Title: How Humility Will Make You the Greatest Person Ever
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How Humility Will Make You the Greatest Person Ever
It's so hard to be humble. Here are three tips for taming your ego.
Why is humility good?
Three tips for cultivating humility
1. Embrace your humanness
2. Practice mindfulness and self-compassion
3. Express gratitude
About the Author
Vicki Zakrzewski
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Content: 3. Express gratitude
Saying “thank you” means that we recognize the gifts that come into our lives and, as a result, acknowledge the value of other people. Very simply, gratitude can make us less self-focused and more focused on those around us—a hallmark of humble people. Indeed, a recent study found that gratitude and humility are mutually reinforcing. Expressing gratitude can induce humility in us, and humble people have a greater capacity for conveying gratitude. Both gratitude letters and gratitude diaries were used in this study—easy to perform practices that are described in greater detail on the GGSC’s Greater Good in Action website. Perhaps the key to humility is seeing life as a journey towards cultivating those qualities that bring out the best in ourselves and others and make this world a better place. And this journey is not just for the average person, but one that many of our greatest leaders have embarked upon. To close with the words of one who knew humility, Nelson Mandela: As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself.