For me it was becoming certified and registered in the state I live in as a cook. Once I got the job as the cafeteria manager at school, that was required. It really was no big deal except that I hated school when I was a kid and made bad grades because I just wasn't interested in what they were teaching so I more or less thought I was a dummy. Those certification classes were some pretty intense classes, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. I breezed thorough all of then scoring some of the highest grades of anyone there. I found those classes interesting and at times, fun. But what they did for how I felt about myself was amazing. I knew then, I was NOT a dummy. (it wasn't until years later that I found out any restaurant that opens HAS to have someone who is registered and certified in the kitchen or they can't operate!)

Also my other accomplishment that makes me feel good about myself is the fact that I have taken care of myself (financially) since my last divorce in the early 80's and done a better job of it than anyone else ever has.

Raising my kids is one of the best accomplishment, seeing them become self sufficient, dependable adults.