If we’re being honest, I think that any self-aware person carries a lingering sense of doubt with them.
Doubt whether they’re doing the best the can. Or whether they should be focusing their efforts elsewhere.
It can be annoying, but I think this doubt is healthy. As long as we aren’t debilitated, or de-railed, by these deep internal questions, they can be viewed as a sign that we’re maintaining a sense of humility and striving to be better.
That isn’t to say that we can’t enjoy where we are now, and it’s not to say that we can’t be confident.. Despite the apparent dichotomy, it’s possible to enjoy our current state while realizing that we’re far from the end of the road.
Simply put, it’s the mindset of: I’m good; but I know I’m getting even better.
-Brandon