Stop Being Modest
5 min readFeb 15, 2021
Modesty is not humility. So, stop already. Here’s how to practice true humility and find confidence.
Maya Angelou once said,
“I have no patience with modesty. Modesty is a learned adaptation. You don’t want modesty. You want humility. Humility comes from the inside out.”
You can spot fake humility, sometimes known as “modesty,” a mile away. Modesty, like “being nice,” is an act…