WHY HUMILITY IS YOUR GREATEST GROWTH ACCELERATOR

In the early days of my career, I felt confident thinking that I knew all the answers related to my work. I was wrong.

Afterwards, I realized that that the magic words really were ‘I don't know', which I started to use more frequently.

Humility is not thinking less of oneself. It is a matter of thinking less about yourself and you will see that everything changes.

So, this is what I have learned how humility supports and lead you to sustainable growth:

Humility opens doors that ego keeps locked. When you admit what you do not know, you become teachable. Feedback really becomes a fuel for you as compared to criticism. You always see lessons in all your failures, and in all your talks.

Humility will help you keep moving forward when perfectionism will cause paralysis. It allows you to be in a state of becoming teachable. You send in a flawed project, you do the hard talk, and you do the job that you're not ready for, because you're safe enough to learn in public.

For compounding the effects of the relationships, we find that humility is the key. Those that listen more than they talk, cheer on others' successes, and fill the room rather than sucking up all the air, attract more people to them. These are the folks others want to champion, mentor and work with.

The best people I know have this trait: They are curious and they're very open about the things they don't know. They have come to understand that admitting that you are still learning is not a weakness signal, it is a strength multiplier.

Growth doesn't stop at a specific point and you don't "arrive" at growth. It's an ongoing course of action and humility is the guiding force that pushes you in the right direction!