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The document emphasizes the importance of humility as a foundational mindset for personal growth and effective leadership. It outlines characteristics of a humble mindset, such as selflessness and emotional intelligence, and provides practical tips for cultivating humility in various aspects of life, including the workplace. Key themes include the value of listening, prioritizing team success, and detaching from outcomes and others' opinions.

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Humility

The document emphasizes the importance of humility as a foundational mindset for personal growth and effective leadership. It outlines characteristics of a humble mindset, such as selflessness and emotional intelligence, and provides practical tips for cultivating humility in various aspects of life, including the workplace. Key themes include the value of listening, prioritizing team success, and detaching from outcomes and others' opinions.

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Humility

The Key to Learning, Growing and


Being
Presented by Mark Brainard for the Lifebook Membership Community

21 April 2022
Humility is a First Virtue…..for Other People
~ Oliver Wendall Holmes
The Humble Mindset
The First Virtue
• Opposite of arrogance
• Grounded
• Connected – everyone is your peer
• Selfless
• Growth oriented
• Self-reinforcing - societal values
Self Knowledge
Rooted in Reality

• Accurate Inner Perception


• Emotional Intelligence
• Catalyst for Self Discipline
Identity Shift
Make Humility Your Anchor

• Moderate Outward
Expression
• “Other” and “Higher”
Focused
• Lifelong Learner
Launchpad to Mastery
Humility to Fall in Love with Process

• Foundational mindset
• Focuses energy
• Accelerates
To be Humble is Not to Think Less of Oneself
But to Think of Oneself Less
~ C.S. Lewis
The Gift
Lowering the Protective Walls

• Holding Space
• Connect with ‘human-ness”
• Listen without judgement
• Seek first to understand
Humility in the Work Space
• Be a humble leader
• Give away power
• Deflect credit
• Have the courage to be wrong
• Be a learner and a teacher
• Guide, don’t control
• Prioritize team success – elevate
others
Helpful Additional Tips
• Practice mindfulness. Accept what is
• Practice gratitude. Appreciate what is
• Situational awareness – scale your approach
• Seek unfiltered feedback (no defensiveness)
• Perspective on time
• Reverence for nature, the universe
• Detach from outcomes
• Detach from other peoples’ opinions
• Cultivate an abundance mentality
Helpful Additional Tips
• Never connect failure to your identity
• Ask questions
• Admit when you are wrong
• Manage urge for ‘more’. Minimalist mindset
• Drop the need to impress; just be impressive
• Be the least important person in the room
• Treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Silence

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