Somewhere between trying to be productive and wasting hours scrolling through other people’s accomplishments, there’s a familiar tug. The need to feel like I’m doing okay. Not spectacular, not extraordinary—just okay.
It’s strange how easily the mind turns on itself. I’ve made tough decisions, built a career from scratch, climbed mountains, and walked paths that once felt impossible. And yet, one glance at someone else’s progress can make all of it seem smaller, as if I’m barely moving at all.
For the longest time, I treated this as a problem to solve. If I worked harder, got fitter, read more books, cracked the perfect routine, maybe then I’d finally feel like I belonged in the world of people who have it together. That’s not how it works. The feeling doesn’t go away just because achievements pile up. It just finds new ways to creep in.
I’ve finished things I never thought I could do, only to hear my mind whisper, Maybe it wasn’t that hard. Maybe I just got lucky. And then I’ve unraveled over something tiny, convinced it was proof that I was falling behind. Neither of those moments told the truth.
Success doesn’t erase doubt. Growth doesn’t always announce itself. And the feeling of being enough isn’t some finish line you cross—it’s a habit you build.
If today feels like a losing battle, if it seems like everyone else is miles ahead, know this: you’re not the only one. The people who seem unstoppable have wrestled with these same thoughts. The only difference is that they don’t stop.
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