Most people think life is a straight path:
Born → Grow up → Child → Adult → Work → Get Old → Death
But,
That’s what we’re told. That’s what we see.
But what if that’s only the surface?
Behind this physical cycle, there’s a much deeper journey — one that doesn’t happen outside, but within you. Which you need to live if you want to grow in your life.
A journey not of years, but of evolution. Evolution of You.
A journey from struggle to flow. From surviving to leading.
I call it: The 5 Hidden Stages of Life.
And once you become aware of them, you’ll start to see why you feel stuck, confused, or unfulfilled — even when everything looks “fine from the outside.”
Why This Matters
I’ve seen people with money who still feel lost.
A perfect example in the online world is Robin Sharma;
you can read his book, “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
I’ve met people with stable jobs, loving families, decent health — yet every day feels like they’re just “going through the motions.”
I also once had a good and stable job, but I resigned to start making content, learning & Improving myself and rediscovering life.
That’s because they’re living in a stage they don’t even know exists.
They’re stuck in a life that looks okay — but feels empty.
When I realized this about 1.5 year from now, everything changed for me.
Life stopped being a grind, and became a path I could walk —
with awareness and control.
Present the 5 Stages Clearly
🔹 Stage 1: Survival – Living Under Pressure or Struggling to meet basic needs
This is where nearly 40–50% of people living without knowing they are into survival mode this is irrespective of the work they do.
They wake up anxious, chasing money, fighting fires.
Focused only on fixing immediate problems.
You might have a job. Or a roof over your head. But mentally — you’re in fight-or-flight all the time.
Every problem feels urgent. Every task is a fire to put out.
There’s no space for dreaming, no bandwidth to create. Only survival.
You’re always thinking:
“How do I fix this? How do I make it to next week? How do I keep things from falling apart?”
But here’s the truth:
You don’t escape survival just by making more money.
You escape by creating awareness —awareness about your problems, realizing that you’re operating in survival mode, and deciding to pause the chaos. Understand there is a way available you need to work for that long enough to pass that.
✨ The way out:
Acknowledge where you are. Step back.
Create small pockets of time for clarity, reflection, and learning — no matter how busy life is.
🔹 Stage 2: Default – Living Without Intention
Once people fix their basic needs, they fall into the trap of comfort.
If you are from middle class family, you may notice that you have all the conveniences you can imagine for daily tasks.
For example, you have a bike or a car to travel wherever you want, a fan or air conditioning for comfort in your room, and a washing machine to clean your clothes whenever you need.
You got my point you have every single comfort still, despite all these comfort don’t know what to do next.
And you know what? People can stay in this stage regardless of how much money they have.
This is where society wants you to stay:
Get the job. Pay the bills. Be productive. Keep scrolling.
Don’t ask questions. Just keep going.
You’re not suffering. But you’re not growing either.
You wake up with a silent voice inside you whispering:
“There has to be more than this…”
And yet — you don’t know what “more” looks like.
So you follow trends, chase hacks, try side hustles, consume motivational content — but nothing clicks.
This is where you can see the systems around you that are working hard to keep you at your current level. When you start to feel frustrated about “what you are doing with your life” and realize you don’t have many responsibilities yet, you may begin to seek a way to escape this stage
However, there is a catch: If you don’t have significant responsibilities, such as a spouse, children, or elderly parents who depend on you for support, it becomes easier to consider making a change.
This is the primary reason why most people are unable to move beyond this stage.
To make this transition, you need the right conditions, similar to how milk turns into curd. Specifically, you need:
- Awareness and frustration about your current situation to motivate you to escape.
- The ability to take risks, which is only feasible when you don’t have significant responsibilities.
✨ The way out:
Let the frustration wake you up.
Don’t numb it. Use it as fuel to start asking better questions about who you are and what you really want.
But when the frustration becomes too loud to ignore… that’s when some people awaken. They begin to create.
🔹Stage 3: Creation — (Building something meaningful)
This is the turning point.
and I think, I’m in this stage as well.
Only about 10–15% of people reach this stage consciously—and even fewer stay here consistently.
You’re no longer just surviving or drifting.
You’re creating—with purpose.
You do everything with purpose, not crystal clear but you have something to work on.
You earn not only to fill material into your life, you earn to grow faster, learn more, create more, give more, what you have, and acquire more.
You become healthy not only to look cool, you understand everything you are work on, if you don’t stay fit then everything is just a waste of time and energy.
You build relationships with people where both sides bring value to each other’s lives.
The point is you do everything with some kind of purpose.
🔹Stage 4: Flow — (Operating at peak alignment and efficiency)
Flow is when everything clicks.
Your actions, energy, and results start compounding.
All the different things you tried in this process somehow align and complete your puzzle.
Only 5–10% reach this.
You’ve built strong systems.
You’ve gained confidence through reps.
You’ve trimmed distractions.
Now, you move with intention—and things feel light.
You no longer try to be productive. You just are.
At this level, you:
- Know your purpose
- Master your time and attention
- Attract aligned opportunities
- Say “no” without guilt
- Make decisions with clarity
The outside world may call it “luck.”
You know it’s just alignment + momentum.
How to stay in flow:
- Guard your inputs (media, people, energy)
- Create more than you consume
- Focus on depth over quantity
- Take care of your inner world—health, spirit, mind
- Keep simplifying
🌊 Flow is earned. Not found.
and There is last stage as well.
🔹Stage 5: Abundance — (Thriving beyond your own needs)
This is the top 1–5%.
They are people who run everything around us; they understand human from there needs and actions. That’s why they create products and services and sell them to us.
Interestingly, they offer essential items that we use daily, which is why they hold such influential positions.
This topic goes beyond just the “what” and “why”; it’s more profound.
I’m not there yet. But from what I’ve observed, abundance isn’t about having more — it’s about being more. I’m still learning what this looks like in real life, but I believe it’s about giving without losing yourself.
At this point, I don’t have enough information on this subject.
But, there:
You’ve met your own needs.
Now you’re building for others.
Abundance is not just financial.
It’s spiritual. Emotional. Relational.
It’s about impact—about legacy.
Here you:
- Uplift others without burning out
- Teach from experience, not theory
- Build things that outlive you
- Understand systems of the world—and shape them
- Give with intention, not ego
This stage is quiet.
It’s not loud, flashy, or performative.
These are the creators, leaders, and thinkers who live in service—not survival.
How to walk into abundance:
- Build systems that run without you
- Create long-term assets (books, businesses, ideas)
- Mentor or uplift others
- Stay deeply connected to your values
- Understand that impact > attention
💡 At this stage, you become the source—of calm, clarity, and contribution.
The Path Is Real. And It’s Yours to Walk.
No matter where you are right now—
Struggling to survive, feeling stuck, or finally building something real—
Know this:
There is always a next stage.
And the way to get there isn’t magic.
It’s not luck.
It’s self-awareness, aligned action, and trust in the process.
When you move with intention, you evolve.
When you create, you grow.
And when you grow, you unlock possibilities that once seemed impossible.
Even if you fail, you’ll never regret choosing yourself.
You’ll never regret becoming the person you were always meant to be.
Because regret doesn’t come from failure.
It comes from abandoning your inner voice.
🌱 Want to go deeper?
In our previous blog,
“How You Can Escape The Indian Education Trap,”
we broke down Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how most people get stuck chasing survival and approval.
This post you just read is the natural continuation of that one.
Together, they give you a clear roadmap from unconscious survival to conscious creation and abundance.
Read both, reflect deeply—and take your first step forward.
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You don’t need to do it alone.
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