BREAKING NEWS: Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr downplay your accomplishments. A job is a job. A car is a car. A house is a house. Be proud of yourself and what you have achieved no matter what. You have to build brick by brick.
Major cheat code for life: Always having something on the calendar you're excited about. It can really be anything. Difficult physical challenge, big project, fun trip, ambitious goal, whatever. It creates energy. It promotes structure. It carries you through the lows. Life hack.