Recently I attended an excellent program which focused on developing yourself and your business through a series of self and business adjustments. One of the exercises required you to stand up and do a personal” brag”.This initially did not feel right and I could hear Sister Mary Michael’s voice in the back of my head saying”Never brag about yourself and always be humble.” However it was not only a clever exercise, it was vital because knowing that we are valuable and skilled is essential to personal and business success. Publicly stating the facts of who we are and what we have and can accomplish is not haughty, but a foundation for taking on new challenges. The other part of this was a growing awareness that everyone has something to brag about and before we dismiss them from our respect we should encourage them to share their”brag”