If that is your feeling, you have shut doors against yourself. Above all, you have reduced yourself below the height that God wants you to attain because you are easily satisfied. It is possible that you be better than what you do by the grace of God.
All your critics may not be wrong and until you can consider the possibility that your critics may be right, you will never grow. Sometimes you may be defending yourself that you cannot develop your self. I suggest that you should have a different channels flowing into your life.
There are different ways of feeding your gift, talent, seed. It could be through research or surrounding yourself with people who are doing what you do.
The bible said "iron sharpenth iron" prov.27:17.
You should have different ways not just one. Just because you have a degree does not mean you have accomplished. Just because you accomplished that does not mean you should not take classes anymore. Stop being Insulted by the suggestion that you could be better. So find ways to feed your seed now.
Secondly, what are you doing to feed you? Do you have different sources that feed your spiritual life as an individual? Spirituality is one source and it is very important.
Prayer is important but it not enough please ask me question on that, am ready to answer.
Who feed you, who mentors you, who motivate you, who inspires you, who fire you up, who encourage you, what do you do to relieve stress? If you can't get answer, it then mean that you are drowning. You may be gifted and talented but you are drowning. If you do not have an outlet, you don't have something that you are doing to get you stress off and renew, then I personally guarantee you that you are overwhelm by the responsibilities of life. When you work hard you have to play hard.
You have to feed your mind. Someone made this statement which become a useful philosophy for many _"I exercise to build my body, I pray to build up my spirit and I read to build up my mind.
