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Tooting your own horn - do you do it?

 
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Tooting your own horn - do you do it?
I don't get people who don't do it. They seem to think that as long as they do their job well, they'll get noticed. It doesn't work like that and then they're stuck for 20 years in the same job and position.

If you do something well, you should keep shouting about it. Otherwise, nobody will pay attention. Not a single successful person has ever been shy about his accomplishments. That's why they are seen as successful. Tell people about your success, show it, even embellish it.

Modesty makes me sick.
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10/30/2014 06:49 AM
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It feels uncomfortable to do that.
It's just not me.
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i agree.
for me, its not about bragging or im better than anyone else.

its about expressing the value you bring to the relationship and ensuring that others recognize that value in real terms.
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10/30/2014 07:34 AM
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"Success does not come to those who wait for it. If you are a man, you take it." ~Malcom X
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10/30/2014 07:36 AM
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I'm just not that flexible, but if I were...
I'd never have to go out to the bar again.
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10/30/2014 07:40 AM
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Re: Tooting your own horn - do you do it?
No, I used to, and can still glorify myself a bit when I am upset or in a bad mood. I have apparently pretty much claimed to be God incarnate if my feathers have really been ruffled. I usually regret what I have said afterwards, even though I rarely remember completely what I have said. It's like someone takes over.

Otherwise, normally, I do not toot my horn. Actually quite the opposite.
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There's soooo many people that are 'all talk'
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10/30/2014 07:46 AM
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Re: Tooting your own horn - do you do it?
As Mohammed Ali put it:

"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am"
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I suppose with certain elements about myself I do it but the things that I do it about are not very easily recognible to other people, if at all.


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10/30/2014 10:22 AM
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Sometimes you have to do it otherwise there are too many people that will take credit for things you are doing.

I worked in the corporate environment for a long time. When they find people like me that can do the job very well then that person is stuck because of the value of the work. Those who toot their own horn frequently aren't that valuable as at some point they get into things way over their heads. Of course when you reach a certain level of management you can be a complete boob and be successful because of the staff you employ.

Life isn't fair.

A local very conservative bank almost failed and was taken over by another bank. The management team got into the mortgage madness before the real estate market went bust and that brought down the bank. Nothing happened to the corporate board. They got to take over another bank because they knew what they were doing. These guys tooted their own horn (lied) about their abilities to run a bank. Several people got into legal trouble but of course the bank's board wasn't aware of what those managers were doing.

There are lots of executives that know they can get away with just about anything. A lot of people get trapped in a sea of debt and can't go shopping for a better job. If you are a good employee you may not get noticed unless you do some tooting. Make too much noise though and you might get the axe. Tooting your own horn sometimes works good as long as you don't point your finger at others.
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:toot:
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10/30/2014 10:28 AM
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No I don't. It's very ugly.
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:toot:
 Quoting: ArunaLuna


I say if you are lucky enough to have a horn, you better toot it, because you can bet that someone else will tooting theirs!
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I love his Spirit Bird song!
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I'm just not that flexible, but if I were...
I'd never have to go out to the bar again.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64671916


Yeah...not since I was a teenager anyway. look_down
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There's soooo many people that are 'all talk'
 Quoting: woowoo80


Most CEOs are like that.
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Shit ... I holler my own name during sex
We do not learn from history because our studies are brief and prejudiced. In a surprising manner, 250 years emerges as the average length of national greatness. This average has not varied for 3,000years. The stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be:
The Age of Pioneers , The Age of Conquests ,The Age of Commerce ,The Age of Affluence ,The Age of Intellect ,The Age of Decadence.
Decadence is marked by: Defensiveness, Pessimism, Materialism,Frivolity An influx of foreigners The Welfare State A weakening of religion. Decadence is due to: Too long a period of wealth and power, Selfishness Love of money ,The loss of a sense of duty.
The life histories of great states are amazingly similar, and are due to internal factors. Their falls are diverse, because they are largely the result of external causes. - Sir John Glubb The Fate of Empires
We are at the end of the Age of Decadence heading into COLLAPSE
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toot toot
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