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When is it okay?
Tue, April 15, 2008 - 8:00 PMI read a lot of other blogs and posts both on Tribe and on myspace. I see dancers congratulating themselves which i think is amazing. And I admire that. Everytime I go to post something about myself and a great thing that happens I stop myself short and remind myself that it may be taken as bragging and remember to stay humble. And after so much of this it has gotten me thinking the past couple of days, "when is it okay to congratulate yourself?"
Is it uncooth to mention a fabulous opportunity? Is it overt bragging when you post it online? When should you keep quiet and stay humble and when is it really alright to pat your own back?
I would love to know others opinions on this.
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Wed, April 16, 2008 - 9:20 AM
Growing up in a southern household, I was taught not to ever brag on myself. Ever. Let others brag on you. Then, on to business and economics classes, which taught me to tell others when I had done well or worked hard. Since it was a women's college in georgia, they also stressed the importance of telling only those who needed to hear it, not just anyone. So merging those two ingrained teachings has been a challenge. Usually, when I've worked really hard and accomplished something personally important to me, I tell others.
But has yet to be an exact science for me. Don't know if that helps. Wow, I think you are an amazing teacher, dancer, mother, and choreographer. |
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Wed, April 16, 2008 - 11:18 AM
First off...
I would like to pat you on the back. As I've told you and many others a billion times before, I super admire your prop work! I can tell that when you learn to dance with a new prop, you apply yourself to the fullest. It really shows that you make sure to master it before you do it. Something I'm still trying to learn myself.
I think it's okay to be proud of yourself here and there. To an extent of course. I think it's alright to mention in a blog how you've been working so hard to get a move right, or something like that, and you finally feel your progress falling in to place. Then I think it's okay to say, "Hey I'm finally getting it!" But I think it is out of hand when someone goes and blogs, or brags about being the best at what they do. It is always good to recognize that there will always be someone better than you at everything. It's healthy. I also think that it's really terrible when a person is so competative that they do not want to give props to people that are talented. I don't like when people try to bad mouth other people about their work or their performance when they know deep down inside that that person clearly did a great job. I don't like when people post negatively about other people's performances either. I think it says a lot about that person's insecurities. I figure, if I don't like something someone did in a performance, I'll keep it to myself. We all know what kind of balls it takes to get up there and give a performance everything we've got. We don't need to be disrespecting each other just because we don't personally dig what the other person does. We can't please everyone right? |
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Thu, April 17, 2008 - 8:56 AM
Very true darlina. I appreciate your compliment. I don't down grading of anyone anymore. It breeds negativity that I decide I know longer need in my life. I think trying to find a balance is key.
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