Our Worst Critics, Ourselves

Ted, our trainer, is the nicest guy, conscientious, non-pushy, gentle, but I feel like he doesn't believe in himself, always second-guessing himself, is way too self-deprecating. He did what I do for a living in Southern CA, then moved to Malvern, PA to be a trainer instead, burnt out as he is a constant perfectionist, "hard on his luck", says he doesn't have a life. He could have it all if he just believed in himself a little more and see what we all see. In his evaluation, I wrote, "Ted, don't be so hard on yourself. We know you know your stuff!" I guess we all have a little bit of Ted in all of us, but slowly as the years go by, I care less and less what people think of me, and I let go of that inner critic more and more. It's all good, we are good, unique individuals who have a lot to bring to this world, just trying to do our best, and there's nothing wrong with that.