CONFIDENCE

A little over a month ago I decided I needed to update my résumé.  I usually try to keep up with it regularly, but this time I wanted to give it a total makeover.  I was lucky enough to have someone older & wiser and in my same professional field willing to assist me.  Little did they know, they ended up being more helpful than I had planned.  Throughout the whole process, this person kept complimenting me and kept acting impressed by all my accolades and I was almost uncomfortable by all the praising. True to form, I kept downplaying everything and tried to make everything seem like not-a-big-deal.  During the conversation, this person politely told me that I needed to be prouder of my accomplishments and achievements.  They stated how self-defacing I seemed and that I needed to be more confident in myself.  It crushed me.  I have always tried to stay humble, but never self-defacing.  I find over-confidence extremely unattractive in others, so I think I try too hard not to act in that manner.   Bragging is one thing, but a lack of self worth is worse.  I think it is very important to believe in yourself and to know how important and worthy you are as a person.  Time to practice what I preach.