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This is interesting. I have tendency to simplify things…please bring me back to the path if need be…
I've started a relatively new job, about 6 months ago now, It was something that I hadn't done before but I knew I would be very good at it. The reason I thought this was because I was doing the job in my spare time already.
After the initial period of settling in and getting used to new people, I started to find my feet very quickly. Before I knew it I was doing at least as good as I had expected. I started to get a few of compliments from a few people that I was very well suited to my job. I got more and more confident and the compliments got even better.
And then I hit the point, that I think you're talking about. I thought to myself “Shit, i'm really good at this, I knew I would be, I can't say anything wrong (only in my mind of course)” And then I got that feeling “Ummmm…I guess the only place from here is down, I really can't afford to say anthing stupid, I thought I might be a little bit more conservative to consolidate on my position”. BANG! Growth had stopped right there. Luckily i'm relaxed enough to realise my errors (for lack of a better word) quickly, and I quickly went out my way to my foot in something and get a bit red faced. Gee, I felt better after that, i'm back to my normal outspoken self, putting myself out there and I continue to improve a little bit each day.
Discomfort breeds growth I say.
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