Overconfidence

From the Sheridan-Douglas Tarot, the Knight of Batons; from the Pages of Shustah, the Swamp:

Confidence gets you off to a fast start. Confidence gets you that first job and maybe the next two promotions. But [over]confidence stops you from learning. 

~Bill Walsh

The Knight of Batons has charm, energy and a love of adventure. People enjoy his company and the fun he creates, though he doesn't stay in one place for very long. He gets itchy if he's not on the move. His confidence makes him fearless when he's exploring new places, but the Swamp card asks him to pause and tap into his intuition. The dark water of these lands hide alligators and roots that easily snag and arrest progress. As Neil Armstrong put it, "When you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you."

Making Progress

From the Sheridan-Douglas Tarot, the Chariot; from the Pages of Shustah, the 'Swamp:'

          This charioteer has his game face on, and it's no wonder. Look at how his two horses are attached to each other. What affects one will affect the other; their names are Thought and Emotion. If we have a small, niggling doubt about our progress, self-pity might step in and add its two cents. Then there is a visceral reaction and all kinds of thoughts (likely not based in reality) start churning around. Only if he is mindful of the theater in his head will he be able to rein those horses in. The Swamp is definitely not something he wants to drive through. Roots, alligators, and cottonmouths all lurk beneath the murky water. If he hasn't trained those horses, his impulses might tell him "to hell with it" and convince him to drive on. Progress is great, but prudence and patience are better.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. ~Barack Obama