Confidence
Having confidence in your music is one of the most important things you can do:
http://tarekith.com/confidence/
A quick little blog post about some observations I’ve come to about why some people seem more confident in their music than others.
Great post and something almost all producers I know struggle with. We’re always comparing ourselves to who we think the “masters” are. I think it’s partially due to the nature of producing and how many times you listen to the same track you’ve been working on. Eventually, all you notice are the flaws because you’ve already tuned out the good stuff after the 1000th listen.
Important point in there is to realize you are still progressing. There is ALWAYS more to learn and room to improve. Having confidence is important, but at the same time you can only fix your flaws if you are aware of, and acknowledge them. Being realistic about your skill set is just as important as being confident in it imo.