11 Words To Describe Yourself
How you describe yourself can shape how you view the world and how you fit into it.
How do you describe yourself? I’m not just talking about listing off 5 traits about you. I’m referring to what you put on your social media profile.
About what you tell other people but don’t really believe in.
What you know you wouldn’t say at all in any other circumstance.
You see, a lot of us have a bias for ourselves. That much is obvious. However, what’s important to note is that our bias is so big that we’d instinctively describe ourselves in certain ways.
The reason I bring this up is that I read an article from Jeff Haden recently that talked about it. He mentioned some particular words people say, but not necessarily mean.
And what’s surprising is these are words that you otherwise wouldn’t expect. They’re not overly negative, but they are words that fill the air and are utterly pointless.
Innovative, world-class, authority, results-oriented, responsible, motivated. There is an extensive list that’s worth looking at.
But instead of dwelling on words to avoid when describing yourself, I wanted to focus on words that are better to describe ourselves. After all, even if we…
