Louis Massaro separates healthy striving from self-doubt. He sees persistent challenge as necessary tension that energizes him, not paralyzing stress. Gratitude for where he is now doesn't mean stopping the push to grow.
Always feel like there's more I need to be doing. I said, yeah, it's because you got high standards for yourself. That's a good thing. That's because you've taken on this growth mindset and you're always in growth mode. It's understanding where you're at. Sometimes just knowing where we're at helps us to come to terms with some of the stuff that we're dealing with. To me, I live in a place where it's like, hey, I'm good. I've got everything I need in my life. Everything from here is a bonus. But I also know that I need growth and if I don't grow, I die. If I don't challenge myself, I die inside internally. If I'm not pushing myself, which creates a little tension, which creates a little bit of stress. It's a different type of stress. So I recognize it for what it is now and I don't let it tear me down. I don't let it eat into my self doubt or eat into my confidence and feed me with self doubt.
