Tag: Humility

Humility Is…

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Magda Ehlers

In their book, The Creativity Cure: A Do-It Yourself Prescription for Happiness, authors Carrie Barron and Alton Barron write,

“Humility is not assuming you know more than you do, or that you are grander than you might be. It is being at peace with the fact that you need to learn some things. …

Humility is about being your True Self, deficiencies included. Humility is acknowledgment of your True Self, admitting who you are and what you do and do not know.” Humility is being comfortable with yourself.

Do not separate yourself from your True Self. No matter what, stand up for yourself. And do not present who you are not. Because you are better than that.

Failure Comes From…

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Anete Lusina

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”- Henry Ford

Failure comes from pride, from arrogance.

Failure comes from ego, negative ego.

But success, on the other hand, comes from hard work,

from love, from empathy, from humility, from care, and from focus.

If you want to succeed in your own life,

you must reject pride. It is not good for you. It is a career killer.