Just recently I discovered a quality in people that I admire in people, and I wondered whether it would be good to seek this quality for myself. That quality is being humble and yes, I have been guilty of being the opposite. I have been vain, stuck up and even arrogant. I now know that this is not what I want to be.
So why am I lacking in this quality? To give a semi-humble answer; I think that it is not always intentional, at times it am just trying to use it as a mask to disguise myself from my lack of confidence. But also, to be brutally honest, I may have been boasting about my strengths too much. It is time for a change, and this will be for the better.
According to studies published in Psychological Reports people young people who are humble experience more love of life and self-efficacy. They also indicated that older people who possess the same qualities also experience a higher level of mental well-being. Humility also helps people to be more open to feedback, and less prone to become depressed.
Nobody likes somebody who is stuck up. Watching them speak to someone else as if they are better than them does not look good. However, some people may believe that this could be justified in the case that the person being talked down to does not deserve respect. If anybody thinks this way, they need to change their mindset and try to communicate without putting somebody down.
For me, I really like the term ‘Down to earth’. It really sounds like anybody from any walk of life could talk to somebody who has these qualities. They could relate to them, communicate on any level, and quickly learn to like them.
So, I don’t know about you. You may already possess these great qualities and I admire you if you do. I will make an endeavour to be humble, but I will also make sure that I keep my self-confidence and self-esteem.
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