Personal, I feel like I know exactly when I'm doing my best. I don't even need people to say it, I mean they can only notice and tell me but deep down, I know when I'm trying to be better.
Change is something that keeps happening as we keep living. And it goes both ways, you either change for the better or for the worse. Sometimes when I read my journal from years back and I look at myself now, I can't believe I was the one who actually wrote some of the things I read because, the extent I handled some situations then might not be the same way I'll handle the same situation now.
So each time people tell me I've changed, I get curious to know which version of me they met then and it helps me also shaped my view as to whether I'm doing well or not.
This would be an interesting community because I am also a night person. And congratulations on your wins! 🎉