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You think bragging might not be a good idea.
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But as we have established, there are situations you should brag.
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But how do you brag in a socially acceptable way?
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The answer is extracted from an article titled "7 Ways To Talk About Your Accomplishments
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Without Sounding Like A Braggart" published by Forbes written by Psychotherapist Amy Morin.
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She provides 7 advices:
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1.Keep The Emphasis On Your Hard Work And avoid saying something like, “Oh that was easy,”
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or “I barely tried,” because it sounds arrogant.
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2.Don't Belittle Other People. If you crossed the marathon finish line in the first place,
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it's OK to say you were first.
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But don't say that the second-place finisher was a mile behind you.
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3.Give Credit Where It's Due. Like one of my coworkers, whenever he accomplished something,
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he always says " It's team's effort too."
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4.Stick To The Facts. Rather than saying, “I'm an excellent leader,” say, “Since last
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month (which happened to be the time you took over the team), sales have doubled.”
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and let themselves determine who made that happen.
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5.Express Gratitude. Like when you accomplished something at your company, you can say“I
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am so grateful that the company gave me this opportunity,” alongside what you have accomplished.
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6.Don't Add A Qualifier. Saying, “I hate to brag, but…” doesn't excuse showing off.
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In fact, it only draws attention to the fact you know what you're about to say maybe
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a turn-off, but you're saying it anyway.
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Instead, you should just say something like “I'm so excited to share my good news,”
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or, “I'm happy to announce…”
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before you tout your accomplishment.
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7.Avoid The Humble-Braging. For those who don't know, Humblebrag is a self-deprecating statement
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with the actual intention of drawing attention to something you are proud of.
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Never say, “I am so embarrassed I let my Lamborghini get this dirty”.
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Because not only people know it's obviously bragging.
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Studies show humble-bragging makes people sound insincere.Hello, everyone!
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This short video is part of the original What People Also Ask series, in which I preach
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how to find useful information using Google's People Also Ask feature.
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Every week, I make a video focusing on one specific entity with more in-depth content.
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