Title: Humility | SkillsYouNeed
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Humility
What is Humility?
In other words, humility is not being a ‘doormat’, and allowing people to walk all over you.
Why does humility matter?
What about the fit between humility and self-esteem?
Developing Humility
To try to cultivate humility, you may want to try one or more of these activities:
Further Reading from Skills You Need
The Skills You Need Guide to Life: Living Well, Living Ethically
A final thought
Humility may sound old-fashioned, but that does not mean that a little humbleness is not as important now as ever.

Content: Take time to ask others to provide feedback, anonymously if necessary, and make it clear that you welcome their opinions. Listen to the feedback openly and then be grateful. There is more about this in our page on Giving and Receiving Feedback. Review your actions against the language of pride
Pride and arrogance, which also cover smugness, snobbery, and vanity, are unpleasant words. It can sometimes be hard to avoid feeling a bit proud of ourselves, or vain, or even snobbish. It is often quite pleasant to feel like that, for example, if we have done something good, and everyone is praising us. However, we tend not to call these feelings by name, because the words themselves carry negative connotations. To cultivate humility, review your feelings against the words: ask yourself ‘ was that snobbish? ’, ‘ was I being a bit vain then? ’,