In my experience with people, it’s the one’s who prove themselves through their actions instead of their words that usually have the most going for themselves. I don’t know if this is because as I’ve felt, the more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know and still have to learn. Or, perhaps, it’s a simple sense of humility and self confidence that keeps people from boasting about all their possible success and accomplishment.

I’ve found there’s a time and place where self promotion is important. I tended(or tend) to play down some of my experience or success sometimes, and after people have gotten to know me they wondered why it took so long to learn I had experience in X or Y or did A, B, and C. So, I’d say some humility and listening instead of always talking is in order, but there comes a time and place to stand up and be proud of who you and what you’ve done, are doing, and will do.