A story of self validationby Edmund J. Janas, II
My friend and I were talking and the topic of validation came up. They said, if others don’t validate you, it’s OK to validate yourself. I asked: “Isn’t that boastful?” I’ve never boasted in any of my accomplishments, I would write about them…and the lessons learned, but rarely did I even show my credentials or CV. In fact I deleted my LInkedIn account. I so dislike LinkedIn.
They said: “No, it’s not boasting if it’s factual and true. It’s a matter of fact” So I did. I thought about all my achievements, whether or not people thought they were great. I included all the obstacles I had to overcome.
You see, to my way of thinking, the world has two types of people,...