Brené Brown, author of Daring Greatly, says that vulnerability is “the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. " She also says it represents truth and courage. These are brilliant virtues, not weaknesses to be hidden away!

Be ready to acknowledge to yourself when you’ve done a good job, when you need to improve and when things that didn’t go so well aren’t the end of the world but a pathway to making things right again. This makes for a nice balance that is not narcissistic, unrealistic or pessimistic.