100 Days of Humility

Posted by wdywft under Self-Development
From http://www.humilityimperative.com 4831 days ago

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Written by wdywft
4831 days ago

"Narcissists rise to the top because people mistake their confidence and authority for leadership qualities." (via eclectipundit.com)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2024577/Narcissists-rise-people-mistake-confidence-authority-leadership-qualities.html#ixzz1WdhBzMJc

I agree that humility can be taken too far and that it won't solve all problems - I don't even think it's that rare (most people I know are pretty humble).

But it does seem the higher up the business ladder the more likely it becomes to meet someone with a huge ego stuck up his/her ass.

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Written by businessavante
4831 days ago

No argument there, Anne!!

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Written by businessavante
4831 days ago

Interesting Anne - I loved it.

Humility can be taken too far, though, if there's a total loss of self-esteem as a result (I've come across a few people that fit into that, and was that way myself for a few years while in the deepest depths of depression around age 20).

I might also add that it was obsession that sank the Pequod, not ego (in Moby Dick).

Duncan

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