I'll happily declare that I'm mostly crap.
But if I finish up today being a little less crap than yesterday then it has been a good day. I readily admit that I don't know, what I don't know. But if at the end of today, I know a little more than I did yesterday than it has been an even better day. Daniel Barnett CEO - WORKetc ----------------------------------- E: [email protected] W: <http://www.worketc.com/> www.WORKetc.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of simran Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SiliconBeach] Humility... :) Looking at this mailing list and other IT ones, i'm noticing a trend (maybe it's perceived; but it tickles a pet peeve, and wanted to share it, and happy to hear others thoughts and alter my perception of it :) I'm noticing that a lot of people in technology (especially those at the "business end" of technology, and sometimes, even the shy sys-admin's that prefer it in their dungeons) like to state how good they are! Statements made by people about themselves like "i've got a lot to contribute", "i've gained so much, now i want to give back", "i want to give back", "i'm really good at what i do", "i'm an expert in" - to come come across as "self marketing" and for want of a better word, arrogant! (it other people say that about you, it's brilliant, but claiming it about yourself, or reaffirming it yourself is arrogant, isn't it?) They assume a self-importance, holier than thou, i know better than you, that i cringe at every time i read it! Sometimes, the system promotes people as such, for example, many programs have "mentors" (i'm guilty of registering as a "mentor" in numerous programs myself) - but the way i look at it, there is so much to learn, and i'd love to collaborate with people and hopefully between everyone throwing around different ideas and experiences, something good will be born/done. Words like "mentors" imply a person that (in our context) mostly startup entrepreneurs "look up to" - and i think the world belongs to entrepreneurs's, not mentors! Entrepreneurs's are the ones that come with the enthusiasm, the "will to do", the necessary "lack of 'i've done that before' experience" that is almost necessary to them succeeding. I'm probably the pot calling the kettle black, so this email causes self reflection more than anything, but the amount of times i've cringed at "self promotion" reading SB email's in particular made me put these thoughts down! Last time i checked, humility was still a virtue.. hopefully i'll imbibe it one day myself :) simran. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
