20/12/2022
*13 Habits Of Humble People _Jeff Boss*
Humble people can receive a bad rap. Humility is frequently associated with being too passive, submissive or insecure, but this couldnât be any further from the truth.
Instead, humble people are quite the oppositeâconfident and competent in themselves so much that, as a result, they seek to self-actualize by helping theirs. Humble people are still self-efficacious; they just donât feel the impetus to boast about themselves but instead, let their actions speak for their ideals. To be humble is not to think less of oneself, but to think of oneself less.
To help identify what humble looks like (and how you can adopt greater humility for yourself. After all, who doesnât need greater humility?), here are 13 habits of humble people:
*1) Theyâre Situationally Aware*
Situational awareness is a function of emotional intelligence as it is being aware of oneself, the group, the actions of each and the social dynamics therein. As such, situationally aware people aim their focus outward as they try to absorb (i.e. learn) more about the situation.
*2.They Retain Relationship*
Studies have shown that humble people are more likely to help friends than their prideful counterparts. As a result, they maintain stronger personal and professional relationships. A study of more than 1,000 peopleâwith roughly 200 in leadership positionsârevealed that companies with humble people in leadership positions had a more engaged workforce and less employee turnover.
*3)They Make Difficult Decisions With Ease*
Since humble people put othersâ needs before their own, when faced with difficult decisions they respect the moral and ethical boundaries that govern the decision and base their decision-making criteria off a sense of shared purpose rather than self-interest.
*4)They Put Others First*
Humble people know their self-worth. As a result, they donât feel the need to cast themselves before others just to show them how much they know. Instead, humble people realize that nobody cares how much they know until those people know how much theyâre cared for.
*5)Theyâre Curious*
Humble people seek knowledge because they are perpetual learners and realize that they donât have all the answers. They glean knowledge from the experiences of others and crave more opportunities to learn.
*6)They Speak Their Minds*
While active listening is certainly important, humble people arenât afraid to speak their minds because being wrong is not a fear they have. They know that to bridge the gap between unwillingness and willingness there must be action; they summon the courage to face difficulty as they graciously accept to sacrifice themselves.
*7)They Take Time To Say âThank Youâ*
At a business dinner, for example, no matter whether youâre engaged in a heated conversation with others or not, humble people take the time to express thanks to the service for tending to the little things.
*8)They Have An Abundance Mentality*
Humble people donât believe that one personâs âwinâ necessarily mean another personâs âloss.â Instead, they know thereâs plenty of opportunity to go around and that finding it just necessitates collaboration and communication.
*9)They Start Sentences With âYouâ Rather Than âIâ*
Humble people put others at the forefront of their thoughts. Humble people brag about others, while the prideful people brag about themselves.
*10)They Accept Feedback*
Humble people are not only receptive to constructive criticism but actively seek it because they know that feedback is a pathway to improvement.
*11)They Assume Responsibility*
Rather than eschewing blame on âthe systemâ or the behaviors of others, humble people assume responsibility by speaking up and owning their part.
*12)They Listen*
Thereâs nothing more annoying that being in a conversation withy somebody who you can just tell is dying to get his or her words in. When you see their mental gears spinning, itâs a sign theyâre not listening but rather waiting to speak. Why? Because they believe that what they have to say is more valuable than listening to you. In other words, theyâre placing their self-interest first.
Humble people, however, actively listen to others before summarizing the conversation. Moreover, humble people donât try to dominate a conversation or talk over people. Theyâre eager to understand others because theyâre curious.
*13)They Ask For Help*
Part of being humble means realizing that you donât have all the answers. No one does. Humble people acknowledge what they do and do not know and enlist help for the latter.
Humility displays a willingness to learn and become betterâtwo things that everybody should cultivate. How is humility viewed in your organization?
