Self-promotion: Don't insult yourself

• Like any new skill, one has to learn and develop self-promotion muscles.
• E-mail is a great way to share your project updates, accomplishments and even small wins.
• One can volunteer as a mentor to the younger colleagues.
• It is a good idea to keep a list of your ...

In our increasingly isolated social structures, being able to effectively self-promote yourself is a huge advantage.

But boasting or blowing one’s own trumpet is not a skill that is considered an attractive quality. Taking pride in your professional skills and highlighting...

This should be practiced rather than focusing on the negative things. It's human nature to see negative things as bigger and more important than positive things, but this also does tremendous damage to your self-esteem. When you find yourself focusing on negative or less favorabl...