I think that people often talk only about their successes online and often in public. This is so far from the case and gives both a skewed view of the person, and if enough people do it, a skewed view of the world.
Whenever you have a failure in your life and 90% of the content you see is failure-free, it can seem like something is just wrong with you when in reality failures are a pretty constant part of anyone's life. I'd like to share some of the ways that I feel like a failure. Some may seem dumb to you and that's fine.
I feel like a failure for being 26 and not being settled. While most of my friends are settled.
I feel like a failure because I can't finish my work what I start.
I feel like a failure for not believing in myself.
I feel like a failure because I care too much about what others thinks.
In some cases, I don't feel like a failure, I just feel bad about an issue. We can call these embarrassments.
I'm embarrassed that I'm pretty miserable at backing up my trailer.
I'm embarrassed that I had to look up the word "embarrassed" to correct my spelling on it.
I'm embarrassed in front of a lot of people.
While I tend to be fairly confident, I'm aware that there's an awful lot wrong with me. Some things I'm working on, some things I will work on, and some things probably just won't get that much better.