I saw recently that Los Angeles Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi is second-guessing himself over a key hockey player he acquired, Mike Richards.

Richards has been slacking off in his on-ice performance and now there are off-ice issues such as drug possession, which have led to Richards being dropped by the team.

Lombardi is beating himself up by saying he was sure that Richards was better than this and now he doesn’t trust his own instincts any more.

That’s what got my attention because we’ve all been there.

Second-guessing is a form of personal self-destruction when the best decision we could make at the time turns out not to be that good.

Who knew?

Who ever knows for sure?

Second-guessing serves no purpose.

Make your most honest instinct be good enough.

Listen to your inner self because more often than not that is good enough.

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