10 Words You Should Never Use To Describe Yourself

Consider the word "charismatic." If someone called me charismatic, I will be incredibly flattered (and hugely surprised.) But if I call myself charismatic, you will think I'm a jerk — and rightly so.

Here are 10 more words that are awesome when used by others to describe you, but you should never use to describe yourself:

1. Generous. Take it from Adam Grant, an expert on the subject of giving and taking. Generosity is in the eye of the beholder.

"Generosity is earned, not claimed," he writes. "Leave it to other people to describe you as a giver — that's the highest form of praise."

The most generous people I know give without fanfare and without seeking accolades. Their giving is so far under the radar it's subterranean. And they don't consider themselves to be generous since they're always thinking they could do more.

All of us can be more generous than we are. While relative to what others give you might be more generous than most, if that's the case let other people describe you that way.

After all, true generosity is often found in people who are also...

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