In the last lesson we considered the idea that being humble sits in the middle between Appearing Cocky and Self Deprecating where Humble is about not always being first or always being last. In this lesson, let’s go a little further. It’s one thing to say we need to be humble, but if we don’t know … [Read more...]
Are You Humble or Self Deprecating?
Being humble is great… at least if you want to be a good person. If you want to be terrible (a goal a lot of people seem to have), being humble is something you’ll want to avoid. Instead, you’ll want to go with being cocky. Cocky people are the worst: (cocky person) “At least I’m the best at … [Read more...]
Humble or Self Deprecating?
I recently sent this message to someone I’ve really admired for a long time: Hey [person] I was talking to someone who struggled to accept that certain people could look up to him and I thought I would send a note to say how much I look up to you and how it’s been this way since the first time I … [Read more...]