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In The Life Of: 50 Ways to Be More Humble and to Act Humbly

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:38:22 -0400

In The Life Of: 50 Ways to Be More Humble and to Act Humbly:

Use the response “It’s My Pleasure” when someone thanks you for doing something.
Use the response “I’d be honored” when someone asks you to help them or do something with them.
Listen more than you talk
Count to 3 before adding to a conversation to ensure the other person is done
Be willing to follow another person in conversation even if you don’t get to talk about your idea
Always offer to improve someone else’s idea and give them credit
Give credit for other’s ideas that you are carrying through on
Ask others for the opinion of others
Ask others to join conversations and contribute
Admit when you don’t understand or know something
It’s OK to be wrong and so admit it
Appreciate others who learn something quickly and say so
Be quick to apologize when you do something wrong
Study moral principles
Use moral principles to guide you
You are God’s creation, not your own
Recognize your talents as gifts, not your own ability
Know how your skills have only be developed by the help of others
Share your own knowledge to pass on what you have learned
Pass on thanks when you receive it to those who helped you achieve what was thanked
Value other people’s time as much as your own
Never equate time spent with people to a dollar value
Don’t boast about your achievements, let others recognize them instead
Keep your goals to yourself
Help other people with their goals
Realize the potential in others
Know that timing is everything and everyone excels at different times in life
Being the 1st follower is often the best way to lead
Since winning isn’t everything, you don’t have to win
Recognize that you have faults
Remember you are a sinner (in other words, you are no better or worse than anyone else)
Ignore first impressions of people
Give others the benefit of the doubt
Provide positive and encouraging feedback instead of criticism
Make a choice to act more humbly
Practice at least one humble act each day
Be grateful for successes without boasting about them
Know how to accept praise with a simple thank you, don’t elaborate on it or talk more about it
Recognize the individualism of others and yourself, there is no need to conform
Share your core values and live them accordingly regardless of the circumstances
Prioritize things in your life and rate your actions on whether to followed that priority or not
Rate other people as first, be less significant
Forgive those who wrong you and move on without revenge or lashing back
Serve others and not yourself first
Seek wisdom, which is knowledge of what is true coupled with just judgment of action
Recognize and know that you know little and there is always more to learn
Avoid explosive reactions, and subside any aggression
Accept new ideas and change, not being stuck on what you knew before
Teach all that you can for the benefit of others
Learn from and model the life of the most humble teachers in history (Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Buddha, etc)

kaotikrevelations: -Important Things With Demetri Martin....

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:31:39 -0400

kaotikrevelations:

-Important Things With Demetri Martin. Season 2 Episode 7: Lines

How topical! (I don’t know how to rotate, so turn head...

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:40:00 -0400

How topical! (I don’t know how to rotate, so turn head clockwise 90 degrees, more fun that way anyways)

Not without merit …

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:38:57 -0400

Not without merit …

Charlie Sheen vs. Ron Burgundy: Who Said It?

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:56:05 -0500

Charlie Sheen vs. Ron Burgundy: Who Said It?

The Different Types of People There Are on the Internet

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:50:01 -0500

The Different Types of People There Are on the Internet :

“People Who Are Obscenely Obsessed with Social Networking” <— mabes

Very good, GWU always has the best ones. F*** You - GWU Law...

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:00:25 -0500

Very good, GWU always has the best ones.

F*** You - GWU Law Revue 2011 (via deckerringo)

I think I’ve been asked at least one of these on every...

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:33:03 -0500

I think I’ve been asked at least one of these on every interview I’ve ever been on.

oatmeal:

The six crappiest interview questions

Oh hai, a New Yorker cartoon that I actually...

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:47:25 -0500

Oh hai, a New Yorker cartoon that I actually understand.

newyorker: Cartoon of the Day

Purty

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:44:05 -0500

Purty

Your morning LOL courtesy of oatmeal: “What I think Obama...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:16:00 -0500

Your morning LOL courtesy of oatmeal: “What I think Obama is meeting with Jobs, Schmidt, and Zuckerberg about”

I never thought of it like that. nevver: I Killed Jack Johnson

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:02:01 -0500

I never thought of it like that.

nevver:

I Killed Jack Johnson

And this took me FOREVER to get. ilovecharts: Why there is an...

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:57:03 -0500

And this took me FOREVER to get.

ilovecharts:

Why there is an obesity epidemic: its in our states.

Kids these days are so creative.

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:12:33 -0500

Kids these days are so creative.

and for your daily "awwww"

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:17:51 -0500

and for your daily "awwww":

In London,Tiny, a baby gorilla reluctantly takes his first steps at his mother’s urging.

and this, my friends, is why/how i buy 9,000 starbucks coffees a...

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:27:47 -0500

and this, my friends, is why/how i buy 9,000 starbucks coffees a year.

"VOLDECAT!!!"

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:21:56 -0500

“VOLDECAT!!!”

- A Blue Cross Centre spokesperson on the Worthing woman who is to become the new owner of “Voldemog” — the 14-year-old domestic shorthaired cat whose appearance resembles that of Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort.

[jezebel.]

(via thedailywhat)

bieber went britney? whaaat?! ETA: it was a joke....

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:09:00 -0500

bieber went britney? whaaat?!

ETA: it was a joke. PHEW.

thedailywhat:

In Case You Missed It of the Day: Justin Bieber “shaves off” his signature coiffure for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

[jkl.]

jonramz: The most polite convenience store robbery of all...

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:17:39 -0500

jonramz:

The most polite convenience store robbery of all time…. I almost feel bad for the guy

The sad truth of what's really in your gmail inbox

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:25:47 -0500

The sad truth of what's really in your gmail inbox