9 ways to brag about your wins without being too prideful

Mar 18, 2025 etimes.in

How to brag without ego

Winning in life, be it in monetary riches or having a good family, is something everyone wants to brag about. But sometimes, this bragging turns into a bad impression and here are 9 ways to evade it, and brag without being seen as prideful. Canva

Share the credit

In your road to success if someone helped you immensely, be it a family member or a colleague, acknowledge them and share the credit. Don’t just paint yourself in the limelight, but share credit where it is due. Canva

Let people know all about it

People do not want to hear ‘I am the new CEO’, they also wish to hear the struggles, the road to success, the journey, and the likes. So tell them how you reached the top, and the bragging will soon feel inspirational. Canva

What did you learn?

When bragging about your wins, also tell people what you learnt on the way and how it helped you. This will help others as well, and maybe you will be a name in their story later. Canva

Talk with a familiar tone

When people think they are talking to someone who is ‘one of them’, even the bragging does not seem prideful. So include everyone and have your conversations. Canva

Don't bring it up too often

If you feel awkward talking about your achievements, let someone else mention it first. Instead of saying ‘Look, I received this award’, let someone bring it up when they talk about you. Canva

Treat it as a milestone

Your journey is not just one single event, it is a milestone in your career or personal life. So praise yourself, but also make sure to praise the process. Canva

The ‘I’ and ‘We’ conversation

If you feel like bragging, but also wish to stay humble, replace the ‘I’ with ‘We’. How? Instead of saying ‘My son won the first prize! I won at life’, say it like ‘Our son won the award, we really won at life’. Canva

Let people ask more information

If you believe in less is more, it is amazing to apply this to bragging. Don’t just start the speech of how you did it and all you did, tell people a little information and then give them the time to ask for more. Canva

Ask others

Once your speech or talk is over, don't just blurt thank you and move to your seat, instead encourage other people to share their wins in life. At the end, when it becomes a team activity, the pride becomes unknown. Canva

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