The Art of Boasting. The Art of Boasting. I felt uncomfortable carrying around a book by that title, as if I came across as someone itching to show off, but as I read it my thinking gradually changes. The point that it is not boasting but simply stating facts.
Boasting is the act of acknowledging your own achievements. It is grounded in self-confidence and conviction. Boasting helps quiet capable people step forward. I suspect the number of people in this category is considerable. Boasting is putting out, with a confident attitude, a loud voice through a meticulous strategy.
The author appears to be not a boasting expert but someone who draws out women leaders whose abilities go unrecognized and helps with image consulting. She helps them put out a confident voice in the place where they should step forward, changes the perception that this is not a bad thing, and helps them take a step more easily in the direction they aimed for.
To boast well, you must have an answer to "being myself" and "who am I." To avoid sounding like bluster to others, you deliver facts in a confident voice. Even after reading the book, "boasting" still feels awkward. The author says to remember the fact that each of us must become a fighter who fights for ourselves. Introducing even concrete practical strategies for boasting, she leads us onto the path of confident boasting.
"We regard silence as noble. And now she adds that it is time to stop being modest and to boast. Being silent does not make us think we are noble. We should be recognized fairly. Excessive modesty is merely selling ourselves cheap." Considering that the author is American, the introverted disposition—the disposition of being unable to boast—does not seem to be a problem of mine or yours alone. (All of humanity?) I look forward to wondering whether, as I practice one thing at a time while reading the practical section, I will gradually become accustomed to it.