readying the above information,

what does thrive and/or thriving mean to you?
can you remember a time in your life when you were thriving? What were you doing? Who were you being? Who was around you at the time?