tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post2903796542460907789..comments2024-01-02T15:19:12.921-08:00Comments on My Little Corner: Value Yourselfsandra seamanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-41570073906827736842011-02-17T06:26:09.798-08:002011-02-17T06:26:09.798-08:00It is hard to know where the line between braggart...It is hard to know where the line between braggart and self-promotion lies, Stephen. On the blog I talk about the joy of writing but rarely anywhere else.<br /><br />I wonder if not speaking about ourselves goes back to the old adage, "Pride goeth before a fall."? By not speaking, we are in some way protecting ourselves from failure.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-76982226479033450072011-02-17T05:59:03.219-08:002011-02-17T05:59:03.219-08:00Another aspect to this: bragging, tooting your ow...Another aspect to this: bragging, tooting your own horn, being full of yourself = bad.<br /><br />Interacting with others, all that's left is emphasizing the negative. I don't talk about the latest sale or how I wrote through a sticky problem or -- heaven forbid -- the joy I receive writing. I talk about car problems.Stephen D. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356287007864614439noreply@blogger.com