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Highlight your accomplishments

Highlight your accomplishments

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Highlight your accomplishments

- We all want to be appreciated for our hard work, but we're often reluctant to tout our accomplishments, especially women. I've been guilty of this myself. It's a quagmire because your ability to show off your best work and be recognized for it is crucial for hiring, promotions, and your overall reputation. The bragger to annoy you are likely those who talk endlessly about themselves, but don't let their obnoxious self-promotion make you think that's the only way to get recognition. Here are four tips to get over the weirdness and discomfort of self-promotion. First, lead with impact and follow with your actions. Highlight your accomplishments in the context of the difference they make to someone else or the organization. This amplifies your impact without making it all about you. For example, if you came up with a great marketing idea, lead with, I'm excited about this because it enables us to get more leads and…

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