Humility is one of 24 universal character strengths and is within the virtue category of temperance. It is about letting your achievements speak for themselves. It involves modesty and having an accurate assessment of your accomplishments. You may notice this strength in someone who spends more time listening rather than trying to add their ideas.
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Develop your character strength of humility by using it in new ways. “Consider an interaction that typically involves you doing more talking/sharing and flip it to where the other person talks/shares more.”
VIA character strengths are a family of positive personality traits reflected in our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They are basic building blocks of a flourishing life and serve as pathways to PERMA wellbeing. Learn more about building your humility strength. https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths/humility
Sources: Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners, Ryan M. Niemiec (2018).
Your Strengths Blueprint: How to be Engaged, Energized and Happy at Work, Michelle McQuaid and Erin Lawn (2014).