Our Libraries

March 7, 2010

Book says introverts need to shout out accomplishments

In 1950s Atlanta, Ga., when I was a child, my mother taught me to be modest and demure. "Don't be a braggart," she would say. And if I got a compliment, "Now don't get too big for your britches!" Or, "Pride goes before a fall." As a result, I grew up thinking it was somehow not a good thing to talk about myself or promote my accomplishments. The world has changed since the 1950s, and we're not in Atlanta anymore. Today, if you don't tell your story, no one else will. You'll not receive the... More

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Sarah Long's "Our Libraries" column in the Daily Herald is published the first Sunday of the month. The Daily Herald is Chicagoland's third largest daily newspaper, with a circulation of approximately 128,000.

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