Overview
Your self esteem could be a tricky thing to negotiate right now. As you build it, you could have a hard time balancing a healthy sense of pride with an appropriate level of humility. Patting yourself on the back is definitely a healthy thing to do, but be careful that you don't ignore the contributions of other people. You climbed a major mountain, yes. But you did not scale it alone. Gratitude for services rendered is a necessary ingredient for healthy self-esteem.