Compete against yourself Put forth the effort to compete against yourself, not others. You never lose when you compete against yourself. Don't get overly concerned with numbers, but always be concerned with progression. As long as you are striving to add weight to the bar and giving an all-out effort, you will never be criticized. You will be respected.
People respect effort.
You should feel good about yourself. If you consistently put forth the effort, the numbers will keep going up. Don't get discouraged. Nothing in life that is worthwhile is easy. If it was easy, then every wimp in the world would be strong and that would take all the fun and camaraderie out of training.