Selling Yourself Short
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Everyone and their mother keeps telling me I need to stop being so humble. What the fucking fuck?
I always thought the key to life was to remain humble. Have I been wrong all this time? Actually, no. I’ve just been comfortable, stagnant, scared, and unmotivated. There’s a difference between being humble and being downright mean to myself. Not only am I my own worst critic, I’m also my own worst enemy. I don’t give myself enough credit and I always doubt and dumb myself down so other people don’t create high expectations of me. Does this sound like you, too? Then keep reading.
A few days ago over brunch at Café Medina, my good friend, Calvyn, told me that I’m way too modest, I’ve become too soft, and that I need to start highlighting my accomplishments and selling myself with confidence. He said all the things I was too scared to say out loud and just like that, the clouds parted, the sun shined, and doves flew in the air like out of a John Wu movie.
Come to think of it, lately I’ve been surrounding myself with positive forces and rebuffing all negativity. After all, it’s never a good idea to surround yourself with charlatan characters that have nothing better to do than carp on your every move. I welcome all comments, feedbacks, and suggestion, as long as they’re presented respectfully and with genuine interests and care behind it. I’ve never claimed to always be right, for God knows I’m only human, and it’s good to have someone around to kick my ass from time to time and tell me how foolishly I’m acting than be surrounded by an obsequious personality who will say one thing while thinking another.
What was the point of this post again? Oh that’s right, NEVER SELL YOURSELF SHORT. If you don’t hold yourself at the highest regard, no one else will, and you may find yourself in a relationshit because you’re terrified of being alone, and/or a mediocre, dead-end job just to make ends meet when you know, you’re far from mediocre.
