Humility is often wrongly assumed to be accommodative, submissive, or spineless behavior. The truth is quite the opposite. Humble people are well aware of themselves. They know their strengths and skills. They come across as confident and polite, yet firm in their beliefs and actions.
People with humility don’t feel the need to boast about the things they can do. They prefer to let their actions and accomplishments speak for themselves.
What is Humility?
Humble people are not self-centered. They know their strengths, which gives them a lot of confidence–but they are not arrogant about their abilities. However, if you think about two or three people at the top of your field who you admire, you will probably realize that they are humble in addition to being high-achievers. Their humility is the secret to their excellence.
How to be humble
Humility helps you become more popular as people find you approachable and helpful. Your confidence improves as you are not worried or distracted, and you focus on your abilities.
Here are some things you can do to become more humble:
Get Reviews
By getting other people’s reviews, humble people ensure that they are not misguided about their own abilities. It takes courage to ask others for feedback, and one must know how to handle constructive criticism. Humble people are able to do both.
Overcome your own biases
To be humble, you must stop thinking that your gender, class, caste, looks, educational background, or skin color make you special. You must learn to focus on your achievements. Being fair to people from different backgrounds and their abilities is the hallmark of a humble person.
Ask Questions
Humility lies in never hesitating to seek guidance. Humble people are always up for self-improvement and are not afraid to ask questions. They understand that asking genuine questions is crucial to acquiring knowledge.
Pay Attention
Humble people are not self-centered. They observe and remember small things about those around them–their strengths, their habits, and preferences. In a collaborative work environment, it is important to always be ready to listen and understand the other person and ask only what needs to be asked.
Be Ready to Fail
If you are pursuing a great task then be ready to fail. You should learn to take the failures with a smile. It may hurt your pride to make mistakes, admit failure, and ask others for help. But you need to learn how to not take failures to heart. Failure is a great teacher, and humble people learn from their failures.
(Courtesy: Harappa)
