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6 Habits That Show You Sell Yourself Short
It begins when you think you’re not good enough
Your habits define your life.
Some habits can propel you forward and help you achieve your dreams.
But others can act like a prison wall, holding you back and completely shutting you from everything you ever dream of. One such bad habit is selling yourself short.
In this article, I share some of the different ways this habit can play out and prevent you from moving forward.
You’re Quick to Downplay Your Success
Success at anything takes an incredible amount of hard work, commitment, and a bit of luck.
When you have a habit of selling yourself short, you don’t consider yourself to have a hand in what you accomplish. Instead, you’ll put your achievements down to luck and then deflate all the efforts you put in.
If you’re part of a team, you’ll hardly see yourself as valuable or recognize your contributions. And you’ll most likely wave it off when others compliment you on your efforts and competence.
You do this because you want to be modest. You don’t want people to think you’re arrogant. But confidence in yourself doesn’t necessarily equate to arrogance.
