{"id":4285,"date":"2018-03-29T06:13:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/?p=4285"},"modified":"2018-03-28T23:34:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T03:34:30","slug":"heroic-humility-what-the-science-of-humility-can-say-to-people-raised-on-self-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2018\/03\/29\/heroic-humility-what-the-science-of-humility-can-say-to-people-raised-on-self-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic Humility: What the Science of Humility Can Say to People Raised on Self-Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014Charles de Montesquieu<\/p>\n

.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014Philippians 2:3\u20134<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\n

In this age of selfies and corporate scandals, the need for humility is pressing. This book entitled HEROIC HUMILITY<\/a> offers a synthesis of research and theory on humility and heroism. It articulates a vision of heroic humility<\/i> \u2014 humility of such great depth that it inspires others.<\/p>\n

Humility has three parts: an honest self-appraisal (including an attitude that one is teachable), modest self-presentation, and an orientation to build others up and not put them down. Moreover, humility can be learned. People who embody heroic humility not only rise to moments of great humility, but practice it and emerge from frequent tests of their humility throughout life.<\/p>\n

Thus, this book likens the formation of a humble character to a hero\u2019s journey, with a \u201ccall,\u201d a journey through challenges and temptations, a descent into one or more abysses, and a redemption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With an impressive array of examples\u2014such as Mother Teresa, Malala Yousafzai, and Abraham Lincoln \u2014 the book illustrates that no two heroes\u2019 journeys are identical. Readers are challenged to embark on their own journey of heroic humility in their work, service, and personal lives.<\/p>\n

Heroic Humility<\/em> <\/a>is authored by Everett L. Worthington, Jr.<\/a>, and Scott T. Allison<\/a>. It will be published by the American Psychological Association, and is now available for purchase.<\/p>\n

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014Charles de Montesquieu . Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014Philippians … Continue reading Heroic Humility: What the Science of Humility Can Say to People Raised on Self-Focus<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26539],"tags":[27554,27555],"class_list":["post-4285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-3rd-book-reel-heroes","tag-heroic-humility","tag-humble-heroes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phawtM-177","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}