but I’m marking it off, not so much because I have done one specific thing since adding this goal that has increased my self-confidence, but because I have proven that I have the self-confidence to move forward. Looking back, I have surprised myself on numerous occasions, and I hope I will continue to do so. So, my work here is done. In reality, this goal was worded wrong. I realize that it would have been impossible for me to be the person I am without a pretty strong sense of myself, so “gain” really should have been “bolster” or “increase.” Nonetheless, I think my self-esteem level is fine. There will always, of course, be those moments of self-doubt, self-deprecation, we all have them, I think. But I don’t need a goal to help me with those.